What kind of music does eddie van halen like?
Twilight pretty much hits it on the head here. Eddie was also raised as a classically-trained pianist, so I am sure he has an affinity for that type of music. Of those that Twilight listed, Clapton/Cream and Allan Holdsworth were probably the biggest two. He’s indicated in many interviews that he meticulously-learned all of Clapton’s solos with Cream. On a related note, I wish I could find more bootlegs of Van Halen covering Cream songs …