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 ...

Michael Jackson’s Thriller -era guitarist says Beat It was “too metal” before producer Quincy Jones stepped in.

“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 ...

To take a flyover of Steve Lukather’s long and storied career is to essentially reminisce about the heights of the past 40 ...

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 ...