This whole thing is a mess.
GF being wrapped over the knuckles about "over sharing" on his page, AC - rephrasing his comments on his site....JI trying to be peacemaker.....everything goes back to MK and his can't be arsed attitude.
Im not surprised a couple of artists turned down inducting DS - when they were told MK wasn't attending. 99.9% of the music industry would know that Dire Straits WERE MK
"Oh, so who is coming from the band"?
"Just the bass player and a couple of keyboard players...."
"Mark isnt coming....?"
"No"
"Nah - i think ill pass - that sounds weird"....
Yes, John did a great job, but he shouldn't have had to - as others have said, there doesn't seem to have ever been a time where a band wasn't inducted by someone famous. Badly organised perhaps? Yes, perhaps it was - but as artists pulled out from introducing the band....the remaining options were few and far between.
MK's attitude is pretty poor. Toys and Pram come to mind, MK is unnecessary stubborn and his inflexibility and doesn't do himself any favours in situations like this. There is that great English phrase for any non English speakers here on the forum about not cutting off your nose to spite your face. Over on the official page, there is a lot of hate right now - and I can kind of see their point. Yes, it could be argued the R&RHOF is a bit cheesy, BUT it is an acknowledgement of a band's accomplishments - and as we all know MK WAS the band. Hearing that it was "tough" and a "personal decision" is all a bit "Boo-hoo" to me and i don't really care - i think its pretty disrespectful there couldn't have even been a statement. Thats all that would have been needed. Jeez, DS wasnt THAT bad for MK - it made him a millionaire, gave him a platform, and yes while the band got too big and MK called it a day - if MK didn't want that level of notoriety he should have stuck to playing in pubs! Another fantastic English proverb about having your cake and eating it too....!
It didnt even have to be that awkward with a statement, or a prerecorded thank you from MK - not even attending the event, not seeing anyone else (Skeletons in closets etc) and not playing any sort of songs.....just a common decency "Thank You"
Im not sure in all my time on this forum (and the previous forum) that have i seen MK take so much criticism - i don't know, but this MAY hurt in the longterm. Long term fans may decide that if MK cant thank them for album purchases and tour tickets.....why should they keep now lining MK's pockets with more tickets and album purchases....id be interested to see how this plays out in the long term...
