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Steve Miller Fires Back
Apr 17, 2016
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That didn’t take long.
In an interview with Billboard, Steve Miller reacted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drama that he was a part of and as you can imagine he had a lot of interesting things to say:
On whether he stands by his statements that he made regarding the ceremony:
“Of course I do, yeah. I spoke the truth as I experienced it, and as I have experienced it over the years. Basically, as everybody that has had a taste of the record business knows, they are gangsters and crooks…I was pretty naïve when I started and, over the years, my record companies have grossed over $1 billion from my work, and I've spent 50 years auditing them to force them to pay me what my contracts call for. I caught them illegally selling hundreds of thousands of my records in markets worldwide. They've broken their contracts, they've broken their word. They have built-in theft in all their accounting. I've had to threaten to use the RICO statutes against them. It's a business with built-in theft and cheating, that's just considered normal, and I'm just not the kind of guy who tolerates that, I don't go for that. If it's not fair, and if it's not clean and clear, then I'm going to work to make it that way.”
On the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame audience:
“Well, the audience that I saw was just a bunch of people at tables. I looked out there and I didn't really see any friendly faces -- I basically saw people I had been suing and auditing for years.”
On the Black Keys inducting them:
“I wanted to ask Elton John to induct me, because Elton knows my music and loves my music and we’re friends, and I thought he would probably have a good historical perspective. But they said, “no, the Black Keys are going to do it,” and I said, “well, OK,” and they said “there’s no negotiation on any of it, that’s the way we do it, that’s the way we’ve always done it, that’s the way it’s gonna be. It’s all gonna be a surprise; you’re not gonna know what they’re gonna say, you’re not going to know anything about that.
I think their experience was as bad as mine. It shouldn't have happened, and if the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would have had good enough manners to at least introduce us, we'd probably be friends. We have a lot in common, and I think they've been played pretty good by Rolling Stone. I don't know them, and I don't have any bad feelings about them at all. I feel badly for them, because they've got to think, "welcome to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, kid, here's how it works."
Maybe next week we won’t have a dramatic revelation of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.
In an interview with Billboard, Steve Miller reacted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drama that he was a part of and as you can imagine he had a lot of interesting things to say:
On whether he stands by his statements that he made regarding the ceremony:
“Of course I do, yeah. I spoke the truth as I experienced it, and as I have experienced it over the years. Basically, as everybody that has had a taste of the record business knows, they are gangsters and crooks…I was pretty naïve when I started and, over the years, my record companies have grossed over $1 billion from my work, and I've spent 50 years auditing them to force them to pay me what my contracts call for. I caught them illegally selling hundreds of thousands of my records in markets worldwide. They've broken their contracts, they've broken their word. They have built-in theft in all their accounting. I've had to threaten to use the RICO statutes against them. It's a business with built-in theft and cheating, that's just considered normal, and I'm just not the kind of guy who tolerates that, I don't go for that. If it's not fair, and if it's not clean and clear, then I'm going to work to make it that way.”
On the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame audience:
“Well, the audience that I saw was just a bunch of people at tables. I looked out there and I didn't really see any friendly faces -- I basically saw people I had been suing and auditing for years.”
On the Black Keys inducting them:
“I wanted to ask Elton John to induct me, because Elton knows my music and loves my music and we’re friends, and I thought he would probably have a good historical perspective. But they said, “no, the Black Keys are going to do it,” and I said, “well, OK,” and they said “there’s no negotiation on any of it, that’s the way we do it, that’s the way we’ve always done it, that’s the way it’s gonna be. It’s all gonna be a surprise; you’re not gonna know what they’re gonna say, you’re not going to know anything about that.
I think their experience was as bad as mine. It shouldn't have happened, and if the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would have had good enough manners to at least introduce us, we'd probably be friends. We have a lot in common, and I think they've been played pretty good by Rolling Stone. I don't know them, and I don't have any bad feelings about them at all. I feel badly for them, because they've got to think, "welcome to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, kid, here's how it works."
Maybe next week we won’t have a dramatic revelation of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.
Farewell Kobe
Apr 13, 2016
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This is one of those times where it really feels like an end of an era.
The Kobe Bryant retirement tour has come to an official end and honestly we don’t know what we can say that hasn’t been said already.
There is nobody who watched Kobe Bryant play that couldn’t agree that he didn’t want to win more than anything else in the world. Bryant was the Los Angeles Lakers for years and was arguably the most recognizable athlete in the world at one time.
History will paint him as one of the top ten basketball players of all-time and his final seasons brought life to what was an awful campaign for the Lakers; certainly not the way that he, or any of us for that matter had ever imagined, though yet his final game, a matchup against the Utah Jazz that has zero playoff implications will take precedence in a day where the Golden State Warriors are going for history trying to break the record for the most wins in a season and the opening games of the NHL Playoffs.
Bryant is a first ballot hall of famer and a certified winner. What will he do next?
