Valerie Bertinelli is one proud mother thanks to her son Wolfgang Van Halen!
The doting mother got emotional on the 2022 Grammys red carpet when she gushed about what an honor it was to see her son get nominated for his songwriting abilities, something his late father, Eddie Van Halen would have been super proud of.
Valerie Bertinelli Gushes About Son’s First Grammy Nomination
The “Hot in Cleaveland” actress had a proud mom moment on the red carpet with Wolfgang by her side. When asked by Entertainment Tonight what the big night meant to her, Bertinelli struggled to fight back her tears as she said,
It is really emotional. I mean, the song that Wofie wrote is absolutely stunning, gorgeous and it’s really beautiful that he was honored for it, and for songwriting. Because that is the first thing that really stuck out to me, was like, ‘Wolf, you are a songwriter. That is the hardest part about being a musician.
A shy Wolfgang who watched his mother gush over him also talked about what his nomination would have meant to his late father. “He would be losing his mind, but also, at the same time, he would be like, ‘duh,’ because that’s how much he believed in me.”
Wolfgang, who got his first-ever Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song for the tune “Distance,” which he dedicated to Eddie spoke about being nominated alongside other legends in the Rock n’ Roll sphere.
“It is certainly insane to be in the same category as a Beatle and Dave Grohl for songwriting, so, that’s why it feels like I am dreaming this right now,” he gushed.
The award ceremony was indeed a family affair as the mother-son duo was joined by Wolfgang’s longtime girlfriend Andraia Allsop who expressed immense pride in her man.
Concluding the interview, Bertinelli doubled down on how proud she was of her baby boy, saying, “All I can say is, in spite of me and Ed, we got this, and I am so proud of him.”
Wolfgang Van Halen Loses Best Rock Song Nomination
Unfortunately, Wolfgang conceded the category for Best Rock Song to Foo Fighters for their hit song, “Waiting On A War.” During his red carpet interview, Wolfie had spoken about what it would feel like if he ended up taking the award home.
“I’m not sure I will be listening, just because it’s just crazy to be here. I think if it does end up happening, I will go deaf and then we will see what happens,” he confessed to the interviewer.
While that didn’t end up happening, Wolfie handled the loss with grace, maintaining a posture of gratitude that he got to be nominated in the first place.
The “Don’t Back Down” singer took to Twitter after the award ceremony to address his fans. He began the lengthy statement, writing, We came, we saw, but we did NOT conquer and that’s ok! I got to have a wonderful night with the two most important women in my world.”
He continued, “Such an honor to be nominated for the first song I ever released on my own, in a category with artists I have looked up to my entire life. I don’t know if that’ll ever settle in.”
Remembering his late father, Wolfgang wrote, “Pop didn’t win the first time he was nominated too, so it looks like I’m following in his footsteps quite nicely. Who knows what the future holds.”
He concluded, expressing gratitude for the “wild experience” of being Grammy-nominated and thanking his fans and the Recording Academy for the recognition and support.
What’s Next For Wolfgang?
A Grammy nomination is just the starting point for the famous bassist. Wolfgang shared that for the next phase of his career he hopes to write some more songs by himself before collaborating with anyone.
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“I think I need to figure out who I’m more before I start to collaborate with others,” he elaborated. As for his dream collaboration, Wolfgang has his eyes on the one and only Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.
“It has always been a dream to collaborate with somebody like Dave Grohl. Foo Fighters, something like that. He is like the main inspiration for my whole project,” he shared.
