Andrew Loog Oldham will not be present for his own induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The former manager for The Rolling Stones says the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has no credibility
The L.A. Times reports Oldham calling the event “a television show” first. He said at a conference in Berlin in March that it “hijacked the name ‘rock ‘n’ roll.”
“I won’t be there,” he said.
Oldham also says he was not asked to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The “honour” was trust onto him without consent.
“Like Brian Epstein I was not consulted as regards this matter & like dear Brian I will not be going,” he tweeted earlier this week.
@futurerocklgnds like brian epstein i was not consulted as regards this matter & like dear brian i will not be going.
— Andrew Loog Oldham (@loogoldham) April 4, 2014
Andrew Loog Oldham was manager of producer of The Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967. He produced every Rolling Stones song during that time.
Oldham was responsible for demoting Ian Stewart from band member to session player. He also discovered Marianne Faithfull and introduced her to Mick Jagger.
In 1966 he sold his share of The Stones to the notorious Allen Klein who went on the rip-off George Harrison in the ‘My Sweet Lord’ case.
After The Stones, Oldham started Immediate Records and recorded the early days of Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and The Small Faces.
Andrew Loog Oldham has also written three autobiographies, ‘Stoned’ (1998), ‘2Stoned’ (2001) and ‘Rolling Stoned’ (2011).
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