Rock and roll hall of fame

[Jarle]

You're just speculating at this point.

What if he simply doesn't care at all being there ?
It's not just the RnRHoF thing, how often do you see him on TV ? Right, close to never.
How many times does he talk about Dire Straits in interviews ? Right, close to none.

What about cutting him some slack ?

It looks like the fans are the ones who can't let it all go actually.

he doesn't care about RRHoF ? that's 100% sure, he also doesn't care about fans, we wouldn't even know his decision if it wasn't for other members of the band, yet if someone he likes dies there's immediately a statement about what he thinks (already happened several times), but should fans know if he is going to the ceremony ? absolutely not

Well, maybe he doesn't see why we should care about it either.
What does the HoF mean to him ? Not much obviously. You probably care too much about it, even way more than he does, and maybe that's the real issue here.
But at the end of the day this is an issue mostly because you brought it upon yourself in the first place.

What the HoF means to Mark? Oh, we don´t know, we don´t know...

[Jarle]

And really, what a bunch of crap people say about him.  You guys ever stop to ponder why he wrote Broken Bones?

Which people? Which guys?

LE

The guys on the Internet.

[naif]

Sad situation. I kinda understand MK; but if he can't even sit with Alan or David side by side just for the one night... Sad situation. They shared the stage, bus, studio, hotel maybe home hundreds of time. But now they can't even say hi to each other.

Time has no shame indeed...

For all we know, Mark not showing up at RRHF may not have anything to do with any personal issues between the band members.

Maybe you are right Jarle but I have interpreted it like this because there is no official explanation in the musical sense. I've only voted for dozens of times, and it's pretty ridiculous not to have a formal statement. Such social communications should be done professionally because Mark is not a street musician on the corner. I hope that one day Mark will get this award for his solo career and things will be easier this time.

[cannibals]

We will see how much MK gives about the RRHOF when he will be inducted as a solo artist.
I'll bet he will there and give a hell of a performance.....

[cannibals]

Mark is not going either.

Apparently only John, Alan and Guy will be attending.

So no Mark David and Pick?
I for sure thought David would like to be there although he did say it would be strange to show up and not perform. Perhaps now that is clear that there will be no performance he also decides to stay at home??

[Eddie Fox]

We will see how much MK gives about the RRHOF when he will be inducted as a solo artist.
I'll bet he will there and give a hell of a performance.....

Do you really think he’ll be inducted as a solo artist after this? They probably regret inducting DS already.

[quizzaciously]

We will see how much MK gives about the RRHOF when he will be inducted as a solo artist.
I'll bet he will there and give a hell of a performance.....

Do you really think he’ll be inducted as a solo artist after this? They probably regret inducting DS already.

Yes. It's just too late. Hilarious induction of poor Nina Simone, too. She's dead, for God's sake! Where have you been for the last 15-20 years?

[primi]

Being dead is not an issue. Some performers go to great lengths and some even found a way around the problem. Think Freddy that showed up in Barcelona for a performance. Perhaps Sister Rosetta will manage a downlink (or uplink - depending on where one ends up) as well. Elvis did it as well. 

[Eddie Fox]

We will see how much MK gives about the RRHOF when he will be inducted as a solo artist.
I'll bet he will there and give a hell of a performance.....

Do you really think he’ll be inducted as a solo artist after this? They probably regret inducting DS already.

Yes. It's just too late. Hilarious induction of poor Nina Simone, too. She's dead, for God's sake! Where have you been for the last 15-20 years?

Mark’s treating the whole thing like s***, I highly doubt the RRHOF will ever give him any credit again.

[Don70]

There seems to be a few people on here that get quite bent out of shape when MK doesn’t do what they want him to do.

[Eddie Fox]

If that was true I’d have turned into a screw by now.

[Robson]

We will see how much MK gives about the RRHOF when he will be inducted as a solo artist.
I'll bet he will there and give a hell of a performance.....

Do you really think he’ll be inducted as a solo artist after this? They probably regret inducting DS already.

Yes. It's just too late. Hilarious induction of poor Nina Simone, too. She's dead, for God's sake! Where have you been for the last 15-20 years?

Mark’s treating the whole thing like s***, I highly doubt the RRHOF will ever give him any credit again.

Too many emotions. Relax

[cannibals]

We are all very relaxed  . I think many fans including me thought that this RRHOF was a slight chance to see DS together again. Perhaps also play a song. In the end it seems only John Alan and Guy will be there and MK is not saying anything about it. By doing that he made it clear that he wants to stay away from DS as far as possible which is also fine but it would have been nice for the fans if he would make a little statement. Just a few nice words because many fans voted for DS. Just my opinion...

[Robson]

Month. Mark still has time. He is a slow man
 

[DS]

it would have been nice for the fans if he would make a little statement. Just a few nice words because many fans voted for DS. Just my opinion...

He'll probably just write a song about it in a couple years from now.

Lights are now on in the hall...
This keep breaking my balls
Why they inducted that band, who knows
They needed some money, I suppose

But in third person and more ambiguous