Chris Holmes Remembering Eddie Van Halen - Mean Man - Documentary Bonus Sequence

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CHRIS HOLMES REMEMBERING EDDIE VAN HALEN:
Los Angeles, CA: In a special bonus interview feature in the Blu Ray version of the upcoming documentary film MEAN MAN: The Story of Chris Holmes (January 15th, 2021 Cleopatra Entertainment) Holmes speaks in loving tones of his late, long-time friend and fellow guitarist Eddie Van Halen.
Says Holmes: “the one who inspired me a lot was Eddie Van Halen. You know, not as just a guitar player but just as a human being, the way he was to other people. Eddie used to borrow some of my equipment even. I had crashed a motorcycle one time and was laid up in the hospital and he came in and asked me if he could borrow my guitar for his new album (Women and Children First) I said yeah, just go by and tell my mom that I said that you could borrow it and he went over and picked it up.”
Adds Holmes’ childhood friend Jack Van Furche' “it [Holmes Ibanez Destroyer] had just that right raunch and crunch and there it is - we all hear it - it’s on the album”
MEAN MAN: The Story of Chris Holmes will be released worldwide on Digital and Home Entertainment formats on January 15th, 2021 by Cleopatra Entertainment.

[@rjd5758]

That scene in the pool drinking vodka and his mom talking to him is Epic! He looks healthy and sober. Good for him👏👏👏

[@wadeguidry6675]

It is so great to see Chris is doing well. Whatever you're doing, keep it up and stay healthy Chris. RIP EVH.

[@anahowana]

RIP Eddie. Chris should get more recognition as he is still alive, it would be a shame to remember him as a fallen rock hero only when he passes away. Cheers from Morocco.

[@favorites51066]

This is f****** pure gold! Rest in peace Eddie Van halen. Long live Chris holmes!

[@NeverLostRoamer]

It's good to see Chris is still among the living, Chris is a cool dude I met him once in a bar when WASP was at their best, thanks for posting.

[@gmrios]

Thank you Chris! You're incredibly important to the history of Rock and Roll.

[@bobthebear1246]

#1 - It's unbelievable that Chris Holmes is STILL alive after all these years. #2 - Chris Holmes has REALLY Bubba'd-out. WOOF!!

[@iresentdoingthis1550]

Its so heartwarming to hear Eddie's friends talk about him with such love. Thank you for such a wonderful and heartfelt tribute to our King Edward. The Missus woke me up crying and for the entire day we couldn’t listen to a note of King Edward without the waterworks comin’ - so many good times with his music -it felt weird We found watching interviews with him and other kind folks like yourself paying tribute to Eddie makes it somewhat easier to bear. We literally had a day of intensely mourning. It might sound daft but Ed’s playing and attitude is hugely responsible for inspiring me to be the person I am. There’s a Bad Religion ( Punk Band ) Lyric that says it al “ Everyone you love leaves a mark on your soul, The world is a little less bright without King Edward Im fighting cancer and depression and its been especially tough with the news of Eddie’s passing but hearing all these wonderful tributes and reaction and the love and joy he brought and is bringing….makes it a tad bit easier Much love and respect! Thank you for honouring our King Edward. Eddie's music touched us so deeply because of his love for the instrument and the innovations he has done. To us, it feels like the brightest and best brother, Uncle, friend mentor you ever had is not in our realm anymore. You have Nothing but love from the rock/metal / guitarist community, respect for your tribute to EVH, Rock n Metal does not get the exposure and respect that other genres get. So, you are forever in the hearts of many a Rock / Metal / Guitar fan's hearts. Stay safe & all the best wishes to you. Watch this Video Interview and you'll see why we're hurting so much...The world is a little less bright without King Edward This is a brilliant interview if you haven’t seen it kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5OVZ3dul6eNeJo&ab_channel=Z%C3%B3caloPublicSquare most people don’t know the King Edward was a bi-racial half Asian / half white Immigrant and that his lifelong friends were the black kids who stood up for them when they came to the US. A definitive American Dream story. Eddie played the solo on Michael Jackson’s Beat it, re-arranged it so it sounded more ‘Rock’ and introduced Michael to a wider audience for free. Eddie buried Dimebag Darrell from Pantera with his original Bumblebee Guitar when Dime’s life partner Rita asked him to make a Copy Ed said “an Original deserves an Original” Vinnie Paul ( Pantera ) Dimebag’s brother says the last words his brother said to him was Van f+*in Halen’ their nightly ritual before hitting the stage. He gave Jerry Cantrell 5150 Stacks after touring with Alice In Chains and the last concert he went to was TOOL and a TOOL fan asked him to take a picture of the fan in front of Tool’s stage and he did, The fan had no idea who Ed was and Ed was chill with it. Frank Zappa loved and respected Eddie and got him to teach Dweezil who was obsessed with ED When Frank died Ed was THE 1st first to call with condolences and to offer any assistance. He did the same for Chris Cornell Guitarist Pete Thorn when Chris Passed He got Allan Holdsworth signed to Warner to introduce Allan to a wider audience He was the 1st to mod his guitars in such an extreme way chasing tone, Creating the Super Strat - Humbuckers in Strat style guitars, Waxing Pickups, Variac on his amp and did his first 2 albums with the original Fender Whammy which led to the creation of the Floyd Rose Whammy Bar. Les Paul Said Ed, him & Leo Fender are the only guys who know how to make guitars His 5150 Amp is still THE go to amp and sound of Modern metal, Gojira use the EVH 5150 His Rhythm Playing was funky, tasteful and rockin’ and his songwriting is the reason his loss is affecting grandparents, parents, kids and all ethnicities alike as Van Halen songs will live forever. He bravely and quietly fought cancer for 20 years Enjoy EVH kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmrVXoGuqr6msMk&ab_channel=Hazardteam

