Eddie Van Halen has died
Never knew until recently, that the amazing guitar solo on Michael Jacksons <i>Beat it</i> was played by him.<p>I can't find any transcripts, but in an interview on the Howard Stern show, van Halen said (if I remember correctly) that the infamous knocking at the beginning of his solo was him knocking on his guitar, like a professional who is giving his workhorse a friendly tap before the race - and that he was amazed Michael and Quincy left it in.