Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen performed live at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, which took place this past Sunday, March 10, performing the song “I’m Just Ken” from the movie “Barbie”, along with star Ryan Gossling and other cast members.
Superstar producer Mark Ronson (who made the Barbie soundtrack with Andrew Wyatt) played the song’s introductory bass line before Wolfgang Van Halen, using a pink EVH SA-126 signature original guitar, “shifted gears”.Slash’s iconic figure, wearing his top hat and playing a classic sunburst Les Paul, then drew huge cheers from the audience. With one hand on the legendary guitarist’s shoulder, Gosling was obviously enjoying every moment of this special performance.We should note that this song was a nominee for “Best Original Song”, but in the end, Billie Eilish’s song for the film, “What Was I Made For?” took the honors.
