During a recent episode of “The Nightly Nuge”, rocker Ted Nugent was asked if he has a chance to finally be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, now that Rolling Stones magazine co-founder Jann Wenner has been removed from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation’s board after comments he made in a New York Times interview about female and black musicians sparked widespread criticism.
About this topic, Nugent clarified:
“Had you not posed that question to me about whether I should be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, I would never even think about it. I’m too busy playing my guitar and making great music with my amazing musicians, playing for the greatest music-loving audience in my life.
“Stop and think: at 75 years of age, I can honestly say with much piss and vinegar and aplomb that my ‘Adios Mofo ’23!’ tour was the most fun, the most musically gratifying, and inspiring, the most intense, ferocious, real musical celebration of my life.
”And we’re talking almost seven thousand concerts, because I started out inspired by Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and Little Richard, who had such fire, such passion, such a work ethic to rehearse with their bands that they inspired all the greatest musicians. All your favorite music was inspired by James Brown work ethic, Motown Funk Brothers soulfulness, the piss and vinegar and fire and passion of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.
“So whether I am ever in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame now that the lying, misogynistic, racist Jann Wenner has been thrown off the board, and my good friend, quite honestly, an ultra-leftist, Tom Morello from the band Rage Against The Machine is on the board, some people have mentioned to me that they’re considering putting me in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.”
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Bravo. A wise person doesn’t value, doesn’t let words nor actions from an unrespectable person or group affect them.