But it's just frustrating to be held up to those kinds of standards when all we really care about is our fans." "They'll have some songs that aren't a rock and roll song - one guy had one song, and they put them in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "I just don't understand their standards," he added. So it's the fans that I respect more than a bunch of guys, 'Thumbs up, thumbs down,' year after year. It's one of those things where you sit in judgment there, and our fans have voted with their feet and with their wallets time after time. I'd love to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, and I'd go do it, but that part, it just doesn't appeal to me. "But the idea of going there and going through that process, I'm not really looking forward to that. "You know what it's good for? When you go out later and they say, 'members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.' That's what's great about it," he continued. "It was nice to see a bunch of people that I know. "And I've been to some of them before," he said. Shaw told Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF in a 2020 interview that he is "kind of numb" to the idea of being inducted into the Rock Hall. It's just there are too many of our peers - and I mean peers - many who didn't do as well as we did. Now, does this sound desperate from an old guy? I hope it doesn't. Last month, STYX co-founder Dennis DeYoung told the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" that he "would like to be acknowledged by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. With eight Billboard Top 10 songs to their name and over 54 million albums sold worldwide in a career spanning almost 50 years, not to mention a fantastic new album, 'Crash Of The Crown', what more does this band have to do to get the recognition they so richly deserve?" bands to blend progressive rock with AOR, and the commercial success the group achieved pays testament to the special place they hold in the hearts of all rock fans. "That's an absolute travesty," says Rock Candy editor Howard Johnson. Or $10,000, if I want to take my wife."ĭespite the fact that there have been over 300 inductees - including acts such as BON JOVI, CHEAP TRICK, DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY - since the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame was established back in 1983, STYX still hasn't been honoured. Then at least I won't have to pay $5,000 for the 'honor' of attending the ceremony. To be honest, I hope we get inducted after I've died. "But I certainly don't lose any sleep over it. "Well we'd love to be in it," admits Shaw in an exclusive interview with Rock Candy writer Malcolm Dome. Despite being one of the most commercially successful acts of the '70s and '80s, thanks to hits such as "Come Sail Away", "Babe" and "The Best Of Times", STYX remains unheralded by the Cleveland institution. And guitarist and vocalist Tommy Shaw doesn't pull any punches when addressing the thorny issue of the lack of recognition the multi-million selling band has received from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. STYX graces the cover of issue 27 of Rock Candy magazine in a 16-page extravaganza featuring interviews with all six members of the legendary band.
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