[@gerardoneri5115]

Damn brother right on Long live Edward Van Halen!

[@ougigaming8710]

Dude I am right there with you . it was Eddie who made me pick up my first guitar 50 bucks for an Ibanez deluxe 59er I saved it from cutting a yard for 12dollars ..I'd spend half at skating rink and save the rest one day I came home and my sister's bf had left the guitar saying I could have it now I still had to cut grass for a while but never will I forget opening that case and looking at Eddie all over my walls and listening to fair warning over n over n over ...Man Eddie was such a genius of his time because of his LOVE of the instrument ...never did we ever see him without a smile onstage ...it's what he loved ...creating and playing ..there will never be another even close to him ...Thank God Myself and the world was witness to the bleeding of his heart from finger to fretboard thru the gift of his music ..and him as the person he was ....

[@user-rt9zq8rs9k]

There's a British rock magazine that did a story about the Micheal Jackson work . Ed brought his guitar and amp and when they miced him up , they were recording at one time he caused a fire with the recording equipment in the studio .

[@CREATIVEPARADIGM]

Well, he was 130 in rockstar years... I borrowed a guitar at 15, and played 4-18 hrs /day for 1 yr straight, to learn eruption...changed my life. Within 2 yrs after, I signed my first rec deal. Thanks Eddie J

[@troylyons3807]

Chris Holmes is awesome

[@MusicaNorton]

Now I understand why Chris has also a unique Guitar tone!!!! Got it!!

[@crsantin]

Just go by my house and tell my mom I said you could borrow it...LOL that’s awesome. VH was already a huge band at that point.

[@rick3747]

That is a great story, Chris! Cheers.... RIP Edward.

[@MINOTAURunOfficial]

You RULE, Chris! All the best to you in Finland! Keep it HEAVY!⛧🤘 R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen 1955-2020 ⛧🤘

[@userkev5150]

The guy from the van halen museum looks like Eric clapton..... Anyone else see it lol

[@briancross6726]

Yes indeedy

[@wolfieziggy19]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Blayze1017]

Was thinking alice cooper but now that you mention it...

[@spkay31]

Absolutely!

[@LionRex9250]

That is certainly Eric Clapton cloned!

