“Do you see Taylor Swift shredding scales? I don’t think so”: Wolfgang Van Halen on how fans unfairly critique his guitar playing because of his father – and why shredding like Eddie isn’t important

Wolfgang Van Halen and Taylor Swift.

Wolfgang Van Halen has opened up on how some listeners are still caught up with unfairly critiquing his guitar chops by refusing to separate him from his late father, Eddie Van Halen.

As the mastermind behind Mammoth, a band with whom he writes and records all the parts, he’s carving out a name in his own right, away from his dad’s shadow.