Cool what Mr Miller is doing. Wouldn't hold my breath on startling results, but could be interesting.
Is R&R HOF valid?
Does anyone look to see if their artist of choice was ever chosen?
Does it really give a band more validity?
As an institution do they do anything more than have fee charging exhibit(s) and an annual glitz show?I have not researched, but I do know HOF does not have a reputation as champion of musician rights and benefits, and if they are have done a poor awareness job.
They could be valid (laugh laugh) if they:
Did something to enable retirement and insurance benefits for musicians
Had assistance options for elderly musicians having difficulty health and housing.
Encouraged education options for musicians in training.
Had youth programs to get kids into music
Awarded the "in the trenches" musicians who often are better than the "names"
and (drum roll) the most difficult:
Took money as a rating of musical ability out of the judging mix.OK dream over
It's Jann Wenner's rock and roll world, we just live in it. 😛
From the Rolling Stone article:
Miller said he's "planning to keep [the story] in the news," noting he already has the Rock Hall's public documents.
"I wanna see where they're spending the money," he said. "I wanna see who's being paid. I wanna check it all out …
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's actually going to go to Cleveland. The Museum's actually gonna mean something. The funding they raise is actually gonna be used for music education before I'm done."
This part is funny, not related to the Hall but his encounter with The Black Keys:
"I never was introduced to the Black Keys," he told Stern. "I didn't know who they were personally. I walked in through security, and there's this guy [Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach] looking at me, making goo-goo eyes at me or something. I walk up to him, and I go, 'What are you doing tonight?' And he says, 'I'm reading your speech.' I say, 'Oh, great. I can't wait to get the fuck out of here.' And I didn't know who he was! If we had been introduced, I'm sure we would have gotten along because we like the same kind of music and they're working musicians and stuff.'"
Auerbach – who told Rolling Stone the band regrets inducting Miller – offered a similar story of their first meeting, but with a more uncomfortable slant. "I don't know, we read a lot of things and we got a really uncomfortable feeling when we first met Steve," the frontman said. "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 — he didn't even figure out who we were."
So Steve Miller is supposed to bone up on The Black Keys, the guys that are inducting him?
I place that awkward situation on the Hall itself, who figures out who inducts who? And wouldn't you think they would pick someone that had something to do with said artist?
I justify the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thusly:
-the building in Cleveland which is a very cool experience, been there 3 times now
-the institution that nominates artists and holds the annual event, the board or whoever they are. What a bunch of self serving asses.
Good for him, he is probably right that there is an awful lot of money coming in so lets see where it goes out. If music programs benefit, thats great. One thing is that I did look to see their board leadership and its pretty much one guy for 90% of the time since its inception. Could be time for new blood and new direction.
BTW, I saw him and his band last year in a small theater setting and it was fun and sold out so he is still out there drawing crowds.
[Edited on 6/3/2016 by OriginalGoober]
I justify the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thusly:
-the building in Cleveland which is a very cool experience, been there 3 times now
-the institution that nominates artists and holds the annual event, the board or whoever they are. What a bunch of self serving asses.
Agree with this 100%. I've been twice and would go all the time if I lived anywhere near Cleveland.
Is it possible they are corrupt, and got their bad ways out of inspiration from Steve's song with the lyrics "Go on take the money and run"? Nah it can't be that.
If they are crooked, let him expose them for it. Enough with the payola that the radio stations get to play certain songs of certain artists to help them sell music. Enough with all of it.
Go get 'em Stevie!
Steve doing some jazz/blues at Lincoln Center NYC Rose Theatre Dec 9 & 10
"T- Bone Walker - The Bridge from Blues to Jazz"
[Edited on 6/8/2016 by MuleMe]
