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Dweezil Zappa Remembers Eddie Van Halen Showing Up to His Dad Frank’s House ‘Like a Superhero’


Frank Zappa's son Dweezil shared an anecdote about a surprise visit from the late Eddie Van Halen when he was 12 years old.

“And he’s wearing the jumpsuit from the Women and Children First album cover and a necklace with the Van Halen logo and he walks in with a guitar not in the case.” Zappa — who was at W Hollywood celebrating vinyl records with Discogs — continued by placing Fair Warning on a turntable and playing “ Mean Street ” for the crowd, describing the song’s intro as “one of the greatest things that’s ever been played on guitar.” He added: “Just the intro alone on this is what made me want to be a guitar player.” ( Rolling Stone named it one of Eddie’s 20 Greatest Guitar Solos ever.) Wednesday’s Discogs event at W Hollywood also featured Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda flipping through records and sharing stories about their favorite songs.

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