Eddie Van Halen and son share pre-show anxiety
June 13, 2012, 12:48 PM EST
Wolfgang and Eddie Van Halen (©AP)
Eddie Van Halen and his bassist son Wolfgang have bonded on the road over their shared pre-show anxiety.
The legendary guitarist recruited his 21-year-old son to play bass on Van Halen's latest tour, and both suffer from extreme jitters before every concert. Wolfgang handles his nerves by practicing incessantly backstage, while his dad rushes to the toilet to vomit.
Eddie tells USA Today, "Really. I did it (threw up) just before the show last night. Then I don't eat, so by the time I get offstage, I'm cooked ... I don't know what I'm afraid of. I guess I always thought I entered the wrong business." Wolfgang adds, "It's a Van Halen thing. We get that anxiety where you think you're going to die, but really nothing's going to happen to you." The father-son duo won't have to battle with the stress much longer: Van Halen have pulled the plug on their summer tour due to exhaustion. The band will wrap up their current trek following a show in Louisiana on June 26.
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