Other Than Being Musical Icons, What Do Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson Have in Common?

So what else to Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson have in common?

Both of them invented devices related to their signature performance elements and were granted patents for their innovations.

If you'd like to learn more:

https://patents.google.com/

US No. 4,656,917 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT

Eddie Van Halen's guitar "tapping technique"

“Eruption” clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-H2laU7sQU

US No. 5,255,452 METHOD AND MEANS FOR CREATING AN ANTI-GRAVITY ILLUSION

Michael Jackson's "lean"

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/health/michael-jackson-dance-moves

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