Looking Back
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—Stars Who Were Snubbed, and Stars Who Snubbed Back
We weren't surprised when Axl Rose announced he would skip Guns N' Roses' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. It did get us thinking, however. Many artists have snubbed the Hall over the years, including Sir Paul McCartney. But many musical mainstays have been themselves snubbed by the Hall's committee of "rock experts." While not a major issue like world peace, this topic does inspire passionate debate; check out the comments on FutureRockLegends.com. We picked some folks who told the Hall to go jump in the lake, along with artists we feel deserve to be recognized by the esteemed Cleveland museum. By Brett Singer
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Kiss from 1977 in Full Makeup: Gene Simmons (with Tongue Out), Peter Criss (bottom), Ace Frehley (top), and Paul Stanley
This one is proof that somebody at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has an agenda. No Kiss? Why not? Are they too commercial? Too much makeup? Not a big enough contribution to rock ‘n’ roll? None of those reasons make any sense. Maybe Ace Frehley refused to sign an autograph for somebody in the ’70s. That’s not a good reason either, but at least it would explain this inexplicable exclusion.
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