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They Did it - Cait Edwards post

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As some of you know...I recently made a statement to a site that seemed to take full credit for getting Duran Duran into the Rock Hall.  In that statement, I said that it was the band and their hard work that 'did it' and never at anytime have I personally taken credit for all the awareness DDTTRH raised on their behalf. The phrase "They Did It" recently caught my eye in a post in the Duran-verse by Cait Edwards, who spoke on this very subject.  I wanted to share it here because the post was moving to me.  I got Cait's permission to share it... From 11/20/2022 They did it. They say that *we* did it, as fans, and they shared the honor with us. That was nice. If it was up to the kind of critics who were brutal with them from the start, this never would've happened. Duran Duran were never treated like something authentic. They were too stylish, too fucking pretty, and success came way too fast. They couldn't be legit and no way could the music be any good. Pl