Eddie Van Halen's teenage son joins the band

[gldstwmn]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Musi...eut/index.html


NEW YORK (Billboard) -- Eddie Van Halen has brought his 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, into Van Halen as the veteran rock band's new bass player, a spokesperson told Billboard.com.

Father and son, along with Eddie's drummer brother Alex, have been rehearsing for a 2007 tour, but it is unknown who will serve as the band's vocalist. (Wolfgang's substitution for original bass player Michael Anthony was first reported by news Web site TMZ.com a week ago.)

Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Sammy Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despite years of enmity. Roth, who has recently worked as a radio DJ and a paramedic, told Billboard.com in May that he saw it "absolutely as an inevitability."

No details have been provided about the departure of Anthony, a fan favorite who generally kept out of the internecine warfare in the band.

As for the musical acumen of Wolfgang, Eddie Van Halen enthused to Howard Stern in September, "If I excel at the speed of sound, he excels at the speed of light. This kid is just a natural."

Van Halen is one of nine acts on the ballot for the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

[ryan8472]

Cool! That should be a thrill for him. "Yeah, I got a summer job. I'm the bassist for Van Halen."

Weird that I was listening to VH when I saw this.

[Livia]

Most kids would bemoan having to work w/ their dads. How cool for him!

[skcin]

We'll see if he's actually any good. It's not like Eddie going to say that he sucks.

Wonder how Valerie feels.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Musi...eut/index.html


NEW YORK (Billboard) -- Eddie Van Halen has brought his 15-year-old son, Wolfgang, into Van Halen as the veteran rock band's new bass player, a spokesperson told Billboard.com.

Father and son, along with Eddie's drummer brother Alex, have been rehearsing for a 2007 tour, but it is unknown who will serve as the band's vocalist. (Wolfgang's substitution for original bass player Michael Anthony was first reported by news Web site TMZ.com a week ago.)

Rumors continue to swirl that original singer David Lee Roth, who was replaced by Sammy Hagar in the mid-1980s, will return to the fold, despite years of enmity. Roth, who has recently worked as a radio DJ and a paramedic, told Billboard.com in May that he saw it "absolutely as an inevitability."

No details have been provided about the departure of Anthony, a fan favorite who generally kept out of the internecine warfare in the band.

As for the musical acumen of Wolfgang, Eddie Van Halen enthused to Howard Stern in September, "If I excel at the speed of sound, he excels at the speed of light. This kid is just a natural."

Van Halen is one of nine acts on the ballot for the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

and the rumor is the new singer, is none other than David Lee Roth!

Michael Anthony got shafted by the bros.Van Halen due to his friendship w/Sammy Hagar...So if the reunion tour does indeed happen, I dont see it as a true reunion tour now.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by skcin

We'll see if he's actually any good. It's not like Eddie going to say that he sucks.

How would one tell? It's not like the bass was all that present in the mix anyway.