Iconic musician Carol Kaye is skipping this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony — and she’s not holding back about why.
Kaye, 90, reportedly explained in a Facebook post that she’s turning down the honor because the event doesn’t properly represent the legacy of studio musicians during her era.
“NO I won’t be there,” she wrote. “I am declining the awards show… turning it down because it wasn’t something that reflects the work that Studio Musicians do and did in the golden era of the 1960s Recording Hits.”
She also voiced frustration over the Hall referring to her as part of the “Wrecking Crew,” a label she’s long rejected.
“You are always part of a TEAM, not a solo artist at all,” she wrote. “There were always 350–400 Studio Musicians… I was never a ‘wrecker’ at all… that’s a terrible, insulting name.”
Shortly after her induction was announced, Kaye doubled down in the comments, saying, “Please know our only name was Studio Musicians,” and added she wasn’t sure if she could tolerate being labeled a “wrecker” to attend the event.
Although Kaye is opting out, the Hall will still induct her.
A pioneering bassist with more than 10,000 recording credits, Kaye helped shape the sound of popular music behind the scenes, performing on hits by The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel and The Supremes — just to name a few.
In her post, she also reflected on her unconventional rise to fame. Originally a jazz guitarist, she was invited to a recording session in 1957 and accidentally ended up playing bass in 1963 when another musician failed to show.
“I never played bass in my life,” she recalled, but quickly found a knack for inventing catchy bass lines. “As a jazz musician, you invent every note you play.”
Now, despite the honor, Kaye is choosing to stand by her values.
“I refuse to be part of a process that is something else rather than what I believe in… We all enjoyed working with EACH OTHER.”
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