We don’t know, but betting against him isn’t an option.
The Kobe Bryant retirement tour has come to an official end and honestly we don’t know what we can say that hasn’t been said already.
There is nobody who watched Kobe Bryant play that couldn’t agree that he didn’t want to win more than anything else in the world. Bryant was the Los Angeles Lakers for years and was arguably the most recognizable athlete in the world at one time.
History will paint him as one of the top ten basketball players of all-time and his final seasons brought life to what was an awful campaign for the Lakers; certainly not the way that he, or any of us for that matter had ever imagined, though yet his final game, a matchup against the Utah Jazz that has zero playoff implications will take precedence in a day where the Golden State Warriors are going for history trying to break the record for the most wins in a season and the opening games of the NHL Playoffs.
Bryant is a first ballot hall of famer and a certified winner. What will he do next?
We don’t know, but betting against him isn’t an option.
The Black Keys regret inducting Steve Miller
Apr 13, 2016
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Another day, another news item from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony last week.
The Black Keys (Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach) were the inductors for Steve Miller but in an interview with Rolling Stone, they were less than thrilled with how it all went down.
Auerbach had the following to say:
“Honestly, the most unpleasant part was being around him…Pat and I both regret" having accepted the invitation to induct Miller.
We got a really uncomfortable feeling when we first met Steve, he had no idea who we were. No idea. The first thing he told us was, ‘I can't wait to get out of here.’
This is like three days out of my life flying from Nashville and leaving my kids at home.
"(For) me personally, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has only ever really brought me joy since I was a teenager. I used to go there with my dad [when] they would do workshops. They're responsible for a lot of really positive things in my life. So when they asked us to do this, as much as I wanted to do it for Steve Miller, I wanted to do it for the Rock Hall. Because it has been a form of inspiration for me. It really has. I don't care if it sounds corny or not, but they have been. It just all felt pretty terrible.
When you get wealthy, when you get famous, it doesn't change you. It only amplifies who you are deep down inside. If you're just a grumpy guy, then you're just an extra grumpy guy [laughs]. But we learned just as much from that as we do from meeting nice people.
I hope that when I'm in my twilight years, I can look back and be grateful to the people who have appreciated me and to be able to give back.”
The Black Keys also noted that they left the ceremony halfway through Miller’s set and that they have no beef with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As previously discussed, Miller was furious with the way he felt that he was treated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Famed, citing how the organization only provided two tickets to the event and any additional ones would have to be purchased for $10,000 each.
Do you think next year’s ceremony will be drama free?
We don’t either.
The Black Keys (Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach) were the inductors for Steve Miller but in an interview with Rolling Stone, they were less than thrilled with how it all went down.
Auerbach had the following to say:
“Honestly, the most unpleasant part was being around him…Pat and I both regret" having accepted the invitation to induct Miller.
We got a really uncomfortable feeling when we first met Steve, he had no idea who we were. No idea. The first thing he told us was, ‘I can't wait to get out of here.’
This is like three days out of my life flying from Nashville and leaving my kids at home.
"(For) me personally, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has only ever really brought me joy since I was a teenager. I used to go there with my dad [when] they would do workshops. They're responsible for a lot of really positive things in my life. So when they asked us to do this, as much as I wanted to do it for Steve Miller, I wanted to do it for the Rock Hall. Because it has been a form of inspiration for me. It really has. I don't care if it sounds corny or not, but they have been. It just all felt pretty terrible.
When you get wealthy, when you get famous, it doesn't change you. It only amplifies who you are deep down inside. If you're just a grumpy guy, then you're just an extra grumpy guy [laughs]. But we learned just as much from that as we do from meeting nice people.
I hope that when I'm in my twilight years, I can look back and be grateful to the people who have appreciated me and to be able to give back.”
The Black Keys also noted that they left the ceremony halfway through Miller’s set and that they have no beef with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As previously discussed, Miller was furious with the way he felt that he was treated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Famed, citing how the organization only provided two tickets to the event and any additional ones would have to be purchased for $10,000 each.
Do you think next year’s ceremony will be drama free?
We don’t either.
RIP: Ed Snider
Apr 12, 2016
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While the Philadelphia Flyers had some good news by clinching the final slot in the Eastern Conference they organization suffered some very bad news as the team’s founder, Ed Snider, passed away at the age of 83.
Snider brought the game to Philadelphia in 1967 during the National Hockey League’s expansion from 6 teams to 12. The Flyers were an instant hit (as Snider knew it would be) and they hold the distinction of being the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.
Snider would later own the Philadelphia 76ers and would enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Ed Snider at this time.
Snider brought the game to Philadelphia in 1967 during the National Hockey League’s expansion from 6 teams to 12. The Flyers were an instant hit (as Snider knew it would be) and they hold the distinction of being the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.
Snider would later own the Philadelphia 76ers and would enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Ed Snider at this time.