During a chat with UCR, Wolfgang Van Halen remembered recording Van Halen’s last album “A Different Kind of Truth” (2012).
The album had been Wolfgang’s debut with Van Halen after he toured for six years together with his father.
Discussing the album recording, Wolfgang commented:
“It seemed like a logical thing. We’ve got a really good thing going here, what if we tried to do an album? At that point in time, my dad’s writing style had changed, drastically, not in a bad way, but I think in a different way, to where fans of classic-era Van Halen may not have appreciated it as much.”
He added:
“At that time Van Halen was very much a legacy act. Sure, the die-hard fans wanted an album, but … most people only wanted to hear ‘Panama’ and ‘Jump’ and stuff like that.
”So I thought it would be worth looking at old demos for inspiration … and build upon old ideas to bring out something new. Dad was always writing, so there were always so many ideas up there.”