Published Oct 14, 2020

Wolfgang Shares Video of Dad, Eddie Van Halen, Just a Week After He Passed From Cancer, That Reveals Rocker's Dream Collaboration

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The Father-Son Bond

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, shared a throwback video of his father.
In the video, Eddie says he would love to play music with his father again.
Van Halen recently passed away after a long battle with throat cancer.

Eddie Van Halen may have recently passed from throat cancer, but we’re still learning so much about him. In a sweet throwback video posted by his son, the rock star revealed which late musician would be his dream collaboration, and the answer may surprise you.

Wolfgang Van Halen, 29, shared a special throwback video of his father Eddie Van Halen, who passed away at 65-years-old after a long battle with throat cancer. In the video, a fan asks Van Halen who, among all the incredible musicians that have passed away, would he choose to play with? Van Halen took a moment to respond before answering that he would choose his father.

“I’d love to jam with my father again,” Van Halen answered.

Along with the video, Wolfgang also posted two photos which proves how strong the Van Halen father-son bond really is. The second photo shows Van Halen’s father, Jan, jamming out with his saxophone and the third is a sweet photo of Wolfgang and Van Halen rocking out on their guitars.

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The music talent within this family is certainly unparalleled. Not only is Wolfgang following in his father’s rock n’ roll footsteps, but he can thank the ultimate patriarch of the family Jans. In the Netherlands, Jans was a famed saxophonist and clarinetist so clearly when it comes to making beautiful music this family knows what to do.

Coping With Music During Cancer Treatment

While battling cancer, it’s important to find moments of joy and still try to do activities that make you happy. Many cancer survivors have found different ways to cope, but embracing your artistic side has shown great promise in distracting patients from their diagnosis.

Of course, we can all rock out quite like the Van Halen family. However, breast cancer survivor Marquina Iliev-Piselli found an inventive way to channel her love for music while undergoing chemotherapy air guitar. “Without air guitar, my treatment would have been incredibly sad,” Marquina tells SurvivorNet. “Air guitar was the thing that brought me through. I recommend it highly.”

The most helpful aspect of air guitar for Marquina was that it allowed her to channel a different persona and separate from her body for a moment. Then, while undergoing chemotherapy she should dress in different outfits in order to make herself feel better. “It was glam rock chemo,” Marquina says. “I air guitared in my chemo, and that saved my spirit. It makes it so that I don’t look back on that time of fear.”

Breast cancer survivor Marquina Iliev-Piselli says air guitar helped her cope during cancer treatment

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