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Joy Division<\/a> and New Order<\/a> drummer Stephen Morris admits he doesn\u2019t “understand the point\u201d of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>, adding that the Hall\u2019s decision to enshrine both his groups in a combo induction is \u201ca bit of a cheat.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t get awards,” Morris remarked during a recent conversation with Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t understand the point of them. I\u2019ve tried. I have really, really, believe me, tried. Unsuccessfully, I\u2019ve tried giving awards. I\u2019ve tried receiving awards. I\u2019ve just gone and watched other people getting awards, and I\u2019ve just come away feeling a bit like Peggy Lee. \u2018Is that all there is? What is it about?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t get it,\u201d the drummer continued. \u201cAnd the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in particular.\u201d<\/p>\n Morris went on to admit he was initially \u201csuckered\u201d the first time Joy Division was nominated for induction back in 2023.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Why Joy Division\/New Order\u00a0Should Be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOh, it\u2019s great,\u201d he recalled thinking. \u201cIt\u2019s the fans who were voting for this, and that\u2019s great. And I was there voting for myself trying \u2026 And then we didn\u2019t get in. And then I realized that I was being duped. It wasn\u2019t entirely the fans. That\u2019s what I could understand. The people who came last got in, and the people who came top just were like, \u2018Oh, see you later, alligator.\u2019 Which I felt was a bit unfair to the people who went to the trouble of voting.\u201d<\/p>\n Morris expressed appreciation that fans and Rock Hall voters felt compelled to honor the legacies of Joy Division and New Order. Ultimately, it seems, such honors are simply not the drummer\u2019s cup of tea.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really good that people acknowledge that you might have done something good,\u201d Morris admitted. \u201cI just personally cannot see the point of an award ceremony or receiving in any way, shape or form. I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m not ungrateful. I just don\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/p>\n While Morris indicated it\u2019s unlikely he\u2019ll attend his bands\u2019 Hall of Fame induction this year, the decision is more about health than any kind of protest.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a bit of a health problem at the minute, which precludes leaving the country for any length of time,” Morris explained. \u201cWe did try. We went to an exhibition, the Ian Curtis lyrics exhibition in New York a few months ago and thought, \u2018We\u2019ll see how this goes. If this goes all right, it might be worth thinking\u2026\u2019 And that was only two days, and it just ended in disaster. So maybe not, maybe, but I can\u2019t really say things will get better, because they won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\nJoy Division’s Stephen Morris Suffering From a ‘Pretty Serious’ Illness<\/h3>\n