Dee Snider did not mince phrases on Saturday when he implored the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame to induct artists whereas they’re nonetheless alive to understand the respect.
“Pricey RNR Corridor of Fame: There are bands who YOU KNOW are going to ultimately be inducted due to their large affect,” the Twisted Sister frontman wrote on X, previously referred to as Twitter. “How about NOT ready till the whole band is DEAD?”
Snider cited a band that’s lastly going to get inducted in 2024 after being beforehand nominated six instances. “The MC5 are being inducted subsequent month,” he wrote. “The final residing member died yesterday. RIP MC5. #thatsucks.” He was speaking about drummer Dennis Thompson, the final classic-era member of the legendary proto-punk band, who died on Thursday on the age of 75.
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Dee Snider’s Earlier Criticism of the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame
Snider hasn’t been shy about criticizing the Rock Corridor up to now. In 2021, he slammed the group for its dealing with of laborious rock and metallic bands, who stay woefully underrepresented amongst its ranks.
“The RnR Corridor committee members are boastful elitist assholes who look down on metallic & different bands that promote hundreds of thousands as a result of we’re not their definition of cool,” Snider tweeted. “The fan vote is their ‘throwing a bone’ to the peasants. I wish to say FU, however I need them to should cope with us!”
Different metallic titans have decried the Corridor in recent times as nicely. Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson referred to as the establishment an “utter and full load of bollocks” that’s “run by a bunch of sanctimonious bloody People who would not know rock ‘n’ roll if it hit them within the face. They should cease taking Prozac and begin ingesting fucking beer.”
145 Artists Not within the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame
Many have shared their ideas on potential induction.
Gallery Credit score: Final Traditional Rock Workers