How One Gets Into Rock N Roll's Hall of Fame

[DudeAsInCool]

ow To Become a Legend of Rock

On getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

By Daniel Engber

Posted Friday, March 18, 2005, at 2:56 PM PT

On Monday, 15 rock 'n' roll musicians (including Bono, Chrissie Hynde, and Percy Sledge) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. An edited, taped version of the event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City will air this Saturday onVH1. How does a rocker get selected for the Hall?

First, he (or she) gets nominated by a committee, and then gets voted in by an international panel of more than 700 "rock experts." Who are these people? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Web site says that the committee is composed of "rock and roll historians," but neither foundation officials nor former committee members would answer questions about how one becomes an official rock expert or historian. Explainer contacted several prominent academics who study the history of rock 'n' roll, none of whom had been invited to serve on the committee.

Read more here:

http://www.slate.com/id/2114855/

[Redneck4sure]

I think it's rigged. They never once asked me to vote. <_>

[KiwiCoromandel]

i would say that listening to rock music and musical artists of all types and varieties for about 35 years non stop would qualify you for that job......lets all apply now....... ;) :)