See Billie Eilish Admit She's Never Heard of Van Halen in Funny 'Kimmel' Clip

In not-so-shocking but still entertaining news, pop superstar Billie Eilish, a person born in 2001, doesn't seem to know much about Van Halen, a band whose defining album was named (and came out in) 1984. 

For a recent spot on his late-night talk show, comedian Jimmy Kimmel decided to present the 17-year-old singer with a series of references from 1984 (his 17th year alive) after declaring it one of the most important years for American history. After inquiring about Madonna, who Eilish clearly knows, Kimmel spouts off, "Can you name a Van Halen?" to which the young star leans forward with a confused look and sasses back, "Who?" While her general demeanor throughout the interview suggests she could just be giving Kimmel a hard time for his insistence on 1984's relevance, she's also very young to have been rocking out to "Hot For Teacher" when VH was still a commonly spoken household name. 

True to form, boomers everywhere were immediately exasperated and clutched their pearls at the young singer's admission. Plenty of reasonable voices chimed in, though, including former Nine Inch Nails art director Rob Sheridan with a string of tweets on why it's perfectly fine that she's not a Van Halen fan, and even Eddie Van Halen's son Wolf, who implores folks to listen to Eilish despite her possible ignorance of his dad. 

"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," the younger Van Halen explains via Twitter. "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." 

See below for the original tweet and Sheridan's, and keep scrolling to see some other righteously defensive takes on the whole debacle.