{"id":119036,"date":"2025-01-03T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T00:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2025\/01\/03\/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-chairman-john-sykes-on-why-phil-collins-sting-arent-in-the-hall-as-solo-artists\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T00:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T00:01:55","slug":"rock-roll-hall-of-fame-chairman-john-sykes-on-why-phil-collins-sting-arent-in-the-hall-as-solo-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2025\/01\/03\/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-chairman-john-sykes-on-why-phil-collins-sting-arent-in-the-hall-as-solo-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Chairman John Sykes on why Phil Collins, Sting aren\u2019t in the hall as solo artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2025-01-02\/Getty_PhilCollins_010225.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Roberto Ricciuti\/Redferns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The nominees for the 2025 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame are usually decided upon in January, and it&#8217;s likely that someone will be disappointed when their favorite artist doesn&#8217;t get recognized with a nomination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I<\/span>n a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/rock-hall-of-fame-ceremony-2024-john-sykes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vulture<\/strong><\/a>, RRHOF Chairman <strong>John Sykes<\/strong>\u00a0shares his thoughts on some of the artists\u00a0who have failed to nab a nod.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of those artists is\u00a0<strong>Phil Collins<\/strong>,\u00a0who&#8217;s\u00a0in as a member of <strong>Genesis<\/strong>,\u00a0but\u00a0hasn&#8217;t been\u00a0recognized for his solo career. Sykes notes, \u201cHe\u2019s come up in meetings so much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat happens to great artists like Phil Collins, and I could name about four or five more, is that the committee will sometimes say, &#8216;He\u2019s already in with Genesis,\u2019\u201d Sykes says. \u201cWe have such a backlog of people that need to get in that sometimes great solo artists like Phil can\u2019t get on the ballot because there\u2019s someone who\u2019s not on in any configuration.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He adds, \u201cI\u2019ll say right now that\u2019s no excuse for not putting Phil Collins in because he\u2019s a great artist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sykes also\u00a0says he thinks <strong>Sting<\/strong>, an inductee with <strong>The Police<\/strong>, should be recognized for his solo career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019ve nominated him many times, and I\u2019m the chairman. That shows how this isn\u2019t some backroom organization where decisions are made by a couple of people,\u201d he says. \u201cPeople vote on these things, and they fight like hell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sykes also\u00a0says\u00a0<strong>The B-52s<\/strong> have come up in conversation, noting, \u201cWe\u2019ve heard passionate pleas for them but they just haven\u2019t made it onto the ballot yet, but I think they will one day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And<strong> Joe Cocker <\/strong>is another artist who&#8217;s yet to get a nod.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHe hasn\u2019t been able to get through, and I think he\u2019s a deserving name,&#8221; Sykes adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. 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