Van Halen Stories #34 George Lynch "Until It Was In His Bones"

George Lynch discusses the early years of seeing Mammoth and then Van Halen transform into a force of nature!

[@jeffjfindley4802]

Memo to George: You're at the top of the top. You are legend.

[@beachcomber4141]

70 be damned!! George could go on another 30 years the way he has taken care of himself!

[@richieswell5098]

George has always been in a class of his own, no one sounds like him. Tooth and Nail & Under lock & Key have some of the best metal solos, period!

[@britishboxer6875]

the poser wanna be class, he chased Randy Rhoads students away when filling in, but he is a great guy and great player, I never thought Doken was good enough for him

[@britishboxer6875]

to be accurate, the class of bands like RAT POISON, etc but again, none of those bands are even good enough for him, he was born in the wrong period is what im saying.

[@EVEROSFP1]

I really love George's attitude. He is what a guitarist/musician should be. Simple and real .

[@MarkFeaGuitar]

George has matured exceptionally well - can't believe he's almost 70 here... the first 2 Lynch Mob albums were superb and not just for the playing but the songs were amazing too. Great to see him here and as someone already said here, another monster from the era.

[@mariospensieri941]

Yes Those two Mob Album's Were of his Best..... Check out the End Machine Albums. Very Good as well to say The Least......

[@MarkFeaGuitar]

@@mariospensieri941 will give them a fresh listen! Cheers bud

[@appamtnculture1302]

As a teen, I wore out Dokken cassettes in my car as well as the old double speaker "boom boxes" as they were called....... Fast forward 30 years I had a life saving surgery in 2019, it was a monster of an experience. a few months later I was still in recovery mode and a friend of mine bought me a ticket to see Blandini that was featuring George Lynch and spent an extra $100 on me so we could have a meet and greet after the show (mistake)............ We were made to stand outside of the shuttle bus outside for almost 1 hour, I was getting really uncomfortable given my condition (to be fair it isn't like anyone could've known that or would care at the venue).......... We were finally told we could enter the bus if we wanted to. Mr. Lynch was seated at the front of the shuttle and he was drunk still drinking beer from a plastic cup. (again it was 2019, he claims he doesn't drink today, perhaps not?)......I won't go into the words said that night but George Lynch "drunk" is a smartass100%, I quickly realized it wasn't worth the time I waited...It wasn't my fault Lynch couldn't talk loud enough to be heard that evening......... Jeff Blando was exceptionally nice but I wasn't familiar with him, only learning he was Vince Neal's guitarist the day of the show, I am not a Motley fan, not even as a kid so,,, OK.............It's strange but that experience changed everything about me hearing Dokken music. I've been told it isn't always a good decision to meet the people you're a fan of for their talent because the "person" may not be a personality you'd expect. I now understand.......... I tolerated the show, thought it was cool being in a small venue seeing George Lynch, but looking back truly it was a mediocre show at best.

[@beachcomber4141]

I just watched an interview George did with some cat with dyed black hair, and George was just brutal!! He just tore into the guy. This interview went way better.

[@Kinger1625]

I couldn’t do Don Dokken, but George is a monster. Jake E Lee, George Lynch and the G.O.AT Eddie Van Halen! He looks amazing for 70!!! Plays like a monster still. Eddie did again too on that last tour. Man I’m missing EVH! Thanks for this!

[@jasonmcnutt9948]

The George Lynch / Yngwie duels on hear-n-aid are the best🤘

[@Jamestele1]

George Lynch has become very humble and grateful for his place in the history of great guitar players. I've admired him for 30+ years.

[@Brian-bf4vb]

Wow, almost 70 yrs old...dude looks amazing. Great interview.

[@seanmccall7277]

I also think George lynch was one of the only guys with a style of his own back in the early 80's.. his long, crying lines and great rhythm playing caught my attention and 40 years later he's still evolving, working hard and sounding fantastic . 🤘

[@DarrenDavis-ov7zz]

I met Goerge at a show at Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston in late 2003.Lynch Mob just finished and George was in the audience. Before I could approach George, George approached me and I was pleasantly surprised. He asked me if I saw his set and I told him that YES I DID!!! And it was fantastic. He then asked me about the sound that Lynch Mob was given out front. I did go on to,tell him about what I heard and noticed about the sound and he seemed thankful for my intel and appreciation. He was very polite and I introduced him to my guitarist at the time, Mr. Rusty Cooley. He said he had already heard about Rusty and I introduced them I believe they had met before. But I must say that George has always been a huge part of my musical life. He is one of my top 5 most favorite guitarists of ALL TIME! Thank you George for everything Brother. I really am thankful for you and your music Sir. Bless you, DD

[@mariospensieri941]

George is the remaining Awsome guitarist from that Area..... RIP Eddie..... ❤ You Guys.....

