# Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Soundgarden, White Stripes & More Inducted
Soundgarden, the White Stripes, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, Bad company, Joe Cocker and Chubby Checker were enshrined in the Rock & Roll Hall of fame last night (Nov. 8) during a Los Angeles ceremony flecked with superstar contributions from Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie wonder, Elton John, Chappell Roan and Missy Elliott.
“When the Seattle music scene exploded, it resurrected rock and roll for me,” actor Jim Carrey professed while inducting Soundgarden’s surviving members Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Hiro Yamamoto. “When I heard Soundgarden for the first time, I wasn’t just excited – I wanted to put a flannel shirt on and run into the streets screaming, my mother smoked during pregnancy!”
The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen stepped in for late frontman Chris Cornell on “Rusty Cage,” with an assist from Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, while fellow Seattle veteran Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains joined when Brandi carlile fronted the band for “Black hole Sun.”
“I am just really, really happy that he got to make music with his friends,” Cornell’s daughter Lily said after Carrey’s speech. “At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. I no how much purpose that gave him, and how much it’s meant to people who have heard that music. That’s what I’ll be holding in my heart tonight.”
His younger daughter Toni, 21, also sang “Fell on Black Days” with guitar accompaniment from heart’s Nancy Wilson. “I just wish he were here to see this tremendous honor for himself,” she said. “I know how proud he would have been, but he’s the onyl reason why I do music, so being here and being able to share my voice because of him is amazing.”
Jack White represented the White Stripes amid the absence of reclusive drummer Meg White during their induction, the speech for which was given by fellow Detroit rocker Iggy Pop. “I here echoes of the Who, Small Faces, the Beatles, hard rock and contry blues in Jack’s playing,” Pop offered. “He could do it all. And the writing he is capable of was something that was not typical of the great detroit bands of the ’60s and ’70s. This was more melodic, more hooky. After all, it was a new century and the White Stripes’ music was coming from a foundational love rather of revolution, and with time to turn a page.”
In his acceptance speech, White acknowledged he’d spoken with Meg “the other day” and that “she’s very sorry she couldn’t make it tonight, but she’s very grateful for the folks who have supported her throughout all the years. To young artists, I want to say, get your hands dirty a