Paul Rodgers of Bad Company will miss Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction to 'prioritize health'

Sad quality for Bad Company fans.

Paul Rodgers, 1 of the archetypal members of the English stone supergroup, announced Tuesday that helium volition miss the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonial Saturday wherever Bad Company volition beryllium honored arsenic portion of the 2025 class.

“My anticipation was to beryllium astatine the Rock & Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and to execute for the fans, but astatine this clip I person to prioritize my health,” Rodgers wrote successful a connection posted to Bad Company’s Instagram page. The vocalist had planned to reunite with erstwhile bandmate and drummer Simon Kirke connected signifier to execute a mates songs astatine the ceremony.

While Rodgers did not elaborate connected his wellness successful the statement, successful 2023 helium told CBS News that helium had suffered 2 large strokes successful 2016 and 2019, arsenic good arsenic 11 insignificant strokes, which had temporarily stripped him of his quality to speak.

“I person nary occupation singing, it’s the accent of everything else,” Rodgers’ connection continued. “Simon on with immoderate outstanding musicians volition beryllium stepping successful for maine — guaranteed to rock.”

Best known for hits specified arsenic “Can’t Get Enough,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Ready for Love” and, of course, “Bad Company,” the hard stone radical formed successful London successful 1973. In summation to Rodgers and Kirke, who had played unneurotic successful the stone set Free, Bad Company’s archetypal members included guitarist Mick Ralphs and bassist Boz Burrell.

The set initially disbanded successful 1982 but implicit the years reunited to grounds oregon tour, though not ever with the aforesaid lineup. Rodgers and Kirke are Bad Company’s lone surviving archetypal members — Burrell died successful 2006, followed by Ralphs this June.

In summation to Bad Company, the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees see Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes successful the performer category. Additional inductees Salt-N-Pepa, Warren Zevon, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye volition each beryllium honored either for philharmonic power oregon excellence, portion Lenny Waronker is the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for beingness achievement.