Eddie Van Halen Cried When He Met Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong 

Much respect Van Halen will always be my favorite band ever

Eddie is so sensitive and emotional with the music. Thats make such incredible music, just playing with your heart 🥹🥹

For those confused by the title...listen at 1:44 Billie starts talking about Eddie crying when they met in Kansas City.

I really enjoyed hearing this story. Kudos to Billie for being a Van Halen fan and understanding the contributions and incredible influence Eddie had on so many musicians.

I used to sell guitars to Billie and we talked Van Halen a couple times. This was back in the 90's.

Cool to know that Billie and I can say that both our first concerts were Van Halen since I saw them back in 2012 when I was 13 (and around the same age as well), Eddie was also one of my first major influences so this was a really interesting story as well

I met Eddie and shook his hand, I'm 6.3 and his hand drawfed mine. I could not believe how big those mitts were😅.

What a great segment. I saw Van Halen in Chicago during that tour and it was awesome! Kool & The Gang actually opened up for them too.

What Billy is saying sounds accurate. EVH was going through a rough emotional time especially during those years.

Beautiful story. The love of music transcends

Love a great Eddie story!! 💪🏻

Eddie did have HUGE hands , that's why it was so easy for him to do monster stretches.

one of the best stories ive ever heard respect to Billy

Eddie was is and will always be the king !!

That’s a great story. Thanks for sharing that.

Wow, what a great freaking story Billie, thank you so much for telling that!

Billie Joe reminds me of my great aunt.

what a beautiful story

Great story teller 🙌🏽✊🏽💯

Great story. Billie rocks. Eddie rocked!

Love this!!

Love this story.... Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

Awesome interview!

What an incredible story. 😦

What a great story!

WOW! That's an amazing story! I didn't know Eddie was so emotional.

amazing ❤

My 2 absolute favorites

A great moment to share 🙌🏻♥️🎸

That was a great piece!

Amazing story ….

Awesome Story. Awesome bands.

Great story Billy! I saw them in Dallas TX and it was a phenomenal show too!

These are great interviews.

I saw Van Halen on that tour as well in Detroit at the Palace of Auburn hills. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Great 🎵

I saw that same reunion tour. Kool n the Gang opened. Fantastic night of music.

I can relate. I was hanging out with Ed and the boys in '83 if I remember correctly, we were on the moon having beers and Ed pulls out the strat and starts jamming away because sound actually DOES travel in space, and he looks at me and he is just bawling, and he says "Brother,you have been my biggest influence! Because of you I picked up a guitar and because of you only. Now let's all get in that rocket ship and go home and ROCK THAT SHIT!!" That's Edward for you. I love him and miss him.

wonderful tribute.

Wooooooooow!!!

I was there.

Wow I love it!

Very Cool Thank You

That’s a a great story

Oh my god what an incredible story

What a great little excerpt into the life of immense artists being regular humans. wonderful anecdote from a humble superstar. #OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #OdedInformaiton

Espetacular!!!!!

Howard does the best interviews.

Que anécdota tan increíble!

Great story

Amaaaaaazing story! The best meets the best!

Wow, that's beautiful 🙌🏼❤️☄️

EXCELLENT.

so cool

Billy Corgan was also obsessed with Van Halen when he was a teenager and practiced their songs on guitar

Beautiful story

Not a Billy Joe fan, but appreciate his respect for my hero. RIP EVH

Wonderful 🙂

Beautiful story!!! 🥹❤❤💯

what a amazing experience 👍🏻

That’s awesome

Good story, very cool.

I was at that Kansas City show!!!

Só podemos dizer gratidão a este gênio Eddie Van Halen.

❤❤❤

WOW

And then, Jimi Hendrix walked in and started crying too

Very cool

wow.

Even though both bands are different styles of Rock, I love them both!!

💚💚💚

That was a cool story 😎

Great story!

The first two albums had great original songs and renditions of classics.

❤❤

Now I’m crying too! 😭

Awesome 👏

😊💝

Billie "Benjamin Button" Armstrong. I shall say no more. ❤🎸

My first show too vh

The Midwest is the heart of rock’n’roll? Someone call Huey!

"Do you want to tune to me... or do you want me to tune to you...?" Wow... those words

Perfect story! ❤

Wah!

What a wonderful story 🥲🤘🏻 Van Halen means everything to me 🤍🚬💥🎸🎙🥁

I hated Van Halen for a while because I struggled to play some of their easier music. Later, I discovered that Eddie would have particular tuned guitar for certain songs. And that blew my mind. I think I have every album on cd and some on LP even though I don't own a record player anymore.

How did Billie Joe get younger?? Look at him!! He's 51!! Looks late 20s early 30s!!

Saw him play it was depressing.

I'm sorry 😞 for your loss of ypyr friend Eddie van Helen 😢 😔 😅 😞 🤣 rip 🙏 🪦 van Helen 😢😢

I wasn't expecting to laugh loudly during this interview

My brother was the pilot on that charter flight.

i think that should have been a private moment. VH was my first concert too tho. It was Diver Down

I want whatever Eddie was on 😆

The drummer back there don't appear to be buying a second of it. 😂

Look how young Wolf is lol

EVH was f'd up on that first reunion tour. Probably said that to everyone, lol

Sorry about the title boff.

I’m calling bullshit along with everyone else with a brain

‘eh..? I’m sure that story gets better and better every time he tells it

Eddie was in a dark place and still using