Legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter Peter Frampton has received his first-ever nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and he has a fellow inductee to thank for it: Sheryl Crow.
Frampton, who has been eligible for the Rock Hall since 1997, performed with Crow last year when she was inducted into the prestigious institution. He tells Billboard that Crow "stirred the pot big-time and made people aware — including some of the board members, I think. They thought I was already in.”
The British rocker, who rose to fame in the 1970s with his live album Frampton Comes Alive!, says he is happy for his fans, who have been campaigning for his induction for years. “A lot of those fans feel more outraged about it taking so long for me than I am. So they can all rest easy now; at least my name’s in the hat,” he says.
Frampton, who announced his retirement from touring in 2019 due to a rare muscular disease, says he is realistic about his chances of getting inducted. He acknowledges that the Rock Hall has faced criticism for some of its past choices, which he agrees were "bizarre". He also says that he is proud of his career, regardless of what others think. “I do feel I deserve [to be inducted],” he says, but he adds that he still has to "get the votes..."
He admits that it would be "pretty incredible" to join the ranks of the artists that he admires and respects, such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton. “If I do make it, to be on the same level these artists that are the be-all and end-all, as far as I’m concerned, is pretty incredible,” he says.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will announce its 2024 inductees in May, based on the votes of more than 1,000 artists, historians, journalists, and industry professionals, as well as a fan vote.
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