Ted Nugent Rails Against Rock Hall of Fame for Inducting Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and Madonna

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

One thing that probably all sides of a divided nation can agree on: Ted Nugent, for better or worse, is almost certainly never getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And the right-wing rocker says he’s fine with that , claiming he’d just as soon not be part of a hall that includes members he considers unworthy — a list that stretches to include Madonna, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and ABBA.

Who does Nugent think should be in the Hall of Fame, besides himself, if the judges were a little more discriminatory? Styx and Triumph, of course.

The thought of a pioneering hip-hop artist in the Rock Hall of Fame so upsets him that, in the interview published on KNAC.com, Nugent says it’s tantamount to urinating on the graves of rock’s original pioneers. “What a middle finger to the ‘real’ heroes of rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm and blues to put in those other people,” he says. “Grandmaster Flash? Really? Why don’t we go down to Chuck Berry’s grave and piss on it?”

Insisting it’s nothing personal, Nugent says,”I’m not angry that I’m not in there because I’m having so much fun that it’s stupid.” But, he asks, “Why isn’t a band like Triumph in there, but Grandmaster Flash is? That’s just dishonest! Why are Patti Smith, ABBA and Madonna in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, but not Styx? Are you kidding me?! You can only explain that is that the people who made those decisions are just plain rotten people! The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame should genuflect to Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters (and) the Funk Brothers… How dare you put Grandmaster Flash, ABBA and Madonna in that?”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ted-nugent-rails-against-rock-211503245.html

Oh don't shit your pants Nugent.

[gratuitous]

1. So jealous his eyes have turned green

Poor baby; life is so unfair to Ted Nugent.

[relayerbob]

2. Maybe if we all ignore him, he'll go away

Although doubtful, since he's an ass of hoostoric proportions. Surprised he isn't Trump's running mate

[Thomas Hurt]

3. Sheesh, get a grip Teddy, "good music" is subjective, no one appointed you to be the Music god.

[wildheart]

4. Foreigner

Its odd that they've not made it.

[SCantiGOP]

5. They only let Americans in

(just kidding)

[Johonny]

15. Ian Anderson has never been nominated

The hall is sort of a sad and very political organization.

[VMA131Marine]

28. Jethro Tull should definitely be in.

[Patterson]

6. If you're fine with it, then just drop it.

[TexasTowelie]

7. I don't have any issues with either Styx or Triumph being in the R&R HOF

since both were great bands. I can do without the sanctimonious opinions of Nugent though.

[walkingman]

8. Fuck Ted Nugent!

[Deuxcents]

9. Yep..who cares what this freak thinks

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. There are many bands and singers I think that should be in the Hall of Fame but aren't.

I actually agree with him that the artists he named should be in the Hall of Fame but I also think that Madonna, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash and ABBA are equally deserving. I used to think Ted Nugent was intolerable except when he was discussing music. Now even that exception is gone. There's no reason to shit on other artists just because his favorites didn't make the cut.

[Progressive Jones]

11. Ted, don't you have a covid orgy county fair to play? nt

[walkingman]

12. Some shitkicker beer joint would welcome "Cat Scratch Fever"

[SergeStorms]

14. He has the hots for Bobo Boebert.

That should tell you all you'll ever need to know about Nugent's tastes in anything.

[Walleye]

13. Hey Nugent, get Chuck Berry's name out of your mouth and Bo Diddley toO

[Progressive Jones]

20. Thank You, Walleye. I was thinking the same. nt

[Walleye]

21. I had to see him perform once as I was covering it for the paper

He was pretty hot on the guitar but no soul. And spent at least half the time talking about shooting animals and stuff I couldn’t figure out, but talking talking, talking in anger. It was an unpleasant experience

[Progressive Jones]

24. I liked him before he went caveman, around '79/'80. That's when he got rid of his good band.

Didn't find out exactly how fucked up he is until later on.

[LakeArenal]

16. Who?

[Casady1]

17. My friend used to play

the Detroit New Year's eve show with him He said was a waste of talent. That being said I kind of agree with him on ABBA.

[oasis]

18. Cheer up Ted. You got a first class tour of our White House with Trump,

your hero. That's gotta be worthy of a photo filled shrine

[Dial H For Hero]

19. I must admit to being puzzled as to the inclusion of a rapper in the Rock Hall of Fame.

Does Grandmaster Flash also perform rock?

[edhopper]

22. He's right about the R&R HoF

Not being about Rock anymore.
ABBA was an embarrassment.
And even the choice of some Rock bands and not others is stupid.
That said Nugent is a piece of crap.

[Docreed2003]

23. I dislike Ted as much as anyone but he's not wrong

Joe Cocker is not in the HoF and that's a damn travesty

[UnderThisLaw]

25. A relatively safe topic

for people to reveal their biases, although doing so elsewhere hasn’t seem to hurt anyone, particularly themselves, yet

[Norbert]

26. After Ted's half-assed try to replicate the Hendrix version of the Star Spangled Banner

he should be banished from the R&RHoF forever.

[Hoyt]

27. Despise that worthless POS, but there are lots of fans and musicians that love him.

Don’t think it’s the muse, but the confederate flags and hatred among white wing musicians is more popular than I used to think.

[PurgedVoter]

29. Since Deep Purple is in the Hall of Fame it would be redundant to let Nugget in.

Nugget taking the Deep Purple great, "Smoke on the Water" barely filing off the serial number and turning it into a song about Venereal Disease hardly qualifies him as an innovator. If there is a hall of fame for draft dodging though, I think Nugget qualifies.
If there is an award for using weapons to wound wild animals he certainly qualifies.

But making money off the work of other's innovations hardly qualifies Nugget to even have an opinion. Just because you can steal rock doesn't mean you have a right to define it.

I have no objection to Styx and Triumph, hopefully Nuggets screed doesn't jinx their possible entry. Styx song, "Come Sail Away" is one of the sweetest songs about alien abduction I have ever heard. (No really, listen to it again. That is what it is about.)
To say that Patty Smith, Madonna, Abba, and Grandmaster Flash don't belong is insane. All of them are legends, innovators, creators and iconic. Go home Nugget your having an overdose.

[Celerity]

30. Fuck Ted Nugent.

Sir Shits-His-Pants going all ageing bitter boomer rage is boring AF.

[Initech]

31. Grandmaster Flash helped create an entire genre of music. What did Triumph do?