1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Speaking of clist, John Sykes is here, Okay, I put 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: on the spot here. 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 2: Hi John, I guess let me goes into my life. 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 2: Let me see, Okay, tell me about that I changed 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: my life. Oh of course, it's life changing. 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: Let me let me introduce to you the Are you 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: still the president of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia after thirteen years? 8 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: I'm glad you know you finally got the title. I 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: basically work We all work for you anyways, So. 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: Whatever you want, sir, sir, we love John Sykes, always 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 1: smiling and always so full of music knowledge because you've 12 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: been around the music business for a long time. So 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: first of all, before we get into rock and roll 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame conversation, tell me about that release that 15 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: we had across iHeartRadio, The Latest and the Last from 16 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: the Beatles. 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: It was really history. I mean literally, is the last 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: song from a band that changed not only music but 19 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: culture around the world. I mean, there are amazing a 20 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 2: lot of amazing artists out there, but very few who 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 2: say are the Beatles and for I was actually old 22 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: enough to remember when they they play on the Ed 23 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: Sullivan Show. I think it was like six years old. 24 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: Is my parents den and you knew at that moment 25 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: that something was going to change, that something was gonna happen. 26 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: It wasn't just another artist playing on the show, another 27 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 2: juggler and another circus act. The Beatles came on and everybody, 28 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: the parents, my sisters, everyone were just locked in and 29 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: they went on to basically become a very important band 30 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 2: of songwriters, changed the world, spoke out obviously advocates for 31 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 2: so much. And then sadly they broke up, and then 32 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: they lost John and the us George, and you thought 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: it was over, and then all of a sudden, Peter Jackson, 34 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: who was working on Getback, finds this tape that John 35 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: made the Dakota given to Paul, George and Ringo at 36 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: the time that Yoko had excuse me after John passed, 37 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: and he said, wait, we've got AI technology. We can 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: peel we can peel that piano off, because they tried 39 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: in nineteen ninety four and they did Free as a Bird. 40 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: They tried to actually make that song, and they finally 41 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: left that studio out Paul Studio outside of London and 42 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: said we can't do this. We just can't. It's just 43 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: too it's too mixed up. And what you just heard 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: that Crystal Clear vocal was through AI technology. That exec 45 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: but crazy. But think about everyone on this call, whether 46 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: you were knew the Beatles or not, because we've had 47 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: a young group of people in this room, you still 48 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: know who they are. You still you know you could, 49 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: you still know those songs and they've been covered over 50 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: and over again and it was history and we today 51 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: at iHeart over seven hundred radio stations across the country 52 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 2: the same moment played that Beatles song so amazing. 53 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: Well, having you here, John Sykes, by the way, who 54 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: you're listening to, you could sit down and have a 55 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: conversation with him that you never ever want to end, 56 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: because you are a walking encyclopedia of some of those 57 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: incredible facts about music we've never heard of. I mean, 58 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: you know the rest of the story stuff. 59 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 2: And we love that. 60 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: And this is why maybe John is also the chairman 61 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: of the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And 62 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: tonight is a night I believe on Disney Plus you're 63 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: gonna watch it unfold. We gotta watch it. Talk about 64 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: this year's this year's class in the Rock and Roll 65 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. 66 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 2: Well, Elvis, this year's class or this Year's Shows is 67 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 2: truly historic because for two reasons. Number one, it's the 68 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,399 Speaker 2: first time ever in thirty eight years, the show will 69 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 2: be actually streamed live around the world. So and that's 70 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: rock and roll. So hang on a lot f bombs. Yeah, okay, 71 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: this show a show. But you guys, someone who's paid 72 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: a lot of money with a button going stop stop 73 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 2: stop stop CEC that's CC. But anyway, this will be streaming, 74 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: So it's never happened before, and we did. We had 75 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: a great deal with Disney Plus to do this, and 76 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: they're actually gonna run the show a three hour version 77 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: on New Year's Night on ABC as a special. But 78 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: so that's number one. Number two today or well today 79 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: we will celebrate. Tonight, we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary 80 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 2: of another historic moment, the creation of hip hop. DJ 81 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: Coolhirk was a DJ in the Bronx in nineteen seventy 82 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: three in the summer at a party, he brought two turntables, 83 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: which everybody is used to and basically created hip hop 84 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: and it's become I'm sure you see on the Grammys, 85 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: you saw on Iartrate Music Awards. We've been saluting all 86 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 2: year long, this historic moment, but we're doing it. This 87 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: is the first time it's being done on a television 88 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: show in New York, where hip hop began and so 89 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 2: and DJ Coolhurk will be here tonight. He's receiving the 90 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: Musical Influence Award from the Hall of Fame. LL Cool Jay, 91 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: obviously one of the greatest hip hop artists, will present 92 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 2: it to him and tell the story of this man 93 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 2: who really changed the world. If you think rock and 94 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 2: roll changed the world in the fifties before any of 95 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: us were around it, true hip hop changed the world 96 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 2: in nineteen seventy three and you could see today and then. 97 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 2: And the final reason why it's historic is the first 98 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 2: female rapper in history, Missy Elliott, will be inducted. 