[@mariospensieri941]

@@warborn_inc. Yes of course Jake as well..... Seen Badlands in the Day....

[@Wishpool]

I'll never forget the first time I heard EVH or the first time I heard George Lynch! It's cool to hear his stories and you always ask great Qs, Jeff! 🎸

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Thanks!!

[@waynegranzin3824]

i ran into lynch in a hotel lobby at a NAMM (i think it was 2012 or 2013) one of my biggest regrets in life was not taking a moment (and risk?) to say something to him. but in the moment, i just couldn't come up with any kind of ice-breaker that i was certain he hadn't heard 27,341 times before.

[@RichardGutierrezRG]

George is just the coolest guy, great great guitarist, and the man has such an interesting history on his own and being around rock legends!!! Almost 70? Guy looks amazing and is still playing like a legend himself!!! Thanks!

[@daverreich]

My high school buddy had LynchMob play at a big party down in Florida!

[@philipreedwallace]

I remember George wowing my ass as a 13 year old in 1984. Actually 10/13/84. Dokken opened for Twisted Sister. Bought Tooth and Nail the next day.

[@scottarmen9097]

Yeah that tour was a joke, Twisted Sister should have been the opening band!

[@philipreedwallace]

@@scottarmen9097 Y&T was the 2nd band after Dokken. They were both better than TS. Nashville TN

[@TracyHall70]

Great interview! Next to EVH I believe George Lynch was the next best guitarist from that era. He is a monster on guitar.

[@tojorozombie]

Allegedly, both EVH and RR agreed George was the guy…

[@magdump7380]

Total BS.

[@humanactivated1017]

I felt bad for George , felt weird always talking about Eddie and nothing about George

[@magdump7380]

@@tojorozombie Lol, George was never the guy... Eddie was the greatest. Randy was incredible. And then there was George. Nobody thought he was great ask Don Dokken or Ozzy. There's a reason nobody has wanted him.

[@tojorozombie]

@@magdump7380 jeez, take it easy, man…I did say ‘allegedly’…

[@beachcomber4141]

George Lynch is 70!! Holy sh!t!! He has kept himself in great shape. Back in the 80's I had a huge love of Dokken because of George's insane playing and tone. He had his time as my favorite guitar player. I remember reading a Guitar World magazine article about George, and I remember it described George something like he stalked the stage like a praying mantis which I thought was so cool. No one played like him. Truly a legend. Really great interview. So cool to hear George's thoughts about Edward. You can obviously see a great love and respect George had for him.

[@machupikachu1085]

Great interview! We have pretty limited amount of recorded material from Eddie - and especially Randy - , but we are lucky to have over 50 albums worth of material from George. He may not be as famous or revered as the other two, however he is the only one still alive and putting out quality inspiration. George Rules!

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Exactly ❤

[@lorettahookano6139]

When I saw the making of Hear-N-Aid, George stood out above everyone else !

[@josem2558]

EVH, GEORGE LYNCH AND STEVE VAI ....EVOLUTION OF ROCK ELECTRIC GUITARS.🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘😎🤘

[@SD-kp1yk]

EVH in his own category. BUT GL is to this day my #1 guitarist of this planet. Great interview for sure. I'm going to be 50 this month and both guitar gods (Dokken, LM & VH) have been a part of my life since im a kid buying their actual records.

[@hollylewis5302]

Jeff, this is epic! Great interview with the one and only George Lynch! Wow! I'm blown away! Another SoCal guitar monster! He is so down to earth. I love the new studio set-up and how you zoomed in and out. That was super cool. You are totally killin' it brother! Thanks George and thank you Jeff for all of your diligence in bringing us EVH stories! History book stuff! 🐅🎸❤🤍🖤🎸

[@shawnpedersen6330]

Lynch was the dude Eddie would go watch on the Sunset Strip back in the day Miss yaEVH!

[@jason-hy8ci]

"A Force of Nature....." that's probably the best description I can think of when we talk about the Birth (the first time experiencing) EVH. Well put, George.

[@wasp4eva1]

Possibly the best interview with George Lynch I’ve seen.

