Eddie Van Halen honored at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, He is our Mozart

Eddie Van Halen was honored at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night … as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of music.

The tribute is amazing and shows Eddie’s miraculous talent.

Some of the greatest guitarists alive, including Slash and Tom morello, paid tribute to the man who was one of the 2 guitarists competing for the GOAT. title – the other, of course, being Jimi Hendrix.

Tom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, called Eddie, “The Mozart of our generation. He had the kind of talent that maybe shows up once in a century.”

Slash said, “His style and sound was totally unique to him. He had a huge impact on guitar playing.”

The sounds emanating from Eddie’s guitar were like no other heard before. The fierce sounds hit like a nuclear bomb and were then imitated by many – but no one had Eddie’s touch.

You have to watch the video to remember how inspiring Eddie was on the guitar.

As you know now, Eddie passed away last month after a long battle with cancer at 65.

The inductees on Saturday night were Whitney houston, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious BIG and T-Rex.

Supermanager Irving Azoff and producer Jon Landau received the Ertegun Award.