\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tHoward Stern inducts Bon Jovi on stage during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheo Wargo\/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tSo passionate is Stern about music that in June 2024, he announced that he\u2019d started taking guitar lessons, a subject that\u2019s since become a primary focus of the show\u2019s episodes. And to his credit, Stern is taking the old adage of \u201chow do you get to Carnegie Hall\u201d \u2014 practice, practice, practice! \u2014 to heart. Skill-wise, he\u2019s gone from able guitarist to actually good. <\/p>\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \n\tThis year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Ed Sullivan as the recipient of Ahmet Ertegun Award (named after the late music executive who helped found Atlantic Records), bestowed upon non-performing industry professionals who have influenced culture. It\u2019s a posthumous recognition for the man who launched the careers of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Past honorees have included label heads like Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records, iconic managers like Irving Azoff, and noted producers like Jimmy Iovine. (Guaranteed none of the aforementioned recipients \u2014 or Sullivan himself \u2014 could write an instant classic like \u201cSmell My Tuchus.\u201d<\/a>)<\/p>\n \n\tBut all jokes aside, that Howard Stern has not yet been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is, quite frankly, absurd. After all, the purpose of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is not only to fete rock icons, but the talent behind the talent \u2014 the DJs, and radio personalities, and entertainment attorneys, and managers, and agents that elevate and amplify the records and arena tours. It\u2019s the music-loving purists who, like Stern, can inarguably claim a direct hand in catapulting musicians to rock star status.<\/p>\n \n\tStern was a toddler when Elvis thrust his pelvis on national TV, and he was far too young to book the Beatles, but Stern has achieved something professional that is perhaps even more special. Certainly, more rare. Stern has dedicated his career to excavating the emotional landmines and complex origin stories that shape the lyrics, the songs, the chart-topping hits that land singers and songwriters into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Whether it\u2019s Paul McCartney, or AC\/DC, or Madonna, Stern\u2019s gift rests not in his ability to ask the right questions \u2014 which he does \u2014 but the freedom he affords each guest to lay bare who they actually are, often revealing deep, dark secrets. That willingness to share comes from the safe space that Howard Stern has built and nurtured.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \n\tFor years, there\u2019s been a push among super fans to induct Stern into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It\u2019s also been discussed more than once on the show. But so far, the effort has not been successful. Earlier this year, Heart guitarist and singer Nancy Wilson issued a public plea on social media to induct Stern, and Stern Show<\/em> producer Gary Dell\u2019Abate has personally campaigned for his boss\u2019s inclusion. But the honor has eluded the king so far.<\/p>\n \n\tYes, Sullivan is certainly deserving of a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Sullivan never learned an instrument, or tried his hand at writing songs. Stern, unlike Sullivan, wants to get as close as possible to the musicians he admires. It\u2019s not a quick hello in the green room situation. Stern\u2019s passion for, and knowledge of, music is deeply rooted in the very history of rock & roll, and his commitment to the artform has been consistent for decades. If that\u2019s not reason enough for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to welcome him in, then what is? <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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