Backstage At The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 7 a.m.

There was no big induction ceremony and concert for this year\u2019s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees due to COVID19, but they\u2019re all being celebrated Saturday night (11/7) on HBO, and today on TIJ!\xa0Rock & Roll Hall of Fame CEO, Greg Harris, shares a ton of great stories about the Rock Hall, it\u2019s inductees and exhibits! He breaks down how the ceremony comes together, how they choose who inducts the various honorees, and why some members of a band make the Rock Hall cut, but some don\u2019t. He has tales about Metallica\u2019s late-night museum visit, Foo Fighters\u2019 Dave Grohl and Rage Against The Machine\u2019s Tom Morello serving on the Rock Hall nominating committee, and the Sex Pistols\u2019 public diss of their Rock Hall honor (and the members who later picked up their plaques). He\u2019s talking Guns N Roses amazing performance without Axl Rose, Van Halen\u2019s induction with no Eddie or Alex in attendance, Prince\u2019s blistering guitar solo during the George Harrison tribute of \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,\u201d and Geddy Lee playing bass for Yes. And of course he speaks to why hip hop has been embraced by the Rock Hall, but metal is hardly represented!