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6 days ago
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Rocker Says Tribute to Late Guitar Legend Came ‘Straight from the Heart'
took to Instagram on Monday, May 27 to share a video of himself discussing his recent tribute song to his former band mate . Hagar has previously said that he wrote the song 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight' with the late guitarist in a dream. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 In the new video clip, which Hagar explained in the caption of his post was shot on the last day of his band's rehearsals for their recently completed Las Vegas residency, he spoke about the inspiration for the song. 'I just thought, I want to say this from the bottom of my heart, that I wanted to do something about Eddie,' he explained. 'From the second I heard he passed, I was waiting for the family and everybody to get together and do the tribute. I mean, hey, I'm alive. I can sing the songs. We got bands. We can all play. And it never happened.' Hagar, however, noted that other members of Van Halen did do their own tributes of sorts, including Eddie's son with , , who played bass in the latter incarnation of the band before he eventually formed his own band, Mammoth WVH. 'I just love what Wolfie did, how he held his record and then came with the 'Distance,' which is the most soulful thing. I mean, it breaks my heart still today when I hear it. It's wonderful. So beautiful,' Hagar added. He also praised the band's former drummer, , although he still holds a grudge against Hagar.'Even Al, even though he left me out of the book, I'm OK with that,' Hagar added. 'Go read my book if you want to know what happened in my era, but you know, [Alex's book Brothers] was a tribute to his brother… It was like a love letter to Eddie.' Hagar then explained how he came up with his new song. 'It's been a long time coming for me. I've been thinking I have to do something someday. So this came, you know, from the dream a couple years ago.' He added that his current guitarist on his Best of All Worlds tour, Joe Satriani, helped him finish the song. 'I just love the way the fans are really understanding it. It's a love letter, too. It's a thank you. It's a tribute. It's a praise. It's everything. It's straight from the heart and it's to kind of close that chapter a little bit,' he explained. Hagar added that he'll 'go out and play the songs for the rest of my life,' but wanted to say it again, 'Eddie, thank you. Thank you for everything. Love you, miss you.' Rocker Says Tribute to Late Guitar Legend Came 'Straight from the Heart' first appeared on Parade on May 27, 2025
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05-05-2025
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Valerie Bertinelli Is 'Savage and Relentless' as She Throws Punches in Son Wolfgang's New Music Video
Valerie Bertinelli shows off a different side in an action-packed new music video from her son's band. In Mammoth WVH's horror-themed video for 'The End,' Wolfgang Van Halen, 34, performs for a club filled with zombies and vampires — and his mom steps in to fight the menacing creatures. The celebrity chef, 65, opened up about how much she enjoyed the experience in an Instagram post on Saturday, May 3. 'A ridiculous amount of fun was had for two days,' she wrote, going on to compliment Robert Rodriguez, who directed the video. Related: Valerie Bertinelli Jokes That She 'Won't Be Joining' Son Wolfgang's Band as She Appears with Him Onstage in Funny Birthday Tribute 'His passion and joy for his craft is truly contagious,' Bertinelli continued. 'And thank you, Robert for the lesson on how to throw a punch on camera. 👊🏼 I can't believe after all these years I've never done that. So much f---ing fun!' The From Dusk Till Dawn director had plenty of praise for Bertinelli too. 'I've worked with some major action stars in my career, but no one has ever been as SAVAGE and RELENTLESS as MAMA WOLF Valerie Bertinelli in THE END!' he captioned a clip of the One Day at a Time star. 'Bone Crunching Goodness!' 'I've never thrown a punch on camera before 😳,' Bertinelli commented on Rodriguez's post, before calling him a 'genius' and a 'super nice guy.' Wolfgang, whose father is late Van Halen frontman Eddie Van Halen, shows off his guitar shredding skills in the video, which also features appearances from Slash, Danny Trejo, and Wolgfang's wife Andraia Van Halen. Related: Valerie Bertinelli Says the 'Light at the End of the Tunnel Is Finally Here' as She Turns 65: 'Went Through It All' Bertinelli was married to Eddie from 1981 until 2007. He died from cancer in October 2020. To mark Wolfgang's 34th birthday in March, Bertinelli shared a funny clip in which she joined him at band practice but was only trusted to press one note on a keyboard. "1, 2, 3 and..." he shouted, before his mom held down on the one note. "I love you," the cookbook author giggled, as her son said, "Love you, mom." Bertinelli captioned the post, "To the 🌙 and back, Wolfie 🤍 Happy Birthday 🥰 p.s. I will not be taking comments on how I had *one* job… to hit *one* key… and well… I won't be joining the band anytime soon 😝." Read the original article on People
