Nile Rogers in the Plain Dealer -
“I say to myself, who has had huge influences on people?” he said. “I think about how come there hasn’t been more psychedelic bands in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I don’t quite get that. These bands had a huge influence on the music of today, and they’re sort of underrepresented.”
Rodgers said he feels particularly bad that nominee Todd Rundgren, who received the third-most votes in the Rock Hall’s own fan balloting, was overlooked.
“I feel really weird about that one,” he said. “Not just because I know him, but people don’t understand that Todd Rundgren is an absolute genius."
“I say to myself, who has had huge influences on people?” he said. “I think about how come there hasn’t been more psychedelic bands in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I don’t quite get that. These bands had a huge influence on the music of today, and they’re sort of underrepresented.”
Rodgers said he feels particularly bad that nominee Todd Rundgren, who received the third-most votes in the Rock Hall’s own fan balloting, was overlooked.
“I feel really weird about that one,” he said. “Not just because I know him, but people don’t understand that Todd Rundgren is an absolute genius."