Stern To Induct Bon Jovi Into Rock Hall
• Howard Stern will induct Bon Jovi into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Hall’s annual ceremony on April 14 in Cleveland. That’s the word from Rolling Stone, which reports that Jon Bon Jovi visited The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday morning to discuss why Howard was his top choice. “The truth is, I had hoped this day was going to come, and… initially you think about these big rock stars and the truth is, I only had one choice,” Bon Jovi said to Howard. “Our careers have paralleled in a lot of ways — whether it was the ups or the downs –we’ve come through everything together and we do this at this point because we love the people we work with… and the truth is, nobody knows not only me but the members of the band as well as Howard.”
Stern replied, “I’m so honored that you asked me. I’m thrilled to do it,” while joking that he still wished the ceremony was happening in New York. Bon Jovi laughed and confirmed that subject of the induction being in Cleveland did come up in conversation with manager, Irving Azoff. As Bon Jovi recounted, “Irving did say to me, ‘does Howard know it’s in Cleveland?'”
On Tuesday night, Bon Jovi appeared on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert (part of a three-night residency) where he also talked about the Rock Hall honor. “It truly does me a lot. We had been looked over a couple times, and it’s really an honor to consider you being in the same building as the greatest of the greats, whether it’s Elvis or the Beatles or the Stones,” he said. “Just the idea that the music that you made has been known to generations of people makes you feel good.”
The Rock Hall’s Class of 2018 also includes Nina Simone, Dire Straits, Moody Blues, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and The Cars. The 33rd annual induction ceremony will take place April 14th at Cleveland’s Public Hall and be broadcast on SiriusXM and HBO. [Bon Jovi photo from RockHall.com]
