Following the Internet’s bizarre outrage at 17-year-old pop megastar Billie Eilish not knowing who Van Halen are, bassist – and son of Eddie – Wolfgang has rightfully come to her defence. Wolfgang’s comments come after Billie’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, in which the teenager was quizzed about things that were huge in 1984 – the year that the host was also 17 years old. “Can you name a Van Halen?” Jimmy asks Billie. “Who?” she replies. Given that 1984 was 17 years before the singer was even born, it’s no surprise that Billie isn’t aware of the band. In fact, when Van Halen last put out a record – 2012’s A Different Kind Of Truth – even then, Billie only would have been 10 years of age. Read this next: 12 rock songs you probably ...
