The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2021 have officially been announced. And now finally, iconic ’80s female rock band, The Go-Go’s have made the cut.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the band members were asked on how they felt that they were finally inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Go-Go’s member Jane Wiedlin said, “We knew that, for whatever reason, we weren’t one of the popular kids in class when it came to this whole Rock & Roll Hall of Fame thing, for a long time. And so I just didn’t think about it ever.”
She continued, “I was like, ‘For whatever reason, they just don’t like us and they never will.’ And then everything shifted and there became this possibility that it might happen. I was pretty afraid to be hopeful. I don’t like to get my hopes dashed. And when we found out it actually happened, I was dumbstruck. I was afraid to hope; I really was. And then it happened. It’s hard to express how exciting it is to be induced in the cool kids. It’s amazing.”
When asked about how they’re feeling about receiving the award in the flesh, Gina Schock said, “We might need those five little Go-Go-mobiles to drive us around onstage. We can put flags on the back that’ll say “Go-Go’s.” But it’ll be great for us all to be together. The five of us actually made it! We made it! We’re all alive!”
As reported by USA Today, John Sykes, chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation said in a statement, “This diverse class of talented inductees reflects the Hall’s ongoing commitment to honor artists whose music created the sound of youth culture.”
Other inductees who have been welcomed into the Hall this year include the Foo Fighters, Todd Rundgren, Carole King and Tina Turner.
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