99 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're so excited, and we knew you'd be talking 100 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: about Missy Elliott. So we have some Missy Elliott on 101 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: deck ready to push play. You know who else is 102 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: being inducted as a non performer who I was always 103 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: a fan of is Don Cornelias. Don Cornelius was the 104 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: host of Soul Train. Did you never watch that? It 105 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: was an incredible show. They had the best acts come 106 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: on and perform and the dancing was incredible. Of course 107 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: that was on the boogie woogie oogie seventies, so everyone 108 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: was wearing their glamour and their glitz. But he was 109 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: a superstar in music and especially anything to do with 110 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: soul music. 111 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: It was Don Cornelius. He's in Tonight too, then, and 112 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: you think about what he did another game changer. He 113 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 2: brought black music into white households. You think about these 114 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 2: small towns all over America who didn't know what R 115 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 2: and B music was, and all of a sudden you 116 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 2: saw the Spinners who basically are getting in tonight rubber 117 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: band man working my way back to you classic songs. 118 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 2: So what he did was bring this incredible music. And 119 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: remember rock and roll comes from black music, comes from country, 120 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: comes from gospel. So you think about Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, 121 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 2: Little Richard, those who are black artists really started rock 122 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: and roll. So the idea that Don cornelis is getting inducted, 123 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: he really took it wide mainstream. So that's going to 124 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 2: be very exciting. And we have a soul trained moment 125 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: with a new addition performing Spinners songs. That's gonna be 126 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 2: Oh wow, how cool is that? 127 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: So Tonight's the night and this is the tip of 128 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: the iceberg, by the way, I mean, Sha Ka Kahan's 129 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: going to be in there tonight, also. 130 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: George Michael. You know, obviously it will be Carrie Underwood's 131 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 2: going to be performing, so Adam Adam Levine will be well, 132 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 2: Bernie Taupin, right, Bernie Elton John will be inducting Bernie 133 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 2: Taupin tonight. Yeah, Bernie Taupin wrote all of those beautiful 134 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 2: songs that Elton John co wrote with him, and it's 135 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: just what a night John. This is gonna be amazing. 136 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 2: And the cool thing I'll say one more thing about tonight, 137 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 2: is it not only so lebrates artists have been around 138 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 2: for twenty five years, like kind of so the old artists, 139 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: you sometimes think, because that's what you have to minimum time, 140 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: you have to get into the Hall of Fame. But 141 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: we also surround them with younger artists who really were 142 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: influenced by them. Olivia Rodrigo will be singing with Sheryl 143 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: Crow tonight. You'll have Brandy, You'll have well A Big 144 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: Boy is gonna be inducting Kate Bush. Saint Vince's going 145 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 2: to perform her song. Chris Stapleton's going to sing with 146 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: Dave Matthews saluting Willie Nelson. You're going to see a 147 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 2: lot of surprises for George Michael tonight. And also so 148 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: you'll see a lot of song artists played on Z 149 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 2: one hundred will be there on the stage tonight basically 150 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: honoring their heroes. 151 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: I love this. This is why tonight is a very 152 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: important night. It is every year, but now you can 153 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: see it streaming live on Disney Plus. Of course, rock 154 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: and Roll Hall of Fame. And thank you for bringing 155 00:07:54,480 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: your knowledge and everything into this conversation, John, fabulous. 156 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: And well a great time. And don't forget also Shaka Khan. 157 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: Say that yes, Skinny white kids Sean Shoka Khan love her. 158 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: We love you, John, thank you for coming bye and 159 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: thank you. 160 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 2: Thank you guys. I love you guys. I get to 161 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 2: be on once a year. 162 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: I love this, John, John, John, What time is it 163 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: tonight on Disney Plus. 164 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 2: Eight pm Eastern five Pacific? And then we'd love to 165 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 2: have a watch it live. But then go on vo 166 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: D on Disney Plus nowadays you don't miss it if 167 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 2: you if you'll miss the premiere. But and then January first, 168 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 2: New Year's Night, after your wake up hungover from New 169 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: year's on news Eve. You can watch a great three 170 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: hour kind of kind of edited version of the show, 171 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 2: so it's perfect, but it'll be fun live tonight, all. 172 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 1: Right, tonight, eight o'clock East Coast Disney. Plus it's the 173 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And I think we 174 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: should give Missy Elliott's John. 175 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: We love you, John, We love you guys, Thank you 176 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: so much.