Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65 from Cancer

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BREAKING: Eddie Van Halen Has Died at 65. R.I.P.

-- the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen -- has died after a long battle with throat cancer ... TMZ has learned.

Sources directly connected to the rock star tell us ... he died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica Tuesday. His wife,We're told in the last 72 hours Eddie's ongoing health battle went massively downhill -- doctors discovered his throat cancer had moved to his brain as well as other organs. As you know, Eddie has been battling cancer for well over a decade. Our sources say he's been in and out of the hospital over the past year -- including last November forLast year we reported ... Eddie was flying between the US and Germany for 5 years to

. Though he was a heavy smoker for years, he believes he developed throat cancer from a metal guitar pick he used to frequently hold in his mouth more than 20 years ago.and rehearse music with his son, Wolfgang, who -- if ya don't know -- became Van Halen's bassist in 2006. Wolfgang mourned his father online, writing ..."He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss." He added,"I love you so much, Pop."Of course, Eddie himself was considered one of the best and most influential guitarists of all time ... who first made a name for himself with his solo on Van Halen's"Eruption.

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