Brian May Praises Eddie Van Halen: Says "Watching Him was like Watching Jimi Hendrix"

In a recent interview with Classic Rock Brian May looks back on working with “incredible” Eddie Van Halen on the Star Fleet Project mini album.
He revealed that he was “awestruck” the first time he saw Eddie Van Halen play, comparing the impact he had to that of Jimi Hendrix.

He said of seeing Van Halen for the first time "I sat there watching them and my jaw just dropped. Watching Ed was like watching Jimi Hendrix for the first time. I was awestruck.”

When asked about what made Van Halen such a special guitarist, May listed three crucial things.

The first was his Spirit, the second was his incredible dexterity in the way he could move his fingers and the third thing was his lyrical sense.
He said
"He had a real lyrical sense. Even when he was tapping at this incredible speed, you could always hear the tune. He would sing through the guitar, just as Jimi Hendrix did. And that combination of being able to do stuff in a very flash way while keeping a sense of humour was unique. Everything came from a point of view of: ‘Let’s do this, it’s exciting.’ And that, in combination with the incredible technical skills and the dexterity and his spirit, just put him on a different level to anyone I’d ever heard.”
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