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Happy birthday, Eddie Van Halen.
On Tuesday which would have been the late rock star’s 66th birthday a colorful mural of the guitarist is set to be unveiled outside Guitar Center’s flagship store in Hollywood. Painted by Los Angeles artist Robert Vargas, the 17-by-105-foot portrait depicts the musician shredding his signature “Frankenstrat” guitar.
Van Halen died in October at age 65 after battling throat cancer.
“Eddie was one of my creative heroes,” Vargas said in a statement. “When I was young, the debut Van Halen record was the first album I ever owned. He influenced me over the years in so many different ways.
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Jan 26, 2021 1:00 PM A new mural paying tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen was unveiled at Guitar Center s flagship store on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, today, which would ve been the legendary guitarist s 66th birthday. The giant painting, which features a depiction of Eddie playing his signature Frankenstrat guitar, was created by lauded muralist Robert Vargas . The mural, which is 17 feet tall and 105 feet wide, covers the entire outer wall of the store at its rear entrance. Eddie was one of my creative heroes. When I was young, the debut
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Jan 26, 2021 12:00 PM A new mural paying tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen was unveiled at Guitar Center s flagship store on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, today, which would ve been the legendary guitarist s 66th birthday. The giant painting, which features a depiction of Eddie playing his signature Frankenstrat guitar, was created by lauded muralist Robert Vargas . The mural, which is 17 feet tall and 105 feet wide, covers the entire outer wall of the store at its rear entrance. Eddie was one of my creative heroes. When I was young, the debut Van Halen record was the first album I ever owned, notes Vargas. He influenced me over the years in so many different ways. As soon as the news hit of his passing, I knew I had to do something creative to memorialize him, and Guitar Center was the obvious venue.
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Jan 26, 2021 6:00 PM A new mural paying tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen was unveiled at Guitar Center s flagship store on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, today, which would ve been the legendary guitarist s 66th birthday. The giant painting, which features a depiction of Eddie playing his signature Frankenstrat guitar, was created by lauded muralist Robert Vargas . The mural, which is 17 feet tall and 105 feet wide, covers the entire outer wall of the store at its rear entrance. Eddie was one of my creative heroes. When I was young, the debut Van Halen record was the first album I ever owned, notes Vargas. He influenced me over the years in so many different ways. As soon as the news hit of his passing, I knew I had to do something creative to memorialize him, and Guitar Center was the obvious venue.