“I was just like, ‘I need to make sure Frankenstein is safe’”: Wolfgang Van Halen stowed his dad’s most legendary guitar in his car as a precaution during the LA wildfires

Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen.

Wolfgang Van Halen has reflected on the “doomsday energy” of the LA wildfires, during which he kept his dad’s legendary Frankenstein in his car for three weeks as part of precautionary evacuation plans.

The fires caused monumental damage to the city, with thousands of buildings – many of them homes – reduced to ash. Primus guitarist Larry Lalonde and Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith were among those to lose their homes.