Wolfgang Van Halen Speaksbr out in Defense of Billie Eilish .br Billie Eilish was recently met with widespread criticismbr after she revealed on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ that shebr did not know who the band Van Halen was. .br Van Halen, an American hard rock bandbr founded in 1972, last performed togetherbr live in 2015, when Eilish was 13 years old. .br Following the news, Wolfgang Van Halen, bassist and the son of the band’s founder, Eddie Van Halen, was quick to defend Eilish.br Music is supposed to bringbr us together, not divide us.br Listen to what you want andbr don’t shame others for notbr knowing what you like, Wolfgang Van Halen, via Twitter.br Wolfgang then promoted Eilish alongsidebr Van Halen, saying both were “cool” and thatbr people should “check them [both] out.”.br If you haven’t heard of @billieeilish,br go check her out. She’s cool. If youbr haven’t heard of @VanHalen, gobr check them out.