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Thanks! He’s definitely a Hero so trying to balance fanboy and interviewer was a concern. Thanks for the compliment! I’m always trying to improve my questions and listening skills.

[@fawadfakhry6799]

I love lynch and his guitar playing and his attitude. The best.

[@gunsguitarsandgambling3614]

I’ve been saying for a while now that “When you’re a guy in your 20’s or 30’s long hair is cool…when you’re 50, it looks like hell.” But George is one of those exceptions, he can still pull it off.

[@VirtousoForGod]

George is my favorite guitarist of all time. I love his exotic and outside sounding style. He doesn’t sound like anybody else.

[@jackclark1356]

💯 agree no one sounds like George Amazing then and Amazing today!

[@brianwaller2022]

Mine to! And he's still a Badass! Thank you 😊

[@PickettMusic]

This is FANTASTIC! George talks about not having much of a memory, but just hearing him weigh in on the earlier LA scene, players, influences, etc... It's cool to hear him put the whole Eddie/Randy thing to rest too. Randy was great for who he was, but EVH was really the game-changer for George. Randy, Warren, etc. No shame there. He changed everything for all of us.

[@PawpawJamz]

One Leviathan shares memories of another. Mr. Lynch is always too humble. We would not have the (guitar) community we have today without both. Great interview, Man. Thanks. 🤘

[@kellyelrington5663]

Love George. Also love his respect & admiration for the late, greatest Edward.

[@MAG-li5jo]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! George is my favorite guitarist, and Eddie is right there too. My first concert was Van Halen in 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena. George just said some of the most honest and insightful things than I have ever heard him say before. Very cool to hear him just talking for the most part and not in full interview mode.

[@user-pi6ro7ye5q]

Was that the show where VH opened for Black Sabbath, by chance?

[@MAG-li5jo]

@@user-pi6ro7ye5q No. It was Van Halen's first-time touring as a headliner. I think a local band opened the show. The concert was on 7/8/78.

[@joemannix6155]

Georges work with glenn hughes was my favourite

[@michaellnbnj]

Loved this interview! George has been in my Top 5 favorite guitarists since the 1980's. Lotta soul & sexiness plus that wicked vibrato!

[@JoeR203]

I had heard that Eddie was invited to participate in the Hear 'n Aid project, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. Either he was on tour or had prior commitments.

[@t.sewell1513]

Great interview! Imop…the late 70’s and 80’s were the greatest time for rock bands. To be fair I was 10 yrs old in 1980. So I was prime age for that scene. It was amazing!

[@guskalogeros9021]

OMG. Super pumped for this. George is one of the greatest of the LA guitarists

[@jimbo0411]

Saw Ed 3 times and in front row. Loved him, love George too.. Saw Randy on the Diary tour his musicality, playing , image ,performance worked for me more. Love all 3 but Randy is my #1. He never got the chance like Ed and George to go on to his potential. He was robbed.

[@danielbrown1724]

Great interview. I saw Lynch Mob open up for Queensryche in 1990 in Amsterdam, it was phenomenal. Wicked Sensation was a great album!!! George Lynch Alex Skolnick Vinnie Moore Satch Vai EVH Bettancourt These were the guitarists of the 80’s that did it for me 🤟🤟🤟

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

His ONLY truly great album. George was fast, but for some reason only on one album did he get all the dimensions of playing guitar together. That's where the story ends.

[@cristianpavez6832]

@@YtuserSumone-rl6sw For YOU.

[@YtuserSumone-rl6sw]

@@warborn_inc. I'm glad you disagree and like it. That's what keeps music going. I did listen to those albums and they have good production and instrument tone and things going on. The songs and solos aren't melodicly outstanding imo. but still solid. That's fine, lots or most of music people listen to is like that.

[@steventreaster3457]

If you grew into Rock and played guitar in the 80s, you were influenced by, as I always call, The Big 3! Eddie, George, and Randy. Eddie was who got me into playing but @georgelynchofficial has been my favorite guitarist since. George’s tone is one the best as well.

[@TonyMorris]

You have the best interviews! Thanks!

[@GTX1123]

Just about every guitar player remembers where there were when they first heard Eddie. I had been trying to learn Michael Schenker's riffs and then one night in Feb 1978 sitting in my room listening to an FM station "here's a new band from L.A. called "Van Halen". Oh that TONE! It wasn't just the taps and dive bombs. Schenker had great tone but Eddie's was from another planet...

[@PickettMusic]

Exactly. That tone was just insane. Just the gorgeous rhythm sound would have blown me away even if I'd never head a solo...

