Post by petrolino on Dec 21, 2019 23:26:47 GMT
Steve Miller asked the Rock Hall if Elton John could induct him but the Hall selected the Black Keys. Kid Rock inducted Cheap Trick that same year, having made some sweet money deals inducting Bob Seger previously.
I wonder how they choose who inducts who. Must be some financial decisions to consider.
"The guys who inducted me are nice guys, but they didn’t know a thing about me. I was going to ask Elton [John]. He knows me and probably knows my music better than most people.
They said: ‘We’ll pick who inducts you, and it will be a surprise, ... Oh, and here are all these things you have to sign off on for licensing.’
I was like: ‘What are you talking about? You guys need to calm down.'"
- Steve Miller, Rolling Stone
"Um, well, I guess Pat [Carney, drummer] and I definitely… [Pauses] I guess we felt, I don’t know, we read a lot of things and 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.” He knew that we signed up to do this speech for him. And he made no effort to even [laughs uncomfortably] — he didn’t even figure out who we were. I don’t live in New York City. This is like three days out of my life flying from Nashville and leaving my kids at home.
It was just a real eye-opener for us. Because as we get older, 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. Because music is about sharing and passing on inspiration and that was his opportunity to do that; not just lashing out in a way that was just completely unfocused.
It was just a real eye-opener for us. Because as we get older, 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. Because music is about sharing and passing on inspiration and that was his opportunity to do that; not just lashing out in a way that was just completely unfocused.
Pat and I were both definitely disappointed, to say the least. But you never really know what to expect when you meet quote unquote “superstars.” Rock & roll superstars, it used to be different for them. Playing stadiums and selling millions and millions of albums. It’s almost like he doesn’t have respect for the younger generations and how hard it is in the business today. When he made his first record, he did it at Olympic Studios with Glyn Johns. Pat and I made our first record in a basement with broken gear.
But we were there for the same reasons. Because we love music and because I felt like we had a connection just because I come from a place where I love blues music and so does he. And at least we had that connection, but that ended up not mattering in the end."
But we were there for the same reasons. Because we love music and because I felt like we had a connection just because I come from a place where I love blues music and so does he. And at least we had that connection, but that ended up not mattering in the end."
- Dan Auerebach, Rolling Stone
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