“I’d rather go to a Van Halen party, drink Schlitz malt liquor and get your teeth knocked out”: W.A.S.P guitarist on why he prefers Eddie Van Halen to Randy Rhoads
Chris Holmes knows exactly where he stands in the Eddie Van Halen versus Randy Rhoads debate, and it’s certainly not on the fence.
The former W.A.S.P. guitarist has been accused of having beef with Rhoads – who came up with Quiet Riot in the same LA metal scene in the 70s and 80s – sets the record straight in a new interview, making it clear that while he doesn’t “hate” him, Van Halen will always come out on top in his book.
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Speaking with The Metal Voice, Holmes addresses rumours that he disliked the late Ozzy Osbourne guitarist [via Blabbermouth]: “There’s a lot of people [who] say that I hate Randy Rhoads. No, I don’t hate the guy. I like the guy, actually,” he says.
“I think he is a good guitar player. I’ve read on the Internet, a lot of people say I hate him. I don’t hate him. Okay?! He comes from my era, from my age of playing guitar and stuff. I’ve never said I hate the guy.”
Holmes explains that his preference simply comes down to growing up with Van Halen and the energy that Eddie brought to the guitar.
“I grew up with Van Halen,” he says, “so I look at him, who’s better? To me, Van Halen smokes him. So if I go with the Van Halen side of [things]. Van Halen didn’t wear a little bow tie and polka dots. Quiet Riot did. I didn’t like that.”
“I’d rather go to a Van Halen party, drink Schlitz malt liquor and get your teeth knocked out in the mud than go to a Quiet Riot party and smoke Sherman cigarettes and drink Perrier. That ain’t my bag,” Holmes continues. “So it’s different sides of [things].”
“But anyway, yeah, I don’t hate Randy Rhoads. He’s played some good stuff. It’s sad that he died.”
Watch the full interview below.
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