Eddie Van Halen’s son talks about being “hurt” by the way the Grammys honored their father

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, has a few words about how the Grammy Awards honored his late father at Sunday’s ceremony.

On Monday, in an Instagram post, Van Halen pointed out that his father – the legendary rock guitarist who died in October at the age of 65 – was briefly introduced during the show’s “In Memoriam” segment and was not mentioned. again.

Along with a screenshot of the segment with Eddie Van Halen singing, his son wrote: “The Grammys asked me to play“ Eruption ”for the“ In Memoriam ”section and I refused. I don’t think anyone could have lived up to what my father did for music other than himself. ”

“I understand that there will be an ‘In Memoriam’ section in which pieces of songs have been performed for legendary artists who have passed,” he continued. “I didn’t realize they would show Pop in just 15 seconds in the middle of four full shows for others that I missed.”

He said he was “most hurt” by the show’s failure to mention his father “when they talked about artists I lost at the beginning of the show.”

“I know that rock is not the most popular genre at the moment, (and the academy seems a bit contactless), but I think it’s impossible to ignore the legacy that my father left on the instrument, the world of rock and music in general, ”wrote Van Halen. “There will never be another innovator like him.”

He added that he did not want to start a “hate parade” because his father would probably laugh and say “Ehh who the hell?” “” He concluded by saying that “he would like to have the opportunity to talk to The Recording Academy not only about my father’s legacy, but also about the legacy of the Rock genre that goes on. ”

Recording Academy did not immediately respond to HuffPosts’ request for comment.

Eddie Van Halen, frontman for the iconic 80’s rock band Van Halen, has died after cancer treatment.

Rolling Stone put Van Halen in a league with the greatest rock guitarists. “It’s hard to imagine what rock & roll would sound like without Eddie Van Halen,” the magazine wrote.

“Like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton in front of him, he alone (or maybe, in his case, double– manual) “- referring to a two-handed technique known as tapping -” changed the vocabulary of the guitar for a generation, “said Rolling Stone.