Jann Wenner Apologizes for ‘Inflammatory’ Interview Comments

Rolling Stone journal and Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame co-founder Jann Wenner has apologized for the controversial feedback he made about Black and feminine artists in a latest interview.

Chatting with the The New York Instances in an article that was printed Friday, Wenner stated that feminine and Black artists weren’t “articulate” sufficient to be interview topics for his new e book Masters, which as an alternative consists solely of conversations with white male rock stars. Wenner was faraway from the Corridor of Fame’s board of administrators the subsequent day.

“In my interview with the The New York Instances I made feedback that diminished the contributions, genius and affect of Black and ladies artists and I apologize wholeheartedly for these remarks,” Wenner stated in an announcement despatched to the Instances by his e book writer Saturday evening.

“The Masters is a group of interviews I’ve achieved over time that appeared to me to greatest signify an concept of rock ’n’ roll’s affect on my world; they weren’t meant to signify the entire of music and its numerous and essential originators however to replicate the excessive factors of my profession and interviews I felt illustrated the breadth and expertise in that profession,” he continued. “They don’t replicate my appreciation and admiration for myriad totemic, world-changing artists whose music and concepts I revere and can have a good time and promote so long as I reside. I completely perceive the inflammatory nature of badly chosen phrases and deeply apologize and settle for the results.”

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“This man has achieved extra to carry down the credibility of the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame than anybody else,” guitarist Joe Bonamossa stated of Wenner’s dismissal from the Corridor’s board of administrators in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “He has been punitive, elitist and albeit saved artists out of the corridor over petty grudges and ego. It is a good factor.”