Steve Smith's Induction Acceptance Speech - 2017 Rock Hall Inductions
Members of Journey including Jonathan Cain, Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Perry, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Steve Smith and Ross Valory make their acceptance speeches at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York City.



Steve Smith's speech for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

My speech for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. @JourneyOfficial @gladbash @NaradaMWalden @jmcl_gtr @NealSchonMusic @arnelpineda pic.twitter.com/tfPGNKF7oB

— Steve Smith (@stevesmithdrums) April 11, 2017

RRHF Class of 2017 Inductees

Performer Category

• ELO
  
• Joan Baez
  
• Journey
  
• Pearl Jam
  
• Tupac Shakur
  
• Yes
  
  Award for Musical Excellence
  
• Nile Rodgers

How to get inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording. The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performer Inductees were chosen by more than 900 voters, as well as the aggregate results of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's online fan vote. The top five artists from the fan vote comprised the Fans' Ballot that was tallied alongside the other ballots to determine the 2017 Inductees. Four of the winners of the Fans' Ballot (ELO, Journey, Pearl Jam, and Yes) will be inducted as performers in 2017.

Call the style what you will - arena rock, stadium rock, concert rock - Journey dominated in the '70s and '80s.

The 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, took place on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the third time. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017 Induction Ceremony had its television premiere on HBO, and a radio broadcast on SiriusXM.