Peter Gabriel Won't Attend Genesis' Rock Hall Induction

When the members of Genesis reunite next month at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Peter Gabriel won't be by their side. Rock Hall president Joel Peresman announced yesterday that Gabriel will not attend the event on March 15th in New York, the AP reports. The news confirms what Gabriel told Rolling Stone last month — that he was skeptical about performing with his old bandmates.

"I learned at our last reunion [in 1982] that you can't just get up there. You have to rehearse," Gabriel said, noting that he is also in the midst of rehearsing for his own European tour. Still, he had promised RS, "I'm trying to find a way to do it. It's not easy. If I can work it out, I'll go."

The Rock Hall ceremony may be one of the last opportunities for a full Genesis reunion, as Gabriel told RS, "Phil [Collins] has had trouble with his wrists and his back, so it's pretty unlikely" that the band will reform in the near future. For more on Genesis' path to the Rock Hall and the rest of the Class of 2010, check out our coverage below:

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Song Stories

“(We're Not) The Jet Set”

George Jones and Tammy Wynette | 1973

George Jones and Tammy Wynette were still married when they recorded the tongue-in-cheek "(We're Not) The Jet Set." The lyrics, written by Nashville songwriter Bobby Braddock, who also penned Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," make fun of the good life by declaring, "We're not the Jet Set/We're the old Chevrolet set." Braddock recalled that while writing the song, he needed the name of a city that evened out the rhyme he had with "Riviera" and "Missourah." “I got out a Rand McNally atlas," he said. "In the first part are the maps. The last part is an alphabetical listing of cities. I wanted a rustic, small-time sound. I went to the listing for Missouri. And I found 'Festus.' I loved the sound of it."

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