Pop superstar Billie Eilish, who turns 18 later this month, was recently grilled by Jimmy Kimmel to see if she was aware of popular music acts and items from 1984, the year he was 17. Among the bands she never heard of was Van Halen, resulting an exasperated response from the late-night TV host. Now, one Van Halen member is coming to her defense.

In the late November interview, Kimmel started to reel off names, beginning with Madonna, whom Eilish did know. Next up, he asked, “Can you name a Van Halen?” To which Eilish answered, “Who?” Upon seeing her confusion, Kimmel exclaimed, “I’m gonna start crying!”

After the show aired, Eilish took some heat on Twitter for not knowing about the existence of Van Halen, but one person who stood up for her was none other than Wolfgang Van Halen, son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and bassist for the band since 2007. In a tweet, Wolfgang wrote:

If you haven’t heard of @billieeilish, go check her out. She’s cool. If you haven’t heard of @VanHalen, go check them out. They’re cool too.

Music is supposed to bring us together, not divide us. Listen to what you want and don’t shame others for not knowing what you like.

For the record, Billie also admitted she never heard of Huey Lewis, Run-DMC, and Cabbage Patch Kids.

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