Ted Nugent said it’s “sacrilege” that he’s not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and complained that an “ultra leftist liberal CEO driven gang” is keeping him out.
The artist behind “Cat Scratch Fever” told the Myglobalmind website last week:
″Is it or is it not vulgar, dishonest, and obscene that Grand Master Flash, Patti Smith, and ABBA are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but Ted ‘Fucking’ Nugent isn’t? Is that the most outrageous and disgusting lie you have ever seen?”
But a two-time member of the Hall of Fame said there’s a reason Nugent doesn’t belong in that exclusive club ― and it has nothing to do with politics.
David Crosby called Nugent a “hack” who “could not write a decent song if his life depended on it.”
That is really funny stuff ....he’s not good enough and he never will be ....a hack player and no singer at all ....could not write a decent song if his life depended on it https://t.co/vHzcSTMmPD
Fewer than two dozen performers are in the Hall of Fame twice. Crosby was inducted in 1991 as a member of the The Byrds, and again in 1997 with Crosby, Stills and Nash.
He’s gone after Nugent before for his Hall of Fame complaints.
Nugent, an outspoken member of the NRA board of directors, has frequently made headlines for reasons other than music.
In 2007, Nugent held up what appeared to be a pair of machine guns at a performance and said that Barack Obama, then a senator and presidential candidate, could “suck on my machine gun” and that Hillary Clinton could “ride one of these into the sunset.”
Barcelona, SPAIN: The Beastie Boys perform on the second day of the Progressive Music and Multimedia Art 'Sonar Festival' in Barcelona, Spain, 15 June 2007. (Photo by Cesar Rangel/AFP/Getty Images)
The Cure
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Donovan
NEW YORK: Musician Donovan performs onstage at the ASCAP Tribeca Music Lounge held at the Canal Room during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on May 2, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) CORRECTION: A previous photo was incorrectly captioned as Donovan.
Eric B. & Rakim
Not Pictured: Eric B. (Eric Barrier) NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Rakim performs at the Apple Store in Soho on November 20, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Guns N' Roses
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Heart
NASHVILLE, TN: Rock Group HEART, Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson perform at the Ryman Auditorium on August 17, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
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Freddie King
NEW ORLEANS, LA: Little Freddie King Blues Band performs during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 4 presented by Shell at The Fair Grounds Race Course on May 5, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Laura Nyro
FILE--Laura Nyro is seen in this file photo from June 24, 1988, performing a song in Northhampton, Mass. Nyro, a singer-songwriter, who influenced a generation of women artists with songs like ``Eli's Coming'' and ``Stoned Soul Picnic'' and her intimate blend of pop, folk and jazz, has died at age 49, Tuesday, April 8, 1997, at her home in Danbury, Conn., of ovarian cancer. (AP Photo/Hartford Courant,Roland Otero)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform onstage at the 2010 MusiCares Person Of The Year Tribute To Neil Young at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 29, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
Rufus with Chaka Khan
Pictured Above: Chaka Khan NEW YORK, NY: Chaka Khan performs at the Hugo Boss afterparty for Fashion's Night Out on September 8, 2011 at the PH-D Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown in New York City. (Photo by David Surowiecki/Getty Images for Hugo Boss)
The Spinners
LAS VEGAS: Musical group The Spinners pose in the trophy room at the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for ATI)
Donna Summer
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The Small Faces/The Faces
Pictured: Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart of The Faces LONDON - 2000: Musician's Ronnie Wood (L) from the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart party at Tramp nightclub to celebrate it's 30th anniversary in St James, London. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
War
Pictured: Eric Burdon LONDON: Eric Burdon performs a special one off reunion concert with his band War on April 21, 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. It was Eric Burdon and War's first concert for 37 years. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
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