Wolfgang Van Halen | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
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What drives Wolfgang Van Halen to earn his opportunities?
I want to earn this. Yeah. I don't want to be given anything. Right. You know? I don't know why people aren't willing to give you that opportunity. I find that annoying. It's a really funny put down of like, you'll never be your dad. And when it's like, no, I'm not. And nobody else ever will be. I would rather make my own name, unfortunately, when I have the name Van Halen.
It's a bit tough to do.
All right. Welcome. Thank you.
How did Wolfgang's upbringing influence his musical identity?
Thank you for having me. It's our first time meeting. Yeah. I'm glad to cross paths with you. Of course. So, you know, I'm doing my typical research. March 16th, 1991. I'm March 17th, 1967. Fellow Pisces.
Yeah, my wife is the day before me as well.
They say if you can couple with your same sign, that's the best relationship you can have. Well, I guess they're right because it is. You better say that right here. Absolutely. Recently married.
What experiences shaped Wolfgang's perspective on live performances?
Congratulations on being married. I think that's awesome. as you know or you're learning, success and love at the same time is super valuable. Absolutely.
It's nice to have somebody that you can, you know, trust. It gets a little complicated at times to figure out, right? I've had a lot happen in my life in the last, you know, six years. I haven't heard any about that. Maybe we can poke around on it.
Yeah, you have.
It's nice to have somebody I can just kind of
trauma dump i guess to a certain extent but also share it with i i when i was in my you're how old now 30 i'm 33 33 um you know there's a lot of the years of my life where there was all these incredible things going on musically but because i didn't really have something to come home to it doesn't mean i didn't have a relationship but it wasn't anything i look forward to yeah It's like a black hole in my mind. Totally. It's like this gig, this gig, this gig, and then it's like blank.
How does Wolfgang handle public scrutiny in the age of social media?
On to the next one.
Yeah, because when you find that work-life balance, it's super valuable. And I found it really late in life. I mean, I'm 57, and it's like no one's more shocked than me that I'm in a happy marriage and have children. And so I wish all those things for you.
Thank you very much.
So everybody in the world wants to talk to you about your pop. And I promised you we weren't going to talk. I'm used to it, though. No, but here's the thing. I would be happy to talk about him with you because you've actually interviewed him before. Thank you. I did have that honor. But my point is, and when I texted you, thanks to our mutual friend Ross Helfand, I really want this interview to be about you.
What personal memories does Wolfgang share about Eddie Van Halen?
He stressed that as well, so he was very clear about that. Listen, we deal in a world where it's clickbait and low-hanging fruit. Trust me is not the right word. If you let me kind of get there, I think you'll understand why I'm talking about the things I'm talking about. Just letting you know, as we say in wrestling, I'm not swerving you. So here I am in about 97. I'm at 5150 with your father. Sammy's recently left the band. Guitar World, who the interview was with, I pitched them. I said, I want to interview Eddie. And they were like, why? And I said, because he's one of the greatest musicians in the world. And I feel that Van Halen isn't really getting its respect from the alternative world. Van Halen really stands outside a lot of these other bands that got swept aside in the grunge era.
How does Wolfgang balance his musical career with personal expectations?
And I know you know your grunge world music, right?
Yeah.
So I was like, I really want to introduce... Van Halen and Eddie to an audience that maybe wouldn't understand why Van Halen is so valuable to the alternative community. Or just guitar players in general. Hello. Hello. I mean, come on, everybody, you know? So I think it was Brad Talinsky was the editor of the time. He was so nervous about the interview. He flew out to make sure I didn't ask your father any of the wrong questions.
Yeah.
And your father was amazing with me. And I have this memory, and it came back to me today because I was listening to a lot of your music in prep for the interview. Wow.
What is Wolfgang's vision for his future music projects?
And, you know, there's a kind of beautiful high readiness to your voice.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What drives Wolfgang Van Halen to earn his opportunities?
0:00–0:28
2
How did Wolfgang's upbringing influence his musical identity?
0:28–0:55
3
What experiences shaped Wolfgang's perspective on live performances?
0:55–1:56
4
How does Wolfgang handle public scrutiny in the age of social media?
1:56–2:36
5
What personal memories does Wolfgang share about Eddie Van Halen?
2:36–3:34
6
How does Wolfgang balance his musical career with personal expectations?
3:34–4:19
7
What is Wolfgang's vision for his future music projects?
4:19–5:14
8
How does Wolfgang perceive the legacy of his father in today's music scene?
5:14–59:06
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