
Pharrell Williams Toasts ‘Groundbreaking and Revolutionary’ Kraftwerk in Rock Hall Speech
The Neptunes producer and solo artist welcomed the band into the institution, after years of being overlooked, in its Early Influences category
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Subscribe NowThe Neptunes producer and solo artist welcomed the band into the institution, after years of being overlooked, in its Early Influences category
Unannounced acts Eminem, Dave Chappelle, and Jennifer Lopez helped make this one of the most entertaining Rock Hall inductions in recent memory
“It’s all electric energy, anyway,” Schneider said, summing up a sonic philosophy that upended the Seventies rock ideal, and influenced everyone from Depeche Mode to Derrick May
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For this first time in the Hall of Fame’s history, a majority of inductees, including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and the Notorious B.I.G., built their careers with synthesizers and drum machines