Starr is inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His Beatles band-mate McCartney gives the induction speech. Starr:
Finally, I’m invited and I love it.
Starr is inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His Beatles band-mate McCartney gives the induction speech. Starr:
Finally, I’m invited and I love it.
The group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 29th induction ceremony. Bruce Springsteen:
So I’m proud to induct, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard-rocking, booty-shaking, love-making, earth-quaking, Viagra-taking, justifying, death-defying, legendary E Street Band.
Epstein is posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 29th induction ceremony. Peter Asher of Gordon & Gordon:
Brian loved, protected and respected the Beatles. He took his responsibilities extremely seriously . . . His biggest fear was letting the Beatles down in any way, whatsoever.
Oldham is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 29th induction ceremony. Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon:
[He] was a promotional genius. Andrew also saw what the Stones could become culturally. He brilliantly positioned the dangerous Stones . . . He encouraged — commanded — Mick and Keith to write their own songs.
Stevens is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 29th induction ceremony.
[Rock Hall induction] certainly brings happiness to my fans and those who have campaigned for it. Embarrassingly, it makes me feel good, too.
The band is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 29th induction ceremony. Ace Frehley:
We’re finally in. I’m thrilled. To be in the company of all these other celebrities and great musicians, it just feels amazing.
Ronstadt is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 29th induction ceremony.
It wasn’t anything I ever thought about. I never thought of myself as a rock’ n’ roll singer; I sang it, (but) it’s just one of the things I sang. I sang a lot of different stuff. I didn’t go the last two times I was nominated for a Grammy, either. I don’t have anything against it; you just don’t do things for those reasons. If you’re working for prizes, you’re in trouble. There’s nothing wrong with it. I don’t mind it. It’s just not anything I ever gave a thought to.
The duo is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 29th induction ceremony. Oats:
I just wanna start out. I know everyone here is so cognizant of their past and the music that brought us all here tonight, because the roots of American music are so important to all of us here tonight, that’s why we’re here.
Gabriel is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 29th induction ceremony.
Because this is a recognition for all your work, it means a lot more to me than an award for a single or an album. It’s also great to get some acknowledgement from your peers.
The group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 28th induction ceremony. Ann Wilson:
I wasn’t quite sure this was real when I got the news. We’ve just had this long running joke about it for so many years. But I got the text while I was at the airport and it took a little while to sink in.
The group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 28th induction ceremony. Chuck D:
It’s good to look back from time to time to see where you impacted change or if you impacted change. I had parents who encouraged me to speak out and say what was on my mind and speak my truth. I think PE wanted to make change in some way through the music, and we did in the way we said what we said and how we said it.
Summer is posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 28th induction ceremony. Bruce Sudano:
This is obviously a bittersweet moment, but as a family we determined that tonight we would lean on the sweet side of the occasion.
Adler is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 28th induction ceremony.
It’s a real nice feeling, you know, no matter what you think about it. Every year goes by, if you don’t make it, you just say, ‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’ But it really matters, and you find that out when they finally say, ‘You’re in.’
The group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th induction ceremony. Author Otto Fuchs:
One last thing, all musicians who shared the stage with Bill Haley as The Comets from 1952 until 1980 should be seen as what they were. They were contributors to the success of Rock and Roll and Bill Haley. Contrary to what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame published, the band did not break up in 1962, but went on until the final curtain fell for Bill Haley!
The group is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th induction ceremony. Claudette Robinson:
I didn’t think it would happen in my lifetime. For the longest time so many people have put in their comments and tried so hard for us to be inducted, and there was always a reason we weren’t. So I was a little shocked when they called and said it would happen.
The group is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th induction ceremony. Kiedis on how deceased member Slovak have loved the honor:
I think that he would have a good laugh. Yeah, it would certainly mean something to him as he cared deeply about music and the love of the brotherhood of being in a band and being a creative force in the universe, which he is and always will be a brother in everything we do.
Dowd is posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th induction ceremony.
The group, excluding Axl Rose, is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th induction ceremony. Slash:
The thing that stuck out to me the most was when they had the Blue Caps and Crickets and the Fabulous Flames and Comets and all those guys get up there and get inducted . . . I was like, ‘Wow,’ all these guys in their 80s and 90s, some in their wheelchairs, some not even there because they’re dead, all lined up getting this honor, this recognition. That really pulled at my heartstrings. That sort of erased for me all the questions that I have. I was like, ‘I guess everybody gets it in due time. ‘
Johns is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of fame at the 27th induction ceremony.
King is posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at the 27th induction ceremony. Billy Gibbons:
We came to pay tribute to Freddie [King] on a number of levels and a number of reasons. We have a long standing history of, first of all, loving the music he was doing, and later, the surprise was getting to be friends and having him mentor and teach us a few things.
Love is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 26th induction ceremony.
It’s the validation of all the work I’ve done all these years. People in the [music] industry know me better than people outside of the industry. This to me is my Grammy, my Academy Award, my Tony, all in this one award. This means I’m being honored for everything that I’ve ever done.
Holzman is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 26th induction ceremony.
Rupe is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 26th induction ceremony.
Russell is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 26th induction ceremony.
Thank you very much. I appreciate it and Hallelujah.
Waits accepts his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
They say that I have no hits, and that I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.
Dr. John is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 26th induction ceremony.
I feel like I’m blessed to get a reward from ya’ll. I feel like I’m blessed to be standing, to be breathing. You know, we just buried my drummer Saturday. He’d been my drummer for 37 years. But I have a lot of cats that’s been with me for a long time because we love what we do.
Greenwich (posthumously) and Barry are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 25th induction ceremony.
The group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 25th induction ceremony. Benny Andersson:
I take it as a true honor. We are and were sort of a solid pop band, and there is a difference between pop music and rock ‘n’ roll music. Being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wasn’t on the map, really, for us. On the other hand, there are a lot of pop acts already inducted, so I don’t mind. I’m not the one who inducted myself, you know?
Genesis is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 25th induction ceremony. Phish plays Watcher of The Skies. Rutherford:
I think at my age, any accolade is enjoyed. It’s nice to be inducted into something.
The group is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the 25th induction ceremony. Iggy Pop:
I didn’t think I’d ever see the inside of that neighborhood actually. Probably because the group had a very long outsider history, going back way back before there was ever a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It took us a lot longer to get some sort of general acceptance than probably most people