[@superchefno1]

Love George! What an awesome interview! Such a down to earth Monster Guitarist! Thanks Jeff! Most Cool! Rock On!

[@CraigParkerAdams]

Very enjoyable!! Thank you! The Golden West Ballroom tapes were always my favorite. How lucky for him to have been there.

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Thanks Buddy!

[@edwardskol1812]

Man, I loved every second of that one. You really are doing a public service with these, as he said. Thank you for this!! 🎸🎶🤘

[@shearn666]

Great interview with George. Always been one of my favourites.

[@edwardjohnson9422]

Best interview I've ever heard with Lynch!

[@michaeltammaro482]

God Bless you George. You were always a stand up, down to earth gentleman.

[@heyjarrod]

Another crazy interview, Jeff! I didn’t want it to end. But that was some great time spent with George. Man, great questions as always. Finally getting to hear from the man himself about the early days.🤘🏻😝🎸🇺🇸

[@wednesdaysdisaster2141]

I love how honest and articulate George is in this interview about himself and the other guitar players he talks about in this interview , George has been one of my most favorite players since I first heard in my dreams back in 83? The release of the first Van Halen album ended my Kiss love affair instantly and I began my metal journey starting with Van Halen. I love hearing the legends talk about each other with such respect and admiration, there isn't a lot of them left and I'm very grateful I can still hear and see one of my very favorites ,Thank you George for all that you've given us and continue to share with your music and memories. Phenomenal show at OCC in Florida BTW❤ Hope you come back soon!

[@jimmeyer7531]

Love this series and was stoked to see you had George on. Once again, great interview.

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@comcoff1728]

Great guitarist, and a nice guy to boot! love these stories!

[@ALANRMOREY]

No not a nice guy ! Have you met him ? I have ! been to his home in Phoenix he was a jerk

[@Jim-tv8qw]

I readied for George and he is one of my favorite guitarists....great interview. 😊

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

This was phenomenal!!!!

[@stevestarr6395]

Great interview and George was at top of the 80’s players!

[@runshittoplay]

I was a kid when I saw George lynch in Dallas at a guitar fest and it blew the top of my head off. I love his playing and he was awesome when I met him. One of my all time favorite’s.

[@jamesnorton7601]

So much of Ed's playing is because of Alex his brother. They did it together.

[@ddguitars1969]

Great interview...George was fantastic and very grounded/honest. He and ed were my favourite guitarists ever. I'd love to spend an hour with George, picking his brains about his tone on various tracks. Class act...

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

George Lynch on those two Blizzard of ozz albums Randy wrote with Bob Daisley: "fuck me, that was a whole other dimension.....to this day could just take deep dive and try to learn from.

[@k.t.5864]

Nice Compliments to Randy Rhoads

[@jimbo0411]

I agree , it's rare George has been kind words to him. Randy was for me when I saw him, the concert the day of the seminar and I saw Ed in front row also. I just like Randy. I asked George at a Lynch Mob signing about Randy and he was so nice.

[@danriley5848]

Very cool interview with George Lynch he is my number two as well and he's a great guy. ✌🏻

[@deanofrankenstein6391]

What a cool, down to earth dude George Lynch is... Superb interview, man! Thanks for bringing it to us.

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Your Welcome! Thanks for watching!!

[@jeffh296]

Great interview George is funny and personable Look forward to more

[@therealkurtjames554]

Great interview, George is COOL!

[@rona.9731]

George Lynch is the only guitarist who can utilize the EVH technique without sounding like EVH. Impressive most impressive!!!

[@carlwagoner6472]

I was lucky enough to see Lynch Mob here in Key West at the Rock Island Festival, and George absolutely slayed !! Best live tone I’ve ever heard 🤟🏻

[@vinnyjamea96]

Great interview with George Lynch one of my favorite guitar players good to hear stories from his mouth about Eddie Van Halen George Lynch is a great innovator and there's some stuff he does that nobody can copy

[@kenedie4646]

Excellent interview! George has been one of my favorite players since the 80's. I met him at the Rickshaw theater here in Vancouver, after a Lynch mob show years ago, at the merch table. As he signed my Randy Rhoads book, I said Thank you very fucking much for Mr. Scary. He said- that was inspired by Randy. I said- I know! Nice, cool, soft spoken guy. And a Monster guitar player. He's one of the greats.

