LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 17: Musicians Wolfgang Van Halen (L) and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images).
Wolfgang Van Halen is his own person and he is not afraid to show it. In a recent online interaction Wolfgang responded to a fan who thinks he should be covering his dad, Eddie, in concert. The fan wrote on social media, “Wolfie, I like your stuff. I just think the time to honor Dad is now. You’ve already shown you can stand on your own!”
In response, Wolfgang wrote “I honor my dad by existing and doing what I do every day. I’m not f**kin’ playing ‘Panama’ for you guys.”
Y’all are never gonna fuckin stop are ya pic.twitter.com/dCmKSTMgK3
— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) August 23, 2021
I’m gonna cover the Bowie/Jagger version of Dancing In The Street just to piss y’all off
— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) August 23, 2021
*Plays in band with Dad*
“That spoiled brat is just riding his daddy’s coattails”*Plays in own band without covering VH*
“Yo, why isn’t he riding his daddy’s coattails??”— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) August 23, 2021
Lol I should get a shirt that says “I’m not fuckin’ playing Panama for you guys”
— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) August 24, 2021
Do you think Wolfgang Van Halen should cover some of his dad’s music? Do you think he has earned the right to focus on his own music only?