Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has nothing but praise for Wolfgang Van Halen.

After Wolfgang’s band Mammoth WVH opened for Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe in London, Allen called the son of Eddie Van Halen “a beautiful human being. He’s so well balanced.”

“And we all just rallied to support him because he’s gone through a lot of hardship, a lot of loss. A beautiful guy.” Allen continued, “And I guess we’re gonna keep in touch. It was nice to meet him.”

So did Allen tell Wolfgang any Van Halen stories from back in the day? “No, I didn’t feel it was appropriate. But I felt it was nice to tell him that I did know his dad”.

“It was a really wonderful moment,” Allen said of meeting Wolfgang.

Fans can hear Wolfgang Van Halen in the new “Barbie” movie soundtrack alongside Slash and Ryan Gosling in “I’m Just A Ken.”