Bad Company's Simon Kirke talks Rock Hall ceremony plans, sobriety, Peter Grant memories & more

Bad Company will finally be inducted into the Rock & Rock Roll Hall of Fame ceremony this year. Here, their founding drummer dishes about who will induct them; if Paul Rodgers will perform at the ceremony; how recently departed guitarist Mick Ralphs felt about this long-overdue honor; his disappointment that Free have yet to be inducted; how Bad Company became the first signing to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label and how notorious music manager Peter Grant discovered them; his on-and-off, 40-year battle with substance abuse and the near-death experience that finally scared him straight; his forthcoming rock musical about addiction; and what to expect from his acceptance speech and performance at the Rock Hall ceremony, which will take place Nov. 8 at L.A.’s Peacock Theater. READ MORE: https://www.goldderby.com/music/2025/...