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The B-52’s<\/a> have been eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> for over two decades, but they’ve never been nominated. But as far as Fred Schneider is concerned, it doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n “I don’t care anymore,” he recently told Vulture<\/a>. “We should have been in 20 years ago because if it’s about influencing other bands, I can’t tell you how many bands said they were influenced by us.”<\/p>\n Schneider did admit that at least one of his other bandmates would like to see the\u00a0group inducted.<\/p>\n “I know Kate [Pierson] is really champing at the bit to get in, but I don’t care,” he continued. “It just doesn’t make any sense that we’re not in. Other bands have gotten in who aren’t even rock and roll. I could care less about being in there with John Cougar Mellencamp<\/a>.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b>How the B-52’s\u2019 \u2018Rock Lobster\u2019 Brought John Lennon Back to Music<\/a><\/p>\n Schneider’s feeling in regard to the B-52’s legacy is that they’ve been misunderstood over the years.<\/p>\n “I don’t like when people call us camp,” he said. “Camp means you don’t know you’re ridiculous, and we know what we’re doing. We’ve always known what we were doing.”<\/p>\n Technically, the B-52’s retired <\/a>from touring several years ago. Still, they’re currently touring with another band who has been eligible for the Rock Hall with no induction of yet: Devo<\/a>.<\/p>\n “When both of our bands performed at the recent\u00a0SNL<\/a><\/em>\u00a050 concert <\/a>at Radio City, we started talking and agreed we had to do these shows,” the B-52’s Cindy Wilson said<\/a> in a previous statement. “Believe or not, we’ve never done more than a festival or two together in all this time. This will be amazing and I can’t wait for the B-52’s to share these stages with Devo!”<\/p>\n These exclusions are particularly egregious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe B-52’s Are Retired From Touring, But They’re Also on Tour<\/h3>\n
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