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Wolfgang Van Halen made an unexpected appearance during the Foo Fighters’ headlining set at Welcome to Rockville on May 11, performing parts of the classic Van Halen tunes “Eruption” and “Hot for Teacher.” The surprise came roughly halfway through the Foos’ set, when Dave Grohl typically cedes the spotlight to his bandmates for a medley of cover songs and extended solos. On this occasion, Grohl complained about the usual routine. “You know who never gets a fucking solo? Me. I never get to fucking solo,” the frontman bemoaned. “Alright, ready motherfuckers? Here we go!” Grohl then declared as h...
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Eddie Van Halen’s son has revealed for the first time he carries the late rocker’s ashes in a necklace he never removes. The 33-year-old musician and guitarist – who performed alongside his father as the bassist for his Van Halen group from 2007 to 2020 – also said he has his late dad’s thumb prints embedded on a ring and the chain. He said on his ‘Behind the Music’ show on Paramount+ about creating the jewellery after his dad’s throat cancer death in 2020 aged 65: "No matter what I do we're always together. I have his thumb print on this ring. I have his thumb print on this necklace. His ashe...
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La familia de Eddie Van Halen celebró su vida con pizza una ora después de su muerte.El músico falleció en el hospital a los 65 años en octubre de 2020 después de luchar contra el cáncer de garganta rodeado de sus seres queridos, incluida su ex esposa Valerie Bertinelli, su hijo Wolfgang Van Halen, su hermano Alex y sus hermanos, y el grupo encontró consuelo honrado al rockero con su comida favorita.Valerie recordó a la revist PEOPLE:'No quería creer que estaba sucediendo. Incluso mientras estaba sucediendo, no creía que estuviera sucediendo. No recuerdo quién lo sugirió, pero dijimos: -¿Deber...
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Eddie Van Halen's family celebrated his life with pizza in the hour after he died. The musician passed away in hospital aged 65 in October 2020 after battling throat cancer surrounded by loved ones including ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli, their son Wolfgang Van Halen, his brother Alex and his siblings two children, and the group found comfort by honouring the 'Jump' rocker with his favourite food. Valerie recalled to People magazine: "I didn't want to believe it was happening. Even while it was happening, I wasn't believing it was happening. "I forget who suggested it, but we were like, 'Should w...
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After every performance, Wolfgang Van Halen can be found pointing to the sky. He says that’s a salute to his late father, Eddie Van Halen – and he has an emotional reason for continuing this tradition. The younger Van Halen now fronts his own solo project, dubbed Mammoth WVH, after a stint in Van Halen with his dad from 2006-2020. Eddie Van Halen died that year after a battle with cancer. Regularly paying tribute to him, even if it’s only through a simple gesture, remains vitally important to Wolfgang. READ MORE: Top 10 Van Halen Keyboard Songs “The reason I do what I do is because of my dad,”...
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Eddie Van Halen‘s legendary custom-modded guitar goes by a couple names and, in a new interview, Wolfgang Van Halen sets the record straight on what it is officially called. “Frankenstein” or “Frankenstrat”?Wolfgang guested on the Shred With Shifty podcast. It’s hosted by Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett and, during their conversation, he asks whether the guitar is named “Frankenstein” or “Frankenstrat.” “Officially, on the case, it says Frankenstein,” Wolfgang reveals, “But people call it whatever they want.” He also notes that the official name was not something his father Eddie was all...
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How exactly did Wolfgang Van Halen end up on an Oscar-nominated song from the Barbie soundtrack? It’s a case of being in the right place at the right time, and that place was the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts put on by Foo Fighters in the fall of 2022. That was where the Mammoth WVH star first crossed paths with songwriter, producer and performer Mark Ronson, as both took part in the September 2022 tribute at London’s Wembley Stadium. “Mark Ronson and I hit it off,” Van Halen told Billboard. “And he reached out and hit me up and it was just a really good time. I spent two days in his studio ...
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How exactly did Wolfgang Van Halen end up on an Oscar-nominated song from the Barbie soundtrack? It’s a case of being in the right place at the right time, and that place was the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts put on by Foo Fighters in the fall of 2022. That was where the Mammoth WVH star first crossed paths with songwriter, producer and performer Mark Ronson, as both took part in the September 2022 tribute at London’s Wembley Stadium. “Mark Ronson and I hit it off,” Van Halen told Billboard. “And he reached out and hit me up and it was just a really good time. I spent two days in his studio ...
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Wolfgang Van Halen and his family have donated $100,000 to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to help get musical instruments in schools. “Music has been a huge part of my life, and it is our family’s great pleasure to help support music education programs and bring the gift of music to students across the country,” Wolfgang said via statement. “Music education has proven to be a huge contributor toward a student’s success in school and in life.” The Van Halen donation will kickstart the foundation’s Adopt A School campaign, with $1,000 going to each of the first 100 participating schools. Acco...
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Wolfgang Van Halen and his family have donated $100,000 to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to help get musical instruments in schools. “Music has been a huge part of my life, and it is our family’s great pleasure to help support music education programs and bring the gift of music to students across the country,” Wolfgang said via statement. “Music education has proven to be a huge contributor toward a student’s success in school and in life.” The Van Halen donation will kickstart the foundation’s Adopt A School campaign, with $1,000 going to each of the first 100 participating schools. READ...
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