Rock fans that watched Sunday's (March 14th) 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were surprised at the brevity in which iconic guitarist Eddie Van Halen was honored during the “In Memoriam” section. A 15-second clip of Van Halen performing his signature instrumental “Eruption” played while a spotlight shone on his legendary “Frankenstrat” guitar — and that was it.
One-time Van Halen frontman Gary Cherone tweeted: “Maybe an Artist that reimagined how one plays an instrument, who continues to influence generations of musicians and, literally changed the course of rock 'n' roll deserves more than fifteen seconds at the Grammys?”
Wolfgang Van Halen also took to social media and posted: