Eddie Van Halen broke a Van Halen "band rule" to play the iconic guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 1982 hit "Beat It." Jackson enlisted Toto musicians Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro ...

When Jackson and Jones sought to revisit the sound they experimented with on Beat It, they turned to the Billy Idol guitarist ...

“Beat It, we did it backwards: Michael’s lead vocal and the Eddie Van Halen guitar solo were done with a couple of small overdubs but no click track. Jeff [Porcaro] made a click track and then a drum ...

Eddie Van Halen considered hanging up when producer Quincy Jones called to ask if he'd perform the now-famous solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It." Assuming that it was all a prank, Van Halen ...

Eddie Van Halen famously provided the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s 1982 hit song “Beat It,” but the Van Halen legend had to break a band rule to do it. Jackson enlisted a cavalcade of ...

Eddie Van Halen joins Michael Jackson on stage to perform Beat It during The Jacksons ... Lee Roth eventually left the band, forging a solo career, while Sammy Hagar took his place and Van ...

This must be REALLY good": The incredible story of Eddie Van Halen’s Beat It solo It was Alex’s belief that the four members of Van Halen should not work outside of the band. His logic was simple.