Ken Ehrlich, Nile Rodgers Reveal What to Expect From This Year’s Memorial-Heavy Grammys
Below, in Ehrlich’s words, is what to expect from the other tributes at this year’s Grammys.
LEMMY KILMISTER (tribute by supergroup Hollywood Vampires; intro by Dave Grohl)
“I’m not a real metalhead, though over the years I’ve listened to a lot of it. I had already booked the Hollywood Vampires – Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Matt Sorum, and Duff McKagan – so that made sense automatically [to have them do the Lemmy tribute]. Then Dave Grohl called me and said, ‘What are you gonna do about Lemmy? Could I introduce it?’ So Dave’s going to set it up. And there’s going to be this lovely imagery to go with it.”
Following Joe Perry’s “The Hollywood Vampires” performance with Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, the Aerosmith guitarist said there would likely be a repeat performance in the near future. “I have a feeling we’re going to be touring. I can’t really tell you when, but it’s going to be sooner than later,” he said. As for collaborating with Depp, Perry said, “He loves the art of [acting], but he’ll tell you that music comes first.”