BRUCE DICKINSON Has Some Harsh Words For The Music Business Over Rock Hall Snub

Regardless of coming in the top five of the fan vote, Iron Maiden was not nominated for the Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame’s Class Of 2023. One nameless voter posited that the snub may be because the mainstream still doesn’t take metal seriously, whereas CEO of the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame Greg Harris pretty much said “better luck next time.”

Now Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has weighed in on the snub. In an interview with Telegraph, Dickinson stated he has no real interest in being within the corridor and that it is all run by “the music enterprise institution,” which is “is essentially run by folks that may’t make a residing doing the rest.” Ouch, dude.

“We do not give a monkey’s. As a result of the people who get us aren’t the people who run the music enterprise institution, no matter that’s. As a result of that’s largely run by folks that may’t make a residing doing the rest.”

“I do not wish to be within the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame. As a result of we’re not lifeless but! Some folks really feel virtually actively threatened by metallic. Not by the character of the music. However by the truth that it does not conform to their worldview of what pop music must be, which is: pop music is disposable, darling. Effectively, we do not make disposable pop music.”

Bassist Steve Harris additionally spoke to Metal Hammer about the identical challenge, saying “We have by no means executed music to be in some Corridor Of Fame or no matter. And likewise if it was a factor that was voted by followers, that’d be okay. However the best way it really works, it does not matter what number of followers vote, it solely counts as one vote. So it does not actually signify something. I do not understand how I might really feel about it if we did really get [inducted].”

The Class of 2023 will embrace Rage Against The Machine (who didn’t make the High 5 of the fan vote, however nonetheless need to be in there) alongside musicians like Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, and Willie Nelson, in addition to of us like Hyperlink Wray getting in on the Musical Affect Award. The complete listing of inductees are:

• Kate Bush
• Sheryl Crow
• Missy Elliott
• George Michael
• Willie Nelson
• Rage Towards The Machine
• The Spinners
• DJ Kool Herc (Musical Affect Award)
• Hyperlink Wray (Musical Affect Award)
• Chaka Khan (Musical Excellence Award)
• Al Kooper (Musical Excellence Award)
• Bernie Taupin (Musical Excellence Award)
• Don Cornelius (Ahmet Ertegun Award)