Kenny Loggins, Paul Stanley, Alanis