{"id":367831,"date":"2025-11-09T22:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T22:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/367831\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T22:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T22:38:20","slug":"chappell-roan-lauds-cyndi-lauper-at-rock-hall-for-voice-glam-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/367831\/","title":{"rendered":"Chappell Roan Lauds Cyndi Lauper at Rock Hall for Voice, Glam, Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBefore there was the self-proclaimed Midwest Princess, there was the queen of Queens in New York. They came together in a glittery cosmic convergence Saturday night at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony as Chappell Roan<\/a> formally inducted Cyndi Lauper<\/a>, giving an earnest speech that touched on her own adoration for the honoree as a teenager and ongoing respect for her as one of pop\u2019s most longstanding allies to the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tInductee Cyndi Lauper and Chappell Roan speak onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cCyndi embodies every quality of an artist that I admire,\u201d Roan said from the stage of L.A.\u2019s Peacock Theatre. \u201cShe\u2019s a born performer and a revolutionary songwriter, a forever fashion icon, and a fierce advocate and ally. And from the very beginning, she owned every ounce of who she was \u2014 the manic, panicked hair, all of those rad Fingerless gloves and those unbelievably layered, dynamic and one-of-a-kind vocals\u2026 Can I hear a little commotion for the vocals?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRoan looked back to Lauper\u2019s impact at the very start of her nascent career: \u201cOne of Cyndi\u2019s most inspiring songs to me personally is \u2018True Colors.\u2019 When I was 14 years old, I performed \u2018True Colors\u2019 at a talent show in my hometown in Missouri. That was my first time ever winning a competition for singing, and that has been so important to me ever since. \u2018True Colors\u2019 has gone on to be an anthem synonymous with love and acceptance in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond \u2014 a message that still stands the test of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLauper was as truly colorful as ever in that particular regard when she sang \u201cTrue Colors\u201d as part of a multi-artist performance segment in her honor, pausing the song as a vertical rainbow\/pride flag unfurled from the top of the stage behind her, in a striking and pointed camera angle.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn her acceptance speech, Lauper thanked \u201cmy badass female band I always dreamed of having\u201d \u2014 which, for this occasion, included guest drummer Gina Schock of the Go-Go\u2019s \u2014 and then positioned herself as part of a middle generation in the history of women in rock.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo now to make a long story short\u2026\u201d she quipped. \u201cOops, too late for that. But I just want to say that I know that I stand on the shoulders of the women in the industry that came before me, and my shoulders are broad enough to have the women that come after me stand on mine. And the other thing that I thought was really important, which is why I really came here tonight, is to tell you that the little kid in me still believes that rock \u2018n\u2019 roll can save the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tChappell Roan and Cyndi Lauper arrive at the GBK Brand Bar & Meals On Me Backstage Lounge at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. <\/p>\n

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\n\tRoan began her speech by saying: \u201cI think we can all agree the best art comes from the most authentic people. When artists stay true to themselves, even when some people say they\u2019re too much, too loud, too eccentric, or all of the above, that honesty becomes their greatest strength.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tIn an awkward but charming moment, Roan came within an inch of dropping an F-bomb on Disney+ as she realized she was losing her place. \u201cI f\u2026\u201d She stopped herself, explaining, \u201cI messed up so bad by refusing to get contacts. Holy cow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tQuickly regaining her composure amid audience chuckles that will not be heard when an edited version airs on ABC New Year\u2019s Day, Roan continued: <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s that courage that not only creates incredible art, it gives everyone who experiences it the permission to be themselves. It opens their hearts, it changes their mind, and that is its power. Tonight, we honor a woman who redefined what a pop star could look like, sound like, sing like and be. A music legend whose authenticity has inspired us for the last four decades with her four-octave range, the amazingly fabulous Cyndi Lauper.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tChappell Roan at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter extolling her heroine\u2019s vocal prowess, Roan noted that \u201cbefore the whole world knew that voice, Cyndi spent years singing in cover bands and working random jobs trying to find her way. And it wasn\u2019t until her band Blue Angel that people in the business started to notice her. The band eventually broke up, but Cyndi finally got her much-deserved, well-earned, overdue break in 1983 when she released her debut solo album, \u2018She\u2019s So Unusual\u2019,\u201d which she said \u201cmarked a cultural shift and earned Cyndi the Grammy for best new artist\u2026 \u2018Girls Just Want to Have Fun\u2019 was more than a hit. The song became a global feminist anthem, and the video a touchstone for her unmistakable style. \u2018Time After Time\u2019 is arguably one of the greatest love ballads to ever exist, and the naughty \u2018She Bop\u2019 and her iconic rendition of \u2018All Through the Night\u2019 further cemented Cyndi\u2019s status as a global superstar.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tContinued Roan, \u201cOver the time of her 12 album releases and more, Cyndi spread her magical musical wings that have her venturing outside of pop and into blues, country, jazz and even Broadway, for which she won a Tony. Some of her incredible accomplishments also happen outside of the studio. They happen when she advocates for gay rights before the U.S. Senate. They happen through her non-profit, True Colors United, fighting to the end \u2014 fighting to end homelessness among LGBTQ+ youth. And they happen when she paves the way for artists like me to freely express myself. Cyndi Lauper has shown us that you can be bold, quirky, loud, glamorous and have any hair color you want. She\u2019s empowered generations, opening our hearts, our minds, and broadcasting the beautiful message that we have the power to be who we authentically are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLauper started her own speech on a more irreverent note: \u201cSee what happens when you let the riff-raff in?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCyndi Lauper at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAmong those Lauper thanked were \u201cmy mom, who would\u2019ve liked to be here because she wouldn\u2019t have had to worry if I was gonna win or not,\u201d and \u201call the record executives and producers that I worked with, and probably drove crazy \u2014 just ask them, some of them are sitting there right now \u2014 who had faith in me and created it with me.\u201d Her kudos extended to \u201cevery band, including the cover band,\u201d and her road crew and \u201cthe people that helped me string my dulcimer, which nobody was happy I was playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“My shoulders are broad enough to have the women who come after me stand on mine.” \u2014 Cyndi Lauper accepts her 2025 Rock Hall Induction and gives thanks to all the women who came before her. #RockHall2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IKrHRSTduF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall) November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n\tShe noted that, when she uses the R&R term for herself, she is thinking in terms of the same big tent that the Hall itself has used for years in bringing in acts from different genres under that attitudinal umbrella.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRock \u2018n\u2019 roll is a big, wonderful quilt of a lot of different styles of music. Thank goodness,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd all of that music has influenced me and my work, and without it, I don\u2019t know what kind of music I\u2019d be making. So I just want to say, now of all times, let\u2019s come together again and do good in the world because it needs us\u2026<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou know, I always was part of the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll community anyway. You just didn\u2019t wanna talk to me because, you know, they thought I was a little crazy. I don\u2019t know why. Anyway, all kidding aside, I love you. Thank you very much to the Rock Hall of Fame. I\u2019m so happy you\u2019re bringing women back in. There are a lot of us. And long live rock \u2018n\u2019 roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe performance by Lauper that came near the end of the four-hour-plus proceedings included, besides the aforementioned rendition of \u201cTrue Colors,\u201d a duet with Raye on \u201cTime After Time\u201d and a climactic \u201cGirls Just Want to Have Fun\u201d that had Avril Lavigne trading lines on the verses and Salt-N-Pepa making a group cameo at the end.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCyndi Lauper and Brandi Carlile at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGilbert Flores\/Variety<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tChappell Roan at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGilbert Flores\/Variety<\/p>\n