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Bad Company Won't Reunite For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Performance After All [View all]
https://www.stereogum.com/2328561/bad-company-wont-reunite-for-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-performance-after-all/news/Bad Company are getting into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame this weekend, but they won’t be getting back together for it.
Last week, the English rockers confirmed they’d be reuniting to play two songs at Saturday’s induction ceremony in Los Angeles, marking their first performance together since 2019. Drummer Simon Kirke told Gold Derby he and frontman Paul Rodgers would be performing:
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However, today on Bad Company’s Instagram, Rodgers shared a new statement indicating the band will not perform at the Rock Hall ceremony after all. Rodgers says he has to prioritize his health, so Kirke and an all-star band will bring Bad Company’s music to life. Here’s what Rodgers wrote:
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Last week, the English rockers confirmed they’d be reuniting to play two songs at Saturday’s induction ceremony in Los Angeles, marking their first performance together since 2019. Drummer Simon Kirke told Gold Derby he and frontman Paul Rodgers would be performing:
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However, today on Bad Company’s Instagram, Rodgers shared a new statement indicating the band will not perform at the Rock Hall ceremony after all. Rodgers says he has to prioritize his health, so Kirke and an all-star band will bring Bad Company’s music to life. Here’s what Rodgers wrote:
My hope was to be at the Rock & Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and to perform for the fans, but at this time I have to prioritize my health. I have no problem singing, it’s the stress of everything else. Thanks for understanding.
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Wikipedia on Paul's health: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rodgers
In 2016 Rodgers suffered the first of two major strokes. The second in 2019, greatly affected his speech and musical abilities. Those strokes, along with 11 more minor strokes, required an endarterectomy. He has since made a full recovery.[35]
Thread I posted here on a CBS Mornings story about Paul's health in 2023: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034106679
The video from that thread:
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