Wolfgang Van Halen: Last News

Wolfgang Van Halen has hit back at detractors on Twitter, one of whom accused him of “taking advantage” of his name.The singer and multi-instrumentalist – who is the son of the late Van Halen guitarist Eddie – has faced criticism for using the Van Halen name from fans of the classic rock band. He has also been accused of supposedly failing to honour his father by not playing Van Halen songs live.Yesterday (March 21), a Twitter user came after Van Halen, saying: “If a person wants to make a name for themselves they wouldn’t take advantage of their famous father’s last name & band name.

Foo Fighters pulled a prank on their fans at Welcome To Rockville with the help of Wolfgang Van Halen – watch footage of the trick below.To close out their trek across the United States, Foo Fighters headlined the Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona. Midway through their set, the band performed a guitar solo, followed by shortened covers of Beastie Boys‘ ‘Sabotage’, Ramones‘ ‘Blitzkrieg Pop’, and Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘March of the Pigs’.Following the segment, frontman Dave Grohl took to the microphone to complain that he’s never given the time or opportunity for his own guitar solo: “You know who never gets a fuckin’ solo? Me, god damn it, I never get a fucking solo! So, since this is the last night of the trip, I’m gonna do a fucking solo.

Wolfgang Van Halen recently joined Slash and Myles Kennedy for a cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ in Paris. Check out the footage below.During the final night of their joint tour on March 29 at Le Zénith in Paris, France, Slash and Kennedy brought out Van Halen as a surprise guest for a rendition of the 1979 smash hit.

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded to the rant against him by David Lee Roth, and explained why he thinks the Van Halen member took aim at him.The conflict between the two came to a head in January, when David Lee Roth took to his YouTube page to post a video titled ‘This Fuckin’ Kid..’.The video, which featured a radio-style voiceover set to a roll of press photos, began with a skit which involved a conversation between Lee Roth and “Jesus Christ” himself.“I just want people to know, I got this job because of my talents. I would’ve had this job anyway, even if my dad wasn’t God,” the character of Jesus said, making a snide nod at Wolfgang, the son of late guitar icon Eddie Van Halen.

David Lee Roth has dished some unsavoury words for Wolfgang Van Halen, suggesting that his career was a product of his association with his father, Eddie.Last night (January 24), Lee Roth took to his YouTube page to post a new video currently titled ‘This Crazy Kid..’, after a change to the original title, ‘This Fuckin’ Kid..’. The video, which only features a radio-style voiceover set to a roll of press photos, begins with a skit which involves a conversation between Lee Roth and “Jesus Christ” himself.“We’re told you have a message for mankind,” asked Lee Roth, before “Jesus Christ” flippantly provides his answer.

Wolfgang Van Halen has explained why he doesn’t cover his father’s band’s songs live.The musician, who plays under the project Mammoth WVH, performed ‘On Fire’, ‘Hot For Teacher’ and ‘Panama’ at last year’s Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. alongside The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on vocals, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl on bass, and Josh Freese on drums at two concerts in tribute to the late drummer.“It was wonderful.

Wolfgang Van Halen said he felt “a lot of closure” following his legendary father’s passing, after performing Van Halen songs at the recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts.The 31-year-old performed ‘On Fire’, ‘Hot For Teacher’ and ‘Panama’ alongside The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on vocals, Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl on bass, and Josh Freese on drums at two concerts in tribute to the late drummer.“I think I already did it with the Taylor Hawkins tributes. I feel a lot of closure because my part of the show was a tribute to my father,” Wolfgang explained.“When it comes to Van Halen and entities surrounding the band it’s unfortunate, certainly compared to Foo Fighters, who have their shit together with interpersonal relationships.”Wolfgang performed as the bassist for Van Halen for 14 years between 2006 to 2020, but insists the band is “very dysfunctional” – making a tribute gig featuring the rest of the band unlikely.Speaking to Classic Rock magazine (via Music-News), he added: “I don’t know what it is with some bands but certain personalities just can’t get over themselves to work collectively for one purpose.

Valerie Bertinelli is one proud mama! ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips at the  celebration event, where the  actress gushed over watching her son, Wolfgang Van Halen follow in his late father's musical footsteps.«I was there, at Wembley,» Bertinelli, who shares the Mammoth WVH rocker with the late Eddie Van Halen, said of Wolf's performance at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert. «It was spectacular. I’ve never been so proud, and I’m sure I'll be proud again.»«And Shane [Hawkins] on the drums -- two of the moments that I was sobbing,» she added of the emotional tribute, which saw Hawkins' son taking over on drums for his late father.Not only did Wolfgang honor Hawkins, but he also paid homage to his father, covering a few of Van Halen's hit tracks on the guitar.

Wolfgang Van Halen is sharing exactly how he feels about a network airing a documentary focusing on «the last hours» of the late rock legend Eddie Van Halen, and Wolfgang also has a message for anyone who tunes in to watch it.Wolfgang, 31, took to social media on Wednesday and blasted the Reelz network over its TV documentary special dubbed «Autopsy: The Last Hours of Eddie Van Halen.» The documentary's set to air Sunday evening but the son of the late guitarist is airing his disdain over the project, tweeting to his 343,000 followers on Twitter that he's disgusted.«F*** @ReelzChannel, f*** everyone that works on this show, and f*** you if you watch it,» Wolfgang tweeted. «F***ing disgusting trying to glamorize someone's death from cancer.

Slash’s band The Conspirators, as well as Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH – has confirmed that he and wife Alexandra were involved in a serious car accident over the weekend.

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, has posted a tribute to his father on the first anniversary of his death.Eddie died from throat cancer on October 6, 2020. Tributes from members of AC/DC, KISS, Muse and Pearl Jam, among others, flew in following news of his passing.

Eddie Van Halen has opened up on the lasting impact of the guitarist’s death, admitting it “still doesn’t feel real”.The rock icon passed away in October 2020 after a lengthy battle with cancer, prompting an outpouring of tributes.Reflecting on his father’s death yesterday (August 12), Wolfgang Van Halen admitted that he is still trying to come to terms with it.“I’ve had so many dreams lately where Pop and I are just doing normal things and then I realise it’s a dream, stop whatever I’m doing and hug him for as long as I can until I wake up,” he wrote on Instagram.“I miss the fuck out of him. I can’t believe he’s not here anymore.