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Warren Zevon’s Son Jordan Reacts to Rock Hall Induction: ‘I’d Gone Back to Giving Up On It, And Now He’s In’


Warren Zevon's son Jordan Zevon reacts to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction news.

Long considered one of the Rock Hall ‘s most egregious exclusions by fans and peers alike, Zevon — who passed away at the age of 56 from mesothelioma — will receive one of two musical influence awards at this year’s induction ceremony on Nov. 8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. on 1990’s Hindu Love Gods, while his final album, 2003’s The Wind, was recorded after his cancer diagnosis and released just two weeks before his death; featuring guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Ry Cooder, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam and more, it won a pair of Grammy Awards. Zevon’s acerbic and highly literary songcraft set Zevon apart from others in the Southern California rock scene of the ‘70s, and he periodically collaborated with writers, serving as the musical director of the Rock Bottom Remainders, an ad hoc band that included Stephen King, Amy Tan, Matt Groening and more.

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