Dhani Harrison gives E.L.O.
a cosmic tribute
Born in 1978, George Harrison’s son wasn’t even alive when E.L.O.
released their early hits.
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“My voice is my greatest gift,” she said.
Still, Baez introduced some levity.
“I really probably shouldn’t tell you [this],” he began.
No, no, no.
It wasn’t very good!"
But Wakeman revived one of rock’s less savory legacies: chauvinism.
“Unfortunately, she’s not here tonight.
When I left her this morning, I think she was in a coma.
The sex was still the same, but the washing was piling up!”
A somber moment, to be sure, but also any prog-rock fan’s dream.
Few musicians knew Tupac better, and Snoop’s speech illustrated that in colorful, heartrending fashion.
“To be human is to be many things at once,” he said.
Because we damn sure didn’t.")
and sharing Tupac’s essential role in his stoner upbringing.
“Pac passed me my first blunt,” Snoop said of their first meeting in 1993.
“That’s right, Tupac is the one that got Snoop Dogg smoking blunts.
I was a Zig-Zag man before that s!”
Instead, the roster of artists organizers assembled presented a rousing set that showcased Tupac’s stylistic range.
And, clad in Tupac’s iconic bandana, T.I.
closed the set with a rendition of “Keep Ya Head Up.”
That didn’t happen, but the 68-year-old musician honored his peers with a thoughtful acceptance speech.
“I’ve been gone a long time, I understand that,” he said.
“But I want you to know, you’ve never not been in my heart.”
But Perry lingered over the set, with Schon dedicating “Lights” to the singer.
“I’m gonna dedicate this to Steve Perry tonight.”
“Why isn’t Neil Young here?”
“The truth of it is, the poor guy just can’t stay up this late.
Either that or he swallowed a harmonica.”
“Those beady-eyed, blood-thirty weasels!”
Letterman said of the ticketing behemoth.
Without them, we would be so much less evolved."
From there, he extrapolated: “We’ve got a lot of evolving to do.
It’s evolution, baby.
Climate change is real it’s not fake news.”
The rocker and activist then reiterated the urgency of the climate crisis through a sports analogy.
That gives us all hope."
It honored the aging rocker in his absence and affirmed Pearl Jam’s rebellious, politically active spirit.
HBO will broadcast this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 8 p.m.
ET on Saturday, April 29.
