She could feel something inside her say ... never mind. Despite teasing some sort of Steve Miller-ian ruckus - most recently proclaiming she's "glad there's a seven-second delay" - Cher's induction was a docile affair that didn't criticize the institution she once loathed. The sharpest she got was at the start of her speech: "It was easier getting divorced from two men than it was to get inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame." In the press room, she added how she's "happy that I'm in." And this is an artist who once declared she wouldn't be in the Rock Hall if they gave her a million dollars as an enticement.
Annabelle Dexter-Jones, the daughter of Foreigner co-founder and guitarist Mick Jones, spoke alongside the band on behalf of her father, who is currently battling Parkinson's disease and unable to travel. "He would be here if he could. Instead he is cheering from the sidelines and every one of us in this room who is fighting any challenges, know that tonight is proof you can keep fighting the fight and there is a lot of love in the world," she expressed, bringing an emotional note to the ceremony.
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