The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen hated working with: “A real dick”It’s almost not fair to judge any guitarist on the same level as Eddie Van Halen. But even in an era that was dripping with guitar heroes, Eddie figured that there were a few who weren’t exactly the nicest people when he first joined the touring circuit. But it’s not like guitarists were bending over backwards to learn from this guy when they first got started. Ozzy Osbourne had talked about Van Halen giving them a run for their money, but no one was going to infringe on Tony Iommi’s territory. Tell him I think he’s fucked!’”But the best kind of revenge usually came from the records that Eddie put out afterwards.