Alice Cooper has been eligible to be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame for some time, but finally this year it will happen. Bands and artists become eligible to be inducted into the hall of fame 25 years after the release of their first record, and since Alice Cooper's first record came out (surprisingly) in 1969, it's been a running joke why Cooper was not already in the Hall Of Fame.

Rob Zombie, who has admitted that Cooper has been a large influence on his own career, will be presenting Alice Cooper with the induction. The ceremony will take place on March 14th at the Waldorf Historia Hotel in New York. After the presentation, the original Alice Cooper band will play a show to celebrate the induction.

Cooper commented about his induction - "I've always felt the same way about this whole thing. I kind of sat back and said, 'It will happen eventually.' It did get to be kind of a joke, not being nominated. I got to the point where I was saying, 'OK, I'm the Pete Rose of rock n' roll!' So now that it's a reality, it's a different take on it. Now I sit there and go, 'Wow. Wow! We've got to really get up and play, and assume the position of being in the Hall of Fame.' It'll be great."

Bon Jovi were eligible to become Hall Of Famers for the first time this year, but were passed over. Bon Jovi will likely become members in a later year, they've sold an insane amount of records and are still one of the highest grossing touring bands in recent times. Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora, summed it up pretty well - "Personally, I mean, I think it's a boys club over there," he commented. "I don't know what they're doing. And, you know, they're looking for ratings or what are they're doing, I have no idea. Is it legitimate? Let's ask that question. That's my question, you know. And it has nothing to do with our legitimacy because our legitimacy comes with the people and the fans. And, you know, you sell 125 million records and have the two biggest tours in the last three years (which Bon Jovi has done), I'll take that. If I would complain, nobody would listen."