[@BigKexpress]

R.I.P. E.V.H. Icon Cool story I never knew. Cool dude Chris Holmes is 👍👍👍

[@billyjoechambers8494]

'Women and children first' rocks in a class of its own , always wondered about that Ibanez destroyer. Thanks A lot Chris , you are a true friend .

[@mika1367]

That’s my fav!

[@ShadovvV]

Something doesn't quite add up about the Ibanez Destroyer guitar story though. Doug Anderson (Van Halen museum, in this video) says Chris Holmes guitar (Ibanez Destroyer) was "one of first guitars off the boat from Japan", but if anyone noticed, there's only 1 knob on it and Eddie's Ibanez Destroyer has three knobs ! Maybe someone can explain that.

[@ShadovvV]

@robert proctor - Yeah, I get that part.. but it doesn't explain why Chris' Ibanez Destroyer only has 1 knob, but Eddie's had three. Someone said that Chris removed them and covered up the holes, although I've never heard or seen any evidence of that and it doesn't appear to be visible on the guitar. Pay attention.

[@ShadovvV]

@robert proctor - "The real story" doesn't necessarily make it true because it might not be as true as you think. The body of that guitar may not even be an actual Ibanez Destroyer from the 70's. Who's wearing a mask too tight again? Time to wake up!

[@adamwarlock5286]

@robert proctor was the one he messed the sound up on the une with the bolts in the bite that got taken out , presumably to try and rectify the sound ?

[@ronstewart6362]

That's what is always great about the DLR years of VH. Every album sounded different with the playing from Ed. The tone was Always there but he constantly changed guitars to fit different songs. The the Sammy albums ( also great), all kinda sounded the same. Almost like he had what he wanted and was good with it. I loved both era's!! I don't say one was better than the other. I just personally loved the DLR era better. RIP EVH GOAT.

[@kojam1]

I still listened to Van-Hagar only to still be able to listen to Ed. I didn't really care for Hagar's polished touch as compared to the rawness of Roth. Funnyily enough, since Ed's passing (WTF?!?!?!? I write it, but STILL CANNOT believe it!!) The only VH song that's been playing on repeat in my mind has been "Not Enough". Now, I will enjoy both eras of VH equally! I JUST WANNA HEAR EDDIE AGAIN! I cannot play my guitar since that terrible day. I pick it up, but just put it back down and walk away. Someday. Someday. Thanks for this gem vid. Wish there was just one channel playing all this stuff.

[@TheRustedShackleford]

Makes sense. They did all of the Hagar albums at 5150 and I'm sure Eddie had his sound incredibly dialed in at that studio so I can see how not much would have changed over the years.

[@kamaboko1]

I knew EVH played an Ibanez destroyer on WCF, but had no idea it was borrowed from Chris Holmes. Interesting story.

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

yeah all of the non trem stuff was chris' Ibanez "Destroyer" Ed borrowed.

[@michaelbaker3598]

I totally forgot about that but somewhere...years ago I swear a saw a pic of Eddie with a destroyer

[@shaunmaclean3735]

Thanks 4 the tunes Chris ! ....your guitar sound has always been killer, long live/peace .

[@jaykatcher1769]

Chris is a living legend,,,r.i.p ed🤘🤝

[@juanpablomarin5463]

Eddie always having magic through his hands! The king!!♧♧♧♧

[@vanshipman]

This is the kind of stuff I love hearing about Eddie and his friends. I’ve been a massive fan of Eddie and VH since they were signed and over the years have heard most of the stories. To hear it told from the folks involved along with childhood friends is priceless. I’m still in disbelief that Eddie is gone...It just doesn’t seem real. Gone far too soon. R.I.P. Eddie 🙏🎸 You will never be forgotten. The absolute GOAT.

[@thomaswolf6474]

My favorite album never knew all this awesome

[@TheMetalMag]

u're a great guy chris and eddie was too that what the scene should be.. and what us fans have in mind!

[@jonnyj2331]

How did I not know this story before? Too cool.

[@chrishamel5038]

Love the history can't get enough

[@hyper3cube]

Chris Holmes pulled a knife on me, it was a stiletto that shot out of the bottom of his cane... He's a funny dude!