[@Jamesharris-lo9nn]

I really enjoyed the interview! George is such a cool dude! I also saw him at the Birmingham show last year and of course George was awesome! 🎸🤘🎸

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Yep I was there!

[@davidwhitehouse94]

Awesome interview!!! George comes across as a laidback humble guy. Love his dry humour and well versed Top 3 rock guitarist all time!

[@vintagesounds5150]

The Furious George Lynch!🎶🎶I love how Gentle George is on this Interview ✍🏻📝Awesome Jeff!🤘🏻Well done getting great info for us Edward Van Halen Historians! 🆒☮️🙌🏻

[@MadMax_1984]

Nice! Looking forward to hearing this

[@christowing3816]

George is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. I saw Dokken open for Aerosmith New Year's Eve at the Worcester Central in Massachusetts And I caught one of George's guitar picks it had a skull and crossbones and on the other side it said George says have a nice day and unfortunately my sister threw out all my memorabilia that I had stored at the family home I've gotten several guitar picks from some of my favorite guitars in the world and that one hurt bad George was a huge influence on me in the '80s I had just gotten my first guitar and I wanted to be a mix of him and Eddie Van Halen I never accomplished either but lol. I'm still really bummed out about my sister tossing out all of my memorabilia collection. From guitar picks and autographs, concert shirts, ticket stubs and photos. George's guitar pick was the first one I had ever caught at a show it was very sentimental

[@saltpeter7429]

" Welcome to Worcester, dollar twenty fiiive pop!" I have seen a few shows down at the centrum. Pantera 96 with White Zombie was the one that sticks. Joe Perry and George Lynch in one night? Good Lord, that sounds awesome. I am envious.

[@christowing3816]

@@saltpeter7429 I was very fortunate during the '80s and '90s my brother-in-law was good friends with the general manager of the Worcester Central I've seen pretty much every band you can imagine within the first three rows center and backstage The only band he couldn't get me into was Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan Jeff Beck show and I wanted to meet Eddie Van Halen in the worst way just like most other aspiring guitarists

[@JimiHL]

George is awesome! Love his playing.

[@davidharris4030]

I can’t believe he is going to be 70. Damn! He sure doesn’t look like it to me. I would have guessed maybe 61-2. He definitely started taking care of himself. I feel like he should have been in a much bigger band although I love Dokken! I just feel like he should have made it much much bigger. I think he’s made it okay being able to do what he loves for all these years. Thanks George!!! 🤘🔥

[@edthecatman6554]

Thanks George...awesome perspective

[@sophanarakpreap5559]

My all time favorite guitar Eddie & George

[@tommythompson9609]

Awesome interview! 💯🤘🏼

[@paulomichel5150]

George Lynch true legend 🙌🎸

[@rusland23]

George is always smart and well spoken. Not the typical “hey dude whoa” Musõ. Refreshing.

[@erikhall6164]

This was a good one. Thank you

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Thanks!

[@Plowguitarist]

Super humble guy. Have always loved George’s style and tone. 1) Eddie2) Randy Rhoads 3) George Lynch and not necessarily in that order. Hope to catch George in ‘24 🤟

[@robertsole9970]

I just got a ESP George Lynch Kamikaze 1 a few days ago. From Japan. It just sings.

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Yes it does, I have one too!

[@damnyankee5565]

Great!!!!! Thanks George 🎸

[@mcmentalmusicmakers3219]

Dude you look great for 70. You cut your own path not many can say that. Years gone past players would turn their back to hide their licks. You have been bold and principled for your art. Thanks for the riffs

[@SimonRefaloGuitaristOfficial]

Wow, George Lynch 70!! He looks great .

[@AlexDemaree777ShreddDredd]

God time is scary George being 70 little alone my own life progressing goddamn how I want our era to never end..

[@brianflaherty9023]

Absolutelty love George Lynch. Been a hero of mine since the early 80's. Looking forward to seeing Lynch Mob in Birmingham.

[@jimmya3794]

Hey Jeff. Great interview. I was at that Ken Stanton guitar seminar. Saw Kiko and Sheehan to. Wish they would do some more. Thanks for the segment.

[@Jimiwatts]

Great Interview bro. Lynch my #2 also behind Ed. Great stuff thanks.

[@abiedavidantillon4258]

George Lynch will always be the best guitar solo I have ever seen in my life when he toured in 1984 with Dio maybe 85 Eddie Van Halen will always kick ass. I remember hearing them in 1978 for the first time.

