On Tuesday morning, October 15th, the Doobie Brothers earned their first ever Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nomination, and the group couldn’t be more excited about a potential reunion.
“We’re all honored to be nominated,” co-founder guitarist Johnston said in a recent statement regarding the nomination. “I’m sure we’ve all paused to reflect, and I think I speak for all the other guys when I say that it seems rather odd we haven’t been selected before. But at the same time we don’t take it for granted and we are honored to be nominated, and if we can just carry it all the way to getting in it would be awesome.”
d about a reunion at this time, Johnston added “Something like this comes along and I just go, ‘Yeah, we’ve been wishing it would happen’ and our fans have been pushing and writing letters and everything. So now at least we’re getting the nomination and, damn, that means a lot to me.”
Guitarist Patrick Simmons, the lone mainstay in the Doobies’ entire career, adds that while he’s always viewed the group’s enduring appeal as “my prize,” he also remains “proud of the band and would love to see it recognized in any capacity that anybody wants to put forth.
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