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Rush inducted into Songwriters’ Hall of Fame

March 29, 2010 10:54 AM

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[lastfm]Rush[/lastfm] is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame! The honor quickly brought questions about what some fans perceive as a snub from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Rush has still not been inducted), to which drummer, [lastfm]Neil Peart[/lastfm], responded:

[pullquote quote="Do we need (the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) to make us feel better? No, not at all." credit="The Free Press"]
“It would matter a lot to our fans for us to have that validation. It doesn’t matter to me. I’ve got the success and respect that we’ve had, and the opportunity to do exactly what we wanted for 35 years, do we need them to make us feel better? No, not at all.
Source: Free Press

What do you think about this? Should Rush be in Cleveland’s Rock Hall or did they not deserve the Canadian recognition they got? Tell us in the comments!

Rush inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Tom Guarino

It is a joke that Rush did not go into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame years ago. To think that later and lesser artists such as Metallic, Run DMC, Madonna, REM, Grandmaster Flash, Sex Pistols (and their are more) have all been ‘selected prior’ to such a great and artistically consistant band such as Rush–that is staggering! It is too much of a popularity contest
and it might not bother the members of Rush themselves, but you better believe it is maddening to their fans. Rush has been putting out great music since 1974 and has not stopped since!!!
Their still touring! Who on the induction committee is aware of any of this??? It took long enough to recognize Genesis and while we’re at it, what about the band Yes? Someone wake up the Hall of Fame…please!!!