![]() When I was inducted with Gerry, I was really happy because we were recognized together. What is it like to be recognized as a performer? Thirty-one years ago, you were inducted into the Hall of Fame as a songwriter with Gerry Goffin. We’re not celebrating jazz necessarily every time, but I’m definitely informed by jazz. I think the phrase rock & roll now, it just embodies this whole vast array of everything from hip-hop and rap to jazz. Country music was a separate thing, and now it’s part of what rock & roll embodies. It’s rock & roll, yes, but rock & roll has its roots in rhythm & blues. ![]() It’s really nice that people from all walks of life and all ethnicities and all styles of music are being incorporated into the quote Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees are diverse, which is lovely. I think I have a very solid place in music history that most people know - young people know who I am. I’m watching my life flash before my eyes, literally. I mean, just to feel the love, just from the minute the film started rolling. ![]() “An inspiration to all cats that they too can be on the cover of an album!”Ĭongratulations! What was it like out there? “That was hilarious,” King says in sparkly black attire. Taylor Swift inducted the songwriter and her speech sent King through a whirlwind of emotions: One minute she’s crying, and the next she’s laughing over Swift giving a shout-out to the cat featured on the Tapestry album cover. Carole King is backstage at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, glowing with excitement over being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame minutes earlier. ![]()
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