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In the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, New York City, USA, songwriting team Carole King and Gerry Goffin are inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Fame. Graham Nash inducts The Kinks. Phil Spector inducts The Platters. A brief live performance by The Who is included in the ceremony, and they are inducted into the Hall of Fame by Adam Clayton of U2.Full article:
Roger Daltrey (vocals, The Who) : What the fuck is it? I mean, Pete (Townshend) was once quoted as saying, "It’s a Hard Rock without the hamburgers.”
Every artist, I’m honoured to be on the same planet with them, but some of the industry people that get mentioned at those functions… I find it very difficult when I hear people talking about their good old mates from the old days and mentioning names and I know these people have ripped off artists that I’ve known very well, and unfortunately some aren’t with us now. And you think, do I really want to be in the room with some of these fucking people?
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Every artist, I’m honoured to be on the same planet with them, but some of the industry people that get mentioned at those functions… I find it very difficult when I hear people talking about their good old mates from the old days and mentioning names and I know these people have ripped off artists that I’ve known very well, and unfortunately some aren’t with us now. And you think, do I really want to be in the room with some of these fucking people?