In
a terse statement, the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame offered no
reason for its move, saying, "Jann Wenner has been removed from
the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Foundation."
In an interview with the New York Times published on Friday
about his upcoming book titled "The Masters," which consists of
seven interviews Wenner did over his career with musicians
including Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan, he was pressed on why all
seven interviews in the book were with white men.
Wenner, 77, said Black and female musicians were not "as
articulate" as the others he chose to profile.
"For public relations sake, maybe I should have gone and found
one Black and one woman artist to include here that didn't
measure up to that same historical standard, just to avert this
kind of criticism," Wenner, who also co-founded the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame, said.
He later apologized for the remarks. Wenner could not
immediately be reached for comment on his removal.
(Reporting by Hannah Lang in Washington; Editing by Scott Malone
and Sandra Maler)
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