Inductees were announced this morning and again, nominated Chic was not inducted.
From Billboard:
12/20/2016 by Gary Graff
Nile Rodgers is "obviously happy, obviously humbled" to be receiving an Award For Musical Excellence at next year's 32nd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
But he's also "perplexed" and "ambivalent."
The honor -- most recently presented to Ringo Starr in 2015 -- comes to Rodgers after his band Chic failed for an 11th time to be voted into the Rock Hall. And the disparity has left him unsure of exactly how to feel about the award.
"I'm more shocked than anybody right now," Rodgers, who's in the midst of mixing a new album for Blondie, tells Billboard. "I'm blown over because I didn't expect to be singled out of Chic. So that's weird right away. It's just weird for me to be picked out of Chic and say, 'Nile, you belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but those other guys...' Of course I am flattered and honored like crazy, but it's sort of bittersweet for me because of all the things I've done that I'm exceptionally proud of, I'm really proud of Chic."
http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...tion-induction
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