After four previous nominations, Wayne Kramer is 'just about out of keen observations and insights and broad, philosophical positions' about the MC5 getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Wayne Kramer of MC50 performs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Nov. 12, 2018 in London.
After four previous nominations, Wayne Kramer is "just about out of keen observations and insights and broad, philosophical positions" about theThe iconic and influential Detroit troupe, a political as well as musical force, has been nominated for the Class of 2020.
"It seems as though all the bands that came after the MC5, or at least a great many of those bands, acknowledge the influence that the MC5 had," notes Kramer, who with drummer Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson are the group's only surviving members. His memoir was published during the spring of 2018. "The MC5 exists on a level that most modern rock fans are unaware of.
Kramer, who's "feeling great" after fighting off saliva gland cancer earlier this year, is hardly sitting around while he's waiting. He and the MC50 recently finished a U.K. tour with Alice Cooper and the Stranglers, and will be headed to Australia and New Zealand with Cooper in February. The quintet is also considering making some music of its own, according to Kramer. "I'm in agreement with all the cats in the band.
Meanwhile Kramer is also working with Cooper on his upcoming next studio album, which started with the latter's covers EP released last month -- which includes a version of the MC5's "Sister Anne." Writing and recording is continuing this month in Los Angeles and Detroit, along with another batch of covers. "We're making a Detroit record," Kramer reports. "We're really zeroing in on the influences of the MC5 and of Motown and of Mitch Ryder and Bob Seger.
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