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Tom Morello Inducts The Clash, Rock Hall Airs Sunday Night
03/14/2003 6:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Darren Davis
(3/14/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- An edited version of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will be shown on VH1 on Sunday (March 16) at 9 p.m. ET. The two-hour program will feature all the highlights from Monday's (March 10) event at New York City's Waldorf Astoria, in which the Police, AC/DC, the Clash, Elvis Costello, the Righteous Brothers, and others were inducted.
One of the most passionate induction speeches was given by Audioslave and former Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The axe-man described the Clash's political impact and urged people to follow the band's philosophy.
"Tonight we will honor the Clash and Joe Strummer with toasts and applause. But the best way to honor them is by putting the Clash's philosophy into practice. By waking up each morning knowing that the future is unwritten, and that it can be a future where human rights, peace, and justice come first, but is entirely up to us. To me, that's what the Clash was all about."
Morello also talked about the priorities of the Clash, saying that its fans, morals, and spirit always came first.
"The Clash really aren't gone at all," Morello said, "because whenever a band cares more about its fans than its bank account, the spirit of the Clash is there. Whenever a band plays as if every single person's soul in the room is at stake, the spirit of the Clash is there. And whenever a stadium band or a little garage band has the guts to put their beliefs on the line to make a difference, the spirit of the Clash is there. And whenever people take to the streets to stop an unjust war, the spirit of the Clash is definitely there."
The Edge of U2 joined Morello in inducting the Clash.
As for the other big inductees: Elton John inducted Elvis Costello, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler inducted AC/DC, No Doubt's Gwen Stefani inducted the Police, and Billy Joel inducted the Righteous Brothers.
-- Darren Davis, New York
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