[@mika1367]

He was a giant teddy bear. He pulled his roadies off me and instead of getting my ass beat I got drunk with Chris .

[@koolerm4806]

Happy Chris Is Happy. He Deserves It!!

[@shannonjones3714]

Love this stuff! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@willneal5398]

That’s the guitar tone I like. That “Romeo delight” “fools” tone fuckin badass

[@coleguitor]

Eddie Van Halen become my favorite guitar player as soon as I paid atttention to him, and still is my favorite by far, but I must admit the real reason I picked up an electric guitar was seen Chris Holmes doing the guitar check in "live in the raw videos" with the randy rhoads guitar with cebra paint and the wolf screming, Chris has a unique sound and frasing. I read time ago about Chris and Eddie sharing equipment, guitars and that marshall jmp (brown sound) beutifull history, RIP Eddie Van Halen

[@rbennettmusictube]

I was 19 and asked by a W.A.S.P associate to come to a few LA gigs and watch the dressing room door, whatever else. I knew Chris as Homer (hi Homer!). Chris told me the Edward VH story (he was in hospital after breaking his back) and said EVH turned up alone, guitar in hand, talked forever and showed him a lot of tricks.. guitar lessons from Edward! I recall Chris saying how nice - and mind blowing it was, EVH having just come home from endless touring. Great to hear the story again, as I am in a few Blood Drive photos wearing my VH t shirt so who knew Blackie was pissed.. Ha. Chris take care!

[@erichhudson2090]

This is great. Awesome

[@savagiodesperados9442]

Excellent !

[@bucksfan8344]

eddie visits chris in hospital and thinks hmmm someone may as well play that guitar lol, great story !

[@toasttoasted3492]

Love Chris Holmes!! WASP4LIFE!! Humble dude RIP EVH 🙏

[@ontogeny6474]

Great story --Ha-- I grew up in OC back in the day and didn't know about the rivalry between Quiet Riot and Van Halen. Eddie was always after that perfect tone and my prayer is that now somehow he's found it. RIP Eddie.

[@WestShoreMan]

Wow cool

[@kengibbens5059]

I remember getting off a passenger train once and my buddies showed up with a sign that said Chris Holmes on it like a chauffeur would have, I laughed so hard. Good to see Chris is a live and well

[@neilswan8015]

awesome! I hope you guys put the buzz out to have a huge Van Halen tribute concert down the road with all the big guns, multiple singers and guitarists, one big party for Ed and all of us.

[@brownsfan7753]

What a cool story!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@avgmaster1]

I love WASP and Chris looks pretty good.

[@LionRex9250]

Long live W.A.S.P.! Cheers

[@cskibb67]

WOW......2 of my favorites!!

[@Mickcotton]

Holy Crap. History. I’m Speechless ❤️

[@austntexan]

Still can't believe he's gone. Great story.

[@neckpainmusic]

Thanks for uploading this!! Just epic story!

[@Gustavofeanor]

Thanks so much for this!

[@MrRMB1]

Amazing, the things you learn and had no idea of. Thanks guys, for putting this together.

[@peter1234669]

Denny Barry (at 0.12) Love every one of those earliest VH party fliers behind you on the wall. Their first shows ever and you have them all! Very cool.

[@StangQuest94]

For once the KZbin algorithm worked! I found this video. Never had any idea this happened or there was a rivalry between QR and VH. That seems odd to me. Always fascinated by stories like this. Would like to hear more!

[@SwordAgainstChaos]

All the stuff we didn’t know!

[@Cjzdrums]

How awesome is this !?!

[@cpirazzo]

I love this!

[@RANGERIZZY]

Chris Holmes /Eddie Van Halen 🤘

[@uncleenis9730]

I knew there was a story with that guitar, nice thx for these vids

[@bluehappyscrap]

AWESOME!!!😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈

[@TheBdomijan]

WOW!!! never knew that and this is one cool story!!! can't wait to watch this DVD when it comes out!!!!

[@claytoncarey2730]

Chris Holmes, just like Randy Rhodes, grew up down the street from Eddie Van Halen, and had loaned Eddie the guitar that was used to record Van Halen II.

