Wolfgang William Van Halen (born March 16, 1991), is a Dutch-American born musician. He is the current bassist for Van Halen, replacing Michael Anthony in 2006.
Named after the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his parents are guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli. His uncle is Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen. His middle name is rumored to be taken from the title of the Van Halen song "Big Bad Bill (is Sweet William ...
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Wolfgang William Van Halen (born March 16, 1991), is a Dutch-American born musician. He is the current bassist for Van Halen, replacing Michael Anthony in 2006.
Named after the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, his parents are guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli. His uncle is Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen. His middle name is rumored to be taken from the title of the Van Halen song "Big Bad Bill (is Sweet William Now)," a cover of a jazz standard David Lee Roth sang about Eddie.
Wolfgang (an Old High German word meaning "wolf strife") was a part of his father's vision for Van Halen from a very young age. The instrumental "316" was named in his honor, after Wolfgang's birthday. Later, his father named a custom guitar after him, the Peavey Wolfgang. Eddie stated that Wolfgang is new to the bass guitar.
Wolfgang later began actively participating in the band. He also made guest appearances during some dates of Van Halen's 2004 tour, appearing during his...
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