Richie Faulkner and Nancy Wilson were two of the artists who expressed their opinions on Dolly Parton 's refusal of her nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
Last Tuesday, the 15th, the country star announced that she was withdrawing from the list of nominees through a statement. Parton justified her decision by saying she felt she "didn't deserve the right" to compete for something made for rock and roll without ever having followed the genre.
Richie Faulkner, guitarist for Judas Priest , said Dolly's attitude was "classy" and took the opportunity to question the criteria used by the Hall of Fame.
“I think this raises questions about what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is all about, after all. To call it rock and roll and not admit bands like Judas Priest is kind of weird, in my opinion,” he commented in an interview (via Blabbermouth ). “I think if it doesn’t have bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motörhead , maybe it shouldn’t be called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I don’t know.”
Nancy Wilson of Heart followed the same line of thought as Faulkner, suggesting that perhaps it would be more sensible to create subdivisions within the awards ( Ultimate-Guitar ).
“Very classy,” the singer commented on Dolly Parton’s refusal. “It’s really cool that she’s withdrawing like that because the category is very broad. For example, Dionne Warwick isn’t rock, just like many of the others, and they should create different categories within the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They should have one for country, one for pop, one for rap, and one for rock. I think that would be quite smart.”
Upon being nominated in February, Dolly Parton expressed surprise, but also promised that she would release "a great rock 'n' roll album" if she were accepted into the institution.
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