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Wolfgang Van Halen, the son of the late rocker Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, comments on the term “Nepo Baby”.
In an interview with , he said the label was “a little unfair.” metal hammer.
The term is used to describe the children of actors, singers, models and entrepreneurs, who often benefit from the connections and power of their family name.
“I’m someone who likes to talk, but I think the term ‘nepo baby’ is a little unfair. I think it takes away the person’s individuality,” he told the outlet.
Wolfgang Van Halen, the son of the late rocker Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, commented on the term “Nepo Baby”. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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Wolfgang, 34, joined his father Eddie Van Halen Rock band Van Halen when he was 15, he replaced Michael Anthony as the band’s bassist.
He toured with the band from 2006 to 2020 and ended thereafter Eddie’s death at age 65 after his battle with throat cancer.
The band Van Halen broke up after Eddie’s death.
Van Halen also mentioned Jack Quaidthe son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan while discussing nepotism.
“People say Jack Quaid is one of the ‘good guys,’ and the question is: Who decides?” he asked.
Eddie Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen of Van Halen perform during the A Different Kind of Truth tour at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2012 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Jack Quaid, 33, made his acting debut in 2012 in The Hunger Games. He went on to star in The Boys, Oppenheimer, Scream and Novocaine.
“I won’t name names, but in some cases it’s true: the idea that people get a leg up if they don’t have any artistic merit or talent,” Van Halen explained.
“All I’m trying to do is be myself and have my own artistic integrity and my own voice. I hope people can see that,” he said.
“I’m definitely trying to forge my own legacy. That’s my goal every day,” Van Halen said. “The only way I would say, ‘You know what? We did it,’ is if we could sell out a show at the Hollywood Bowl, because that was the last place I ever played with my dad,” the artist noted.
Andraia Allsop, Wolfgang Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty Images)
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Wolfgang played bass on Van Halen’s last album, A Different Kind of Truth, released in 2012.
The musician was also bassist for the band Tremonti on their 2012 tour.
The following year he became an official member of Tremonti and even appeared on two of their albums: “Cauterize” and “Dust”.
Van Halen released his first solo album entitled Mammoth WVH under the band name Mammoth.
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He wrote and played every instrument on the album and toured after its release.
The musician’s song “Distance” from the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022.
He followed the album with two more: “Mammoth II” in 2023 and “The End” in 2025.
Van Halen appeared on the song “I’m Just Ken” from the “Barbie” soundtrack. He also performed the song on stage with Ryan Gosling at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.
The musician married his long-term partner Andraia Allsop in October 2023 after dating for eight years.
He toured with the band from 2006 to 2020, ending after Eddie’s death at the age of 65 following his battle with throat cancer. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Last year, Wolfgang appeared on Billy Corgan’s podcast.The great others,” and talked about his late father, Eddie.
“We’re coming up on the fourth anniversary of his death and it’s not getting any easier. And I believe Zelda Williams, Robin.” [Williams’] Daughter, said it in the best way I could ever imagine, which is that even a truckload of roses still weighs a ton,” he said.
Wolfgang explains why it is difficult for him to accept his departure: “Because there is so much that I cannot share with him.”
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Wolfgang Van Halen of Mammoth WVH performs at Metallica – M72 World Tour on August 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)
Adding, “He never saw what happened to Mammoth. He never saw me get married. He never saw me eventually have children. And those are some moments that are about the future and will always have a tinge of sadness no matter what.”
Wolfgang also said that his father strengthened him and his self-esteem, an emptiness he still feels today.
“In my father’s absence, a severe absence that I still experience to this day, his pride in me was so great that his absence just sits there as a black hole. But I have my mother, I have my wife… there are people who see through my insecurities and try to get me out of it,” he said on the podcast.
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