? (5150)

According to Nicolette Larson, Eddie Van Halen requested that his name not be used on the track "Can't Get Away From You" from her debut album, Nicolette, so he was credited as "?." The performance was a favor to producer Ted Templeman, who also produced Van Halen for Warner Bros. Records. Nicolette from a 1983 interview: Also on your first album is a tune called "Can't Get Away From You", and on that song's credits there's a question mark where the lead guitarist's name should be. Who was that mystery player? Eddie Van Halen. He didn't want his name used because they were Van Halen and that's all there was to it. That was when they were just starting, and they were very much into being just Van Halen and nothing else.