[@JerryCherryBand]

Great story. I had no idea.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great stuff!!! :)

[@TheAxe4Ever]

As long as I’ve been a fan of Chris Holmes, I never knew he was so close to Eddie. Fuck cancer, man! It’s taken so many people I know and now my guitar hero and Chris’ friend. Again....Fuck cancer!

[@ougigaming8710]

Chris man we dig you brother ..from the coast of South Carolina ..You guys grew up with the Pacific us the Atlantic .but we all love these damn 6string machines , perfume, and Gasoline..Rock on dude ...

[@michelealfo6477]

I love these kind of stories! ❤️ Eddie is so missed already. Still trying to wrap my head around it! Doesn’t seem real. 💜🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@woodwardc99]

Cool story 👍🏻

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

So obviously EVH had known about Randy Rhoads early on since there was a rivalry between Van Halen & Quiet Riot in the bands' early development. Interesting stuff I had never heard before.

[@claytoncarey2730]

Eddie and Randy were fans of each other and rivals as well, which they actually grew up down the street from one another, and competed in the local battle of the bands, and I read that it meant a great deal to Randy when he had heard that Eddie had been at the place where they were having the battle of the bands, the night that Randy's band was playing, and that Eddie made the comment about Randy, "dam he was so good, I had to go home and practice playing my guitar all night". If Eddie Van Halen says that about you, then you know you must be bad ass

[@stevenblakeakahashburns]

At 1:00. I thought that was Eric Clapton for a second 😀

[@HighGainsDrifter]

That's cool as hell

[@304MTodd63]

Thanks, Chris.

[@oldguitarguy7528]

Ya go tell my mom and grab it. Priceless.

[@raygarrett354]

Christ is fkn awsome , wasp kicks ass . R.I.P Edie Van Halen

[@jerryvahnknight218]

Erupt in Peace King Edward!

[@stevezisk3415]

Awesome

[@robertaustin1945]

That Ibanez guitar smokes

[@stephenpemberton9943]

F yeah!..now ima hear romeo delight!✌💛🤘

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Chris Holmes is Mr Lebowski.

[@metaljimmy217]

eddie was a rock God ,..we are mortal men

[@yodisdabomb4081]

If you were a guitarist in the late 70s and all through the 80s like me and you thought you came up with the coolest riff ever. Well Eddie always had one that was cooler. RIP Ed...love ya man😢

[@tonyyayo4525]

That Quiet Riot/Van Halen rivalry, somethin else man. Weird, but like it was meant to be. Within that rivalry just happened to be what turned out to be the 2 best guitarists of the 20th century, along w/ Jimi - who really didnt downstroke or palm mute or play as fast and not nearly, really -but he was cool af and dressed like a champ

[@mojopin70]

I can't believe Chris Holmes is still alive!

[@StephenS-2024]

A rivalry between VH and Quiet Riot is like a rivalry between Picasso and Bob Ross.

[@StephenS-2024]

@r m oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I love Bob. But as Pablo said, most artists just bake little cakes. They follow a recipe over and over. That's a different kind of art. Exploration versus interpretation.

[@churchmouse2146]

Amazing. The Explorer guitar !

[@henrikduende]

Chris does great work on those wasp albums, he never seem to get the praise he should have. :-(

[@hcpunkrockhxxx9247]

RIP EDDIE VAN HALEN, you will be missed. Was so proud of you and you brother: Dutch-Indisch (Dutch-Indonesian). Je zal erg gemist worden. Trots op jou. RUST IN VREDE EDDIE VAN HALEN en dank je voor jouw gitaar inspiratie, zal hard werken om ook iets beter te worden op gitaar. GOD BLESS YOU.

[@Stefan-Van-der-Pulst]

The last I heard is that there is no internet in heaven, so sorry, Ed can't read your message...

[@colorado-ufos4880]

He’s definitely one of the greats his talents were played down because Blackie lawless tried to make him look like nobody after they split up but chris is one of the greats 😎🤘💯

[@dirkdiggler1242]

Blakie is why I bought a new handmade BC Rich Warlock from Guitar Center for 1,100 cash.

