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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 1 april 2019
Janet Jackson, Nicks, 5 Brit bands lead rock hall inductees

By DAVID BAUDER to album cover designers.
Associated Press “We’d like to thank every-
NEW YORK (AP) — Ste- one for this unexpected
vie Nicks became the first honor,” he said.
woman inducted twice into Jackson will join her brother
the Rock and Roll Hall of Michael and the rest of the
Fame on Friday — after 22 Jackson 5 as members of
men — and in her accep- the rock hall. Janelle Mo-
tance speech, she urged nae is lined to induct Jack-
her fellow female rockers son, whose hits include
to join her as she led a class “What Have You Done For
of inductees that included Me Lately,” ‘’All For You”
Janet Jackson and a quin- and “That’s the Way Love
tet of British bands. Goes.”
Two of Radiohead’s five There’s some potential for
members were on hand awkward vibes, since the
for their induction, and not event is being filmed for
everyone from Roxy Music later airing on HBO — the
was on hand. Def Leppard, same network that an-
the Cure and the Zombies gered the Jackson fam-
were also ushered in. ily this winter for showing
Nicks had already been the documentary “Leav-
inducted as a member of ing Neverland,” about two
Fleetwood Mac, but was Inductee Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays men who alleged Michael
honored this time for her Center on Friday, March 29, 2019, in New York. Jackson abused them
solo legacy. Associated Press when they were boys.q
She told the audience at ness.
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center “They’re creative and
that when she started her smart in both areas, which
solo career, she wondered was kind of a rare combi-
how her fellow and mem- nation for artists, not just
bers would react. It obvi- now but anytime,” he said.
ously worked, and she said Radiohead drummer Philip
she hoped to be an influ- Selway and guitarist Ed
ence. O’Brien were only band
“What I am doing is open- members on hand to ac-
ing up the door for other cept, so the band didn’t
women,” she said. perform; there was a ques-
During her four-song set, tion of whether any of them
she brought onstage a would show up given the
cape she bought in 1983 group’s past ambivalence
to prove to her “very fru- about the hall.
gal” late mother that it was But both spoke highly of
still in good shape, and the honor.
worth its $3,000 price tag. “This is such a beautifully
Don Henley joined her to surreal evening for us,” said
sing “Leather and Lace,” O’Brien. “It’s a big (exple-
while Harry Styles filled in tive) deal and it feels like it.
for the late Tom Petty on ... I wish the others could be
“Stop Draggin’ My Heart here because they would
Around.” be feeling it.”
Styles inducted her, touch- The also gave props to their
ing on Nicks’ sense of style bandmates and the bond
and friendship. He said that has kept them togeth-
“Dreams” was the first song er for three decades, even
where he learned all the as Selway admitted “it
words, even though he can be an awkward and
didn’t know what it meant. challenging band to be in
“I thought it was a song sometimes.”
about the weather,” he Simon LeBon and John Tay-
said. lor of Duran Duran induct-
David Byrne inducted Ra- ed them, with Taylor saying
diohead, noting he was that hearing Roxy Music in
flattered the band named concert at age 14 showed
itself after one of his songs. him what he wanted to do
He said their album “Kid with his life.
A” was the one that re- “Without Roxy Music, there
ally hooked him, and he really would be no Duran
was impressed Radiohead Duran,” he said.
could be experimental in The soft-spoken Ferry
both their music and how thanked everyone from a
they conduct their busi- succession of bass players