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Re: GnR HOF induction eligiblity mention on rollingstone.com
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A Look Ahead To Future Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Brawls
March 12, 2008 6:05 PMThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are the only forum in rock where bitter ex-bandmates are forced to come together publicly. Sometimes they temporarily bury the hatchet and perform one last time (Talking Heads, the Mamas & the Papas, the Velvet Underground), but often the shit hits the fan. Everybody expected last year's Van Halen induction to devolve into a steel cage match, but instead nobody named Van Halen or Roth showed up and the only massacre was Paul Shaeffer's take on "Why Can't This Be Love." Things got pretty uncomfortable in 2005 when former members of Blondie started bitching out Debbie Harry onstage, and in 1993 John Fogerty left his stunned Creedence bandmates at the podium and performed with Bruce Springsteen. John Paul Jones had one of the great Rock Hall lines when he thanked Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for "remembering my phone number." We haven't seen fireworks recently, but here's a look ahead at some potentially wonderfully awkward moments:
Guns N' Roses: Eligible in 2012. Everything else pales in comparison to this one. The original five haven't been together since 1990. Since then Axl slowly fired the entire band, took the name rights and retreated into his lair to work on Chinese Democracy for well over a decade. If you think Axl is nuts now, imagine him five years from now. If he decides to take a break from working on Chinese Democracy for the night and show up at the Waldorf, there's no telling what will happen. I can't wait.
thanks to Randy Lahey @ mygnrforum.com
