{"id":579,"date":"2016-05-12T03:37:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T03:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudsoundepicenter.com\/?p=579"},"modified":"2016-06-11T06:24:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T06:24:12","slug":"were-steve-millers-statements-appropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudsoundepicenter.com\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"DOES THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NEED A FRESH PAIR OF EYES?"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE 6\/3:\u00a0Steve Miller<\/strong>\u00a0revealed\u00a0that he is officially investigating the Rock Hall’s financial activity in a new\u00a0Howard Stern Podcast<\/strong> interview. Full disclosure below the original article.<\/p>\n

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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony recently premiered\u00a0on HBO, but before the celebration began, it\u00a0seemed to be faced with many obstacles during its production stage. Key members of Deep Purple<\/strong> and Chicago<\/strong> announced their absence in advanced, giving fans plenty of time to have an opinion about it. Many also questioned the presence of N.W.A.<\/strong> being brought in as a rock group. Despite these controversies, most of the attendees appeared to stay positive…<\/p>\n

…Except for one particular inductee.<\/p>\n

Steve Miller<\/strong> presented a generally uplifting speech once he was called to the podium. The only sign of negativity was a very subtle remark about the R&RHOF’s lack of women nominees. However, everything\u00a0seemed to be going according to plan until the musician was asked to elaborate on his earlier statement.<\/p>\n

The interview quickly sprung into a rant as a flame started to ignite inside of Miller<\/strong>. He then attacked the Rock Hall in a complete,\u00a0aggressive dissection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tension began to rise as soon as Miller<\/strong> was questioned on the treatment he received by the R&RHOF. He described the production as “amateur.” It unraveled further when Miller<\/strong> made blunt claims such as, “Everybody is kind of\u00a0a\u00a0dick and an asshole. And every artist you talk to will tell you that. You’re lucky that everybody didn’t fucking walk out. It was very, very close.\u00a0If you’re an investigative reporter, get fucking busy. K? Got enough?”<\/p>\n

The interviewer then tried to change the subject, but by\u00a0this point Miller<\/strong> was ready to get more specific about the issues he\u00a0experienced.<\/p>\n

His next target was the record producer that had worked with\u00a0him for several decades after stating, “I wanted to pull him by his necktie and kick him in the nuts.”<\/p>\n

The most striking thing said by Miller<\/strong> was one of the last notes he\u00a0ended on:<\/p>\n

“This whole industry fucking sucks and this little get-together you guys have here is like a private boys’ club and it’s a bunch of jackasses and jerks and fucking gangsters and crooks who’ve fucking stolen everything from a fucking artist. Telling the artist to come out here and tap dance.”<\/p>\n

This seemingly off-the-record tirade caught more than enough attention\u00a0outside the Rock Hall attendees. Many artists who were inducted that night labeled his comments as rude and inappropriate. Others were\u00a0glad\u00a0to hear a musician finally send\u00a0the R&RHOF a bitter message that’s long overdue.<\/p>\n

Which raises\u00a0an interesting question: Was Steve Miller<\/strong> out of line or was this just genuine honesty?<\/p>\n