Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh has alleged influence of corporate sponsors in picking entries to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
During an interview with TMZ, the 70-year-old musician lashed out at the unfair induction process.
Walsh, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Eagles in 1998, said: "There's a lot of politics in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There's a lot us artists would change about the induction ceremony and who they pick."
"The corporate sponsors get to pick [the nominees], and then the people get to vote. There's a lot of people, I don't know why they're in there and there's a lot of people, I don't know why they're not," he added.
Walsh cited the example of Link Wray: "He had a song called "Rumble" in the '50s, and all us guitar players wanted to be Link Wray. And he didn't get in because nobody knows about him."
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