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Last week, the Black Keys gave a speech inducting Steve Miller into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Miller then gave an acceptance speech that was, in part, critical of the Rock Hall, encouraging the institution to be "more inclusive of women" and "to respect the artists they say they’re honoring, which they don't." After the ceremony, he also called the Rock Hall "a bunch of jackasses and jerks and fucking gangsters and crooks." Now, the Black Keys have spoken up about Miller's criticisms, telling Rolling Stone they regret inducting him. "He said, 'The whole process was unpleasant,'" Dan Auerbach told Rolling Stone. "And for Pat and I, the most unpleasant part was being around him." Auerbach said: We got a really uncomfortable feeling when we first met Steve. He had no idea who we were. No idea. The first thing he told us was, "I can't wait to get out of here." He knew that we signed up to do th...

Watch the video above to hear Steve Miller blast the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the way they treat the artists. The disorganized way they handle business,the greed and bully tactics as well as the outrageous ticket prices Rock Hall charges the inductees if they want to bring more than 2 people. These artists bring their band and they perform.....they should be able to bring family as well. Earlier in the evening during his acceptance speech, he also said the Rock Hall needs to start recognizing WOMEN in music. Ever hear that expression, if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen? Well, that's exactly what the Rock Hall TRIED to do ending the press room after this. But that didn't stop Cheap Trick from coming out and speaking to the press on their own. I think another observation of how they treat these legends so disrespectfully is when in the video above, you hear Steve Miller say He won't wrap it up and tells someone off camera to sit down and LEA...