A real “ok, boomer” moment.
When asked if she could name a Van Halen, she looked puzzled and responded, “Who?” This left Kimmel on the verge of tears and apparently some people on Twitter too. This clip exposing her ignorance of the American band, which formed in 1972, went viral on YouTube and attracted a variety of reactions. Actually, not that wide of a variety because the reactors could essentially divided into two camps: 1) People who are dumbfounded that a recording artist can’t name these rock legends 2) People who are dumbfounded that she would be expected to.
Mack@_Kenziepuff
This sort of segment is likely targeted at Kimmel’s veteran demographic, who might get some gratification from letting out a “kids these days…” sigh (or tirade). There isn’t anything too interesting about a 17-year-old being unaware of things that weren’t popular in her lifetime. Eilish is too busy performing sold-out shows around the world to touch-up her knowledge of rock trivia.
Read some reactions from both ends of the spectrum below.
adult mom✔@adultmomband
why are older men literally obsessed with making young girls look stupid https://twitter.com/_Kenziepuff/status/1200239735438008320 …
Mack@_KenziepuffBillie Eilish didn’t know who Van Halen was, I’m sobbing.
Mack@_KenziepuffBillie Eilish didn’t know who Van Halen was, I’m sobbing.
Funfair For The Common Man@StaggerLeeFI’m 51, wish I didn’t know who Van Halen were but I’ve got the Billie Eilish album and it’s fucking great.
Mack@_KenziepuffBillie Eilish didn’t know who Van Halen was, I’m sobbing.
Kyleigh 😛@_gxner_sorry a 17 year old doesn’t know about Van Halen even though their last album released before she was even born
Mack@_KenziepuffBillie Eilish didn’t know who Van Halen was, I’m sobbing.
Schrodinger’s Gender@raffy_regulus
YG Magnum@HaroldBingoyoung musician doesnt know about musicians who peaked before they were even born, people get performatively mad about it, dont y’all ever get tired of this routine https://twitter.com/_Kenziepuff/status/1200239735438008320 …
Mack@_KenziepuffBillie Eilish didn’t know who Van Halen was, I’m sobbing.
???? ????@im_erick__Some people didn’t listen to classic rock when they were growing up, so what? Does she need to know them when her music is so much more different than theirs? And why even bring this up?
Sam Bullock@CrampsamI don’t expect all teenagers to listen to Van Halen every day but I do expect an established musician to have at least HEARD of one of the most famous and successful bands of all time
