The Guitarist Tony Iommi Could Never Get Near: The Epic Respect for Eddie Van Halen
Tony Iommi, father of heavy metal with Black Sabbath, always praised Eddie Van Halen. Despite completely different styles, Iommi admitted that he was unable to perform Eddie's tapping and hammer-ons techniques. "I couldn't do it. It just wasn't my style", he said.
The mutual admiration between these two guitar masters shows how rock advances with originality. A beautiful lesson about influence and respect between legends.