Eddie Van Halen’s son talks about being ‘hurt’ with how the Grammy honored his father

Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang has a few words about how the Grammy Awards honored his late father at Sunday’s ceremony.

In an Instagram post on Monday, Van Halen pointed out that his father – the legendary rock guitarist who died in October at the age of 65 – was shown briefly during the “In Memoriam” segment of the show and was not mentioned again.

Along with a screenshot of the segment with the presentation by Eddie Van Halen, his son wrote: “The Grammy asked me to play ‘Eruption’ in the ‘In Memoriam’ section and I declined. I don’t think anyone could live up to what my dad did for music, except himself. “

“As I understand it, there would be an ‘In Memoriam’ section, where excerpts of songs would be played for legendary artists who had already passed away,” he continued. “I didn’t know that they were going to show Pop for just 15 seconds in the middle of 4 full shows for others that we had missed.”

He said he was “more hurt” by the fact that the program did not mention his father “when they talked about the artists we lost at the beginning of the program”.

“I know that rock is not the most popular genre at the moment, (and the academy seems a little out of reach), but I think it’s impossible to ignore the legacy that my father left in the instrument, in the world of rock and in music in general, ”wrote Van Halen. “There will never be another innovator like him.”

He added that he does not want to start a “hatred stop” because his father “would probably just laugh and say ‘Ehh who cares?’” He concluded by saying “I would love to have the opportunity to speak to The Recording Academy not just about my father’s legacy, but also about the legacy of the Rock genre in the future. “

The Recording Academy did not immediately respond to HuffPosts’ request for comment.

Eddie Van Halen, lead singer of iconic 80s rock band Van Halen, died after cancer treatment.

Rolling Stone put Van Halen in a league with rock’s greatest guitarists. “It’s hard to imagine what rock & roll would sound like without Eddie Van Halen,” wrote the magazine.

“Like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton before him, he alone (or maybe, in his case, Double-handedly) ”- referring to a two-handed technique known as tapping -“ changed the vocabulary of the guitar for a generation, ”said Rolling Stone.