[@MorGuitarz]

Lynch... was always my favorite guitarist in the 80's, despite my love for EVH & Randy... saw him a few times back then, including Monsters of Rock with VH, Metalica, Scorpions... Kingdom Come... and was that it? I can barely remember. That was at Giants Stadium in NJ

[@k.t.5864]

Thanks George for your kind words on Randy Rhoads on his Ozzy Albums.

[@vonzombo2354]

Great interview Jeff, George seems like a great grounded human that is equal to his amazing guitar playing and I love that he is a total gear head that also confirmed the Marshall 4x12 loaded with 2 Celestion 25 watt Greenbacks and 2 JBL D120F’s and he’s right about that combination with the right head is the sound of early VH depending how you dial the head in, but it is also not the only most important part of the equation in that Ed’s hands and feel played the most important part of the equation. For me getting that amp and cabinet sound of his correct has always been about if I hit an open D flat and open G flat together I want that grind or if I hit a drop D flat that becomes a C flat I want that chug that feels like it’s falling apart for my own rig , whether I was playing our original music in Bar7 or when I played the Tesla stuff with Jeff Keith. My point is that sound works for me no matter what or who’s music I need to play. To me it’s like a race car, for what’s going to be most fun and comfortable for me to drive while it’s on fire and coming apart at the seams. Jose Arredondo used to let me play and test drive any head came in after he worked on it. I played Ed’s Holy Grail head, George Lynch’s, Warren Di Martinis , Angus Young’s, John Sykes, Steve Vai’s , Steve Stevens, the list goes on and the one thing I learned was that none of them had a ton of gain and they all had articulated string separation but they did have that sizzle. Anyways, great episode as always

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Wow pretty cool about playing all those amps!

[@vonzombo2354]

It was an experience that I appreciate way more now looking back than at the time when I was young and dumb and didn’t really have a clue as to how special it actually was. And the one thing I cannot express enough is that all of those amps being so loud when you first struck a chord that it initially scared you because it shook the walls of ARRCO electronics and it was super loud and way cleaner and was distorting from the power tubes and speaker distortion rather than an over saturated fizzy preamp style distortion and that seemed to be the key for cutting through the mix and that’s when I learned to really to cut the pre amp and gain as much as I could on any amp I played I played live or in the studio including the amps Jose worked on for me. Love your channel Jeff!

[@rgroy7125]

Great interview. My 1 & 2 as well.

[@Guspech750]

Fanfreakingtastic!!

[@mojodojo5533]

Lynch seems like a decent dude. Thanks for the interview nice job.

[@FinalResonanceTV]

Thanks!!

[@clutch2827]

George is a beast. Maybe my favorite guitarist.

[@texasflood4416]

Thanks for the Great Interview, it was very intersting for me.I' am from Germany.I saw Dokken two times live in 1986 if they supporting Accept here in Germany. Dokken was amazing and blew Accept off the Stage. Accept was a great Band, but it was true. At that Time only 3 Rock Guitar Players are important for me to this Day. Gary Moore, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch. I saw Van Halen seven Times between 1978 and 2004 and have still the Tickets. I was 15 Years old as i saw Van Halen in 1978 at the Hemmerleinhalle in Neunkirchen near Nürnberg. It was a 6 Hour Car Drive from my Hometown. 3 Black Sabbath Fans are in the Car...nobody knows Van Halen. I was the only Van Halen Fan, have the Van Halen Record a few Month before this Show. The Sabbath Fans are all at the age between 20 and 28 Years and they annoy me the hole Time...Who is Van Halen? Can they play? Sabbath forever. Van Halen starts the Show with on Fire. A 40 Minutes Gig. Van Halen make no Prisoners. For me it was stunning. That was my feel in 1978, because i was 15 Years old. Looking back i can say this Van Halen Gig was like to hear the first Van Halen Record plus 20 % more Tone, Feeling, Soul, Poison, Aggressiv, Rhythm, Technical in a very unique Way. Black Sabbath starts the Show, it was like i shift from the sixth gear into the first gear. After 3 or 4 Songs Ozzy left the Stage and Sabbath play a short Gig. Back in the Car we all talk about Van Halen, nobody talks about Black Sabbath. And the Driver from the Car makes me an offer. If we back Home and you loan me your Van Halen Record you don't pay Gasoline. I said..ok. Black Sabbath was a Great Band, but at that Time...

[@OceanOfLife777]

George was the inspiration for me to have an all leopard print guitar including neck and board made by Roscoe and I believe George even played it at Namm moons ago lol …would love to have one of his original tiger guitars