The first ever Brits to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were The Beatles in 1988, the first year they were eligible. <\/p>\n
George Harrison and Ringo Starr attended the ceremony but Paul McCartney did not, issuing a statement saying: “After 20 years, the Beatles still have some business differences, which I had hoped would have been settled by now. Unfortunately, they haven’t been, so I would feel like a complete hypocrite waving and smiling with them at a fake reunion.”<\/p>\n
Pink Floyd fall-outs were at a peak back in 1996, when David Gilmour brandished their Hall of Fame trophy on stage and said: “I’ll have to grab a couple more of these for our two band members who have started playing different tunes. Roger (Waters) and Syd (Barrett). We’ll take a couple of these home.”<\/p>\n
That same year, David Bowie gave no explanation as to why he left it to Madonna to pick up his trophy, with the Material Girl thanking him “wherever you are”.<\/p>\n
In 2006 Johnny Lydon from punk band The Sex Pistols sent a hand-written letter, external<\/a> explaining why they would not be going: “Were (sic) not your monkey”and describing the museum as “urine in wine”.<\/p>\n