Unhappy information for Unhealthy Firm followers.
Paul Rodgers, one of many unique members of the English rock supergroup, introduced Tuesday that he’ll miss the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony Saturday the place Unhealthy Firm will probably be honored as a part of the 2025 class.
“My hope was to be on the Rock & Rock Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony and to carry out for the followers, however presently I’ve to prioritize my well being,” Rodgers wrote in a press release posted to Unhealthy Firm’s Instagram web page. The singer had deliberate to reunite with former bandmate and drummer Simon Kirke on stage to carry out a pair songs on the ceremony.
Whereas Rodgers didn’t elaborate on his well being within the assertion, in 2023 he advised CBS Information that he had suffered two main strokes in 2016 and 2019, in addition to 11 minor strokes, which had quickly stripped him of his capacity to talk.
“I’ve no downside singing, it’s the stress of every thing else,” Rodgers’ assertion continued. “Simon together with some excellent musicians will probably be stepping in for me — assured to rock.”
Finest recognized for hits akin to “Can’t Get Sufficient,” “Really feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Prepared for Love” and, after all, “Unhealthy Firm,” the laborious rock group fashioned in London in 1973. Along with Rodgers and Kirke, who had performed collectively within the rock band Free, Unhealthy Firm’s unique members included guitarist Mick Ralphs and bassist Boz Burrell.
The band initially disbanded in 1982 however over time reunited to report or tour, although not at all times with the identical lineup. Rodgers and Kirke are Unhealthy Firm’s solely surviving unique members — Burrell died in 2006, adopted by Ralphs this June.
Along with Unhealthy Firm, the 2025 Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame inductees embrace Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes within the performer class. Further inductees Salt-N-Pepa, Warren Zevon, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye will all be honored both for musical affect or excellence, whereas Lenny Waronker is the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for lifetime achievement.
