When EVH goes I will most certainly cry. I’ve been a fan of his since the beginning. IMHO he’s in the same league as Hendrix. Different style of course, but a true innovator.
I remember cruising winding mountain roads in a ‘72 Duster 340 and listening to VH I on cassette. That album was our high school soundtrack. Sure, we still had Led Zep, KISS, and the like to kick around, but VH almost single-handedly drove a stake through Disco’s heart, and we loved it.