[@markferry7927]

I saw VH at Lanterman auditorium in La Canada in 1975, for 2.50 a ticket, and I have an 8x10 of him and DLRoth, I still have the ticket, I gave the other one to Eddie back stage at the Hard rock in Vegas when he was playing with Gary Sharone. I used to live down the street from Chris, gave him a couple of guitar lessons...we terrified the neighbors with my 100w stack in my living room on Baptiste ...remember Chris? we both went to La Canada high together..Chris almost didn't graduate because he spraypainted "chicks lick more dicks in '76" that was great!!...maybe we'll talk someday,...Mark Ferry

[@user-rt9zq8rs9k]

In a way , if you were a musician he'd treat and respect you more like family and if you were a guitar player that didn't try to copy his style he respected you more as a guitar player .

[@philsbs2007]

You're supposed to cross those fingers Jack. You did two in the pink. 😆

[@nigonkouk1770]

and I can't live without my Japanese made-mid-80's Yamaha distortion pedal' has the best natural analog distortion sound' :|) the Japanese had some excellent quality back then'

[@acegibson9533]

Chris Holmes and Randy Rhoads did NOT get along. The ironic part is that Chris' main guitar for decades was the Jackson Rhoads. lol. lol.

[@Crazykid23188]

Stephen Pearcy told me that Van Halen borrowed Ratt's gear too...

[@scott7521]

Chris Holmes seems like a great guy.

[@RSTI191]

@2:00 - holy shit I thought this guy was Clapton for second or 2.

[@drumminsonlive9199]

Damn motorcycle...

[@IainFrame]

Chris is a mountain. I saw him on stage with WASP and his guitar looked like a toy!

[@vinaymulukutla358]

Van Halen were definitely Metal As **** at times with that vicious sound on their first few albums.

[@mikerose9313]

Next they need to interview Lita Ford. I heard a story years ago that she would come back from shows and tours with the Runaways, and head to Eddie's house and his mom would make them pancakes lol.

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

mike rose I actually got the chance to meet both Lita Ford and Chris Holmes when I had been working at a Builders Emporium in La Crescenta, Ca (between Pasadena and Burbank) when they came in looking to buy a gas powered lawnmower and a park bench. I worked there between 88-90 (good times) but can't remember exactly what year, but it was definitely them. I always knew though that Lita Ford lived in the nearby foothill community in Tujunga up on Day street. Never knew about the Chis and Eddie connection with the infamous Gibson Destroyer. Definitely one of the best tones in the VH archive.

[@ShadovvV]

Something doesn't quite add up about the Ibanez Destroyer guitar story told Doug Anderson (Van Halen museum) in this video. First of all, he says Chris Holmes guitar (Ibanez Destroyer) was "one of first guitars off the boat from Japan", but if anyone noticed, there's only 1 knob on it and Eddie's Ibanez Destroyer has three knobs ! Maybe someone can explain that.

[@jammer70s]

During the time Eddie had Chris's guitar, he ended up modifying it, stripping off parts, etc. Ed, at the time, favored a single humbucker with only a volume pot.

[@markesquivelarvizu6942]

didn't Ed also have that red Destroyer on tour a while ?

[@CorpseGrinder1967]

Well, considering who EVH was and his technical skills even at his relitivy unknown level at the time, I would have NEVER expected him to be friends with Chris H of a band called WASP with the way they looked at their beginnings anf the music they tended to write. And I never knew that VH and QR were competitors with each other. I have to assume that Randy Rhoads was the guitarist at that time. For fucks sake, Ive been a VH fan since VHII times, just before WACF came out and these are stories I have never ever knew. I love them.

[@davidsomerville7868]

Fairly recently there's audio released of Randy Rhoads giving a guitar lesson and the student wanted to know a VH song. It's pretty interesting.

[@calking420]

Weird how I’m using my Chris Holmes pick right now jamming some EVH! RIP Eddie! BTW I got it at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara Ca! Circa 1986?