Sammy Hagar commented on Wolfgang Van Halen’s words about Eddie on Instagram.
Wolfgang recently appeared as a guest on Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast and reflected on his father’s passing in 2020. The rocker said, “2015 to 2018, making the first record. But then, when my dad got sick, I kind of put everything on hold.”
He went on to say, “It wasn’t until he passed in 2020, I was like ‘Okay, my life is completely empty and I need something to give me purpose.’ And that’s what I’m doing ’till this day.”
When Smashing Pumpkins posted this brief part from the interview on Instagram, Hagar left a comment, writing, “This is wonderful good job interviewing that talented young man Billy.”
In Corgan’s podcast, Wolf also talked about keeping the Van Halen legacy alive. The singer explained, “When I did the Taylor Hawkins tribute where I played those two Van Halen songs for Taylor and for my dad, it was a big moment for me because it was, one, proving that I could do it and two, showing that I chose not to.”
“I think my dad actually had a quote when they ended up doing a lot of cover songs. It was on ‘Diver Down.’ There was a lot specifically on that album and he said, ‘I’d rather bomb with my own material and succeed with someone else’s.'”
Wolfgang further shared, “I feel very much that way. I could very easily shack up and do Wolf does Van Halen and do that and probably make a decent living at it. It’s very hollow and astoundingly creatively unfulfilling.”
“So I feel like it’s kind of selling out. I could never do that, that’s not satisfying to me. I would rather bomb on my own than succeed with what my dad laid before me,” he added.
Wolf will be touring North America in May with his band Mammoth WVH. Their first show will be in Phoenix on May 3.
