Eddie Van Halen’s wildest rock star moments: Cocaine, guns and sex – NEWS.com.au

While performing onstage with his namesake band, Eddie Van Halen was famous for flying through the air, legs splayed, slashing out stinging riffs on his customised Stratocaster.If fans wondered where the energy came from, they only needed to look on top of his amplifier cabinet, where, according to a story in the Daily Mail Australia, he routinely laid out lines of cocaine.
Snorts of powder kept him supercharged for the group’s high-energy performances. Just to make sure he had what he needed, …

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