“See, I’m going to get in a lot of trouble for doing this interview because there’s a lot of people who should be getting in.”
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Depending on whom you ask, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an honor, a scam, or — in one case — a “piss stain.” But chairman John Sykes, who’s held the position since 2020, believes his organization’s annual induction ceremony has stealthily crept up to become music’s highest honor. “Artists care so much about getting in because there’s not a lot of their peers in there,” he says, days before the newest inductee class will air as a condensed ABC special on January 1. (A full livestream of the ceremony…
