The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is in the books and there are a few more notes worth discussing.
When N.W.A. accepted their induction, the group took a shot at Gene Simmons:
“I want to say to Gene Simmons that hip-hop is here forever”
MC Ren
“The question is, ‘Are we rock ‘n’ roll?’ And I say — you goddamn right we rock ‘n’ roll. Rock ‘n’ roll is not an instrument. It’s not even a style of music. It’s a spirit that’s been going on since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock, and yes, hip-hop. Rock ‘n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life. That is rock ‘n’ roll and that is us.”
Ice Cube
The comments by the N.W.A. members were prompted by Simmons’ earlier comments who stated a month ago that he looked forward to when artists were no longer speaking during songs and went back to lyrics and harmony.
Simmons has previously been vocal against other artists who were in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, namely Grandmaster Flash, Madonna and Donna Summer, who he stated that if you asked them if they were rock and roll, that they would have answered a different genre.
The blood spewing bass player has always been open about his dislike of rap music and also of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame itself, as it took the band far too long to get inducted, but we are not among those who believe that he is correct on his opinion of N.W.A. and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
While we here at Notinhalloffame.com are big fans of both Kiss and N.W.A., sorry Gene, you are in the wrong here. Especially for someone who has railed continuously in the past about the hypocrisy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Let’s move on.
Steve Miller also made headlines, though not for what occurred on the stage. In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony press room, Miller was very open about his discontent with the ceremony itself in where he was only granted two tickets; one for him and one for his wife. Had he wanted to invite anyone else, he would have been subject to a $10,000 charge per ticket.
If this is accurate, it is impossible not to sympathize with Miller’s plight as this seems to be in line with issues that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony has been synonymous with.
Again for many the main story was not who was there but who wasn’t. Ritchie Blackmore did not attend, though Deep Purple did say that he was invited to the event but not to play. Former Chicago frontman, Peter Cetera was also not present, but it was more noteworthy as to how little people paid attention to that story.
Either way, we love the drama and can’t wait to see what happens next!
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10 Apr
2016
2016
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