Original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor missed the Rock Hall induction ceremony but revealed in a letter that he was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer.Andy Taylor sent a letter in his absence from the stage. “Just over four years ago, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer,” read Le Bon. “Many families have experienced the slow burn of this disease and of course, we are no different.
Honorees Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar perform at the 37th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.Backstage, just minutes after reading the letter from his Duran Duran bandmate Andy Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon admitted he was on the edge of tears thinking about it. “It’s devastating to find out that one of our family is not going to be around for a long while. It is absolutely devastating. We love Andy dearly and you know, I’m not gonna stand here and cry.
There are some interesting items on display at the lobby merch booth, which is selling swag on behalf of both the honorees and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The priciest tchotchke is a $300 illuminated and framed piece of artwork from Liam Rosenberg — a psychedelic illustration featuring all of the new inductees. There are only 50 of them for sale, and, according to the dudes manning the booth, there may still be close to 50 left, midway through the show.
Richie Faulkner, left, and Rob Halford of Judas Priest perform at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
“Somebody from the Hall came up right when he gave me his notes,” Grubman continued. “They said, ‘Can we have it, because we want to put it in the hall?’” — ABRichie’s ecstatic “All Night Long” is easily the closest this evening has gotten to an actual concert, with much of the audience on their feet as the singer and his large band bear down on the song’s ebullient groove.
🎶’Cause I wonder where you are And I wonder what you do. Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart, For I haven’t got a clue. But let me start by saying I love you’🎶 In turn, who doesn’t remember this?
It must have been people in the music industry in Los Angeles who must have told him such a stupid thing. We know California are full of fake liberals and fake progressives.
Lionel rocks right up there with Little Richard…Jesus..😔
What a list of rockers..Did I miss something or did Dolly Parton or these hip hop artists have private sessions at some point in their careers have gigs with Rolling Stones? They’re not rockers..Jesus..😔
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford hailed the metal community as “all inclusive” — of “sexuality, the color of your skin, the faith you believe in or don’t believe in” — and scoffs at outsiders “who look at us and are a little bit scared.” RockHall2022
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Love Dolly
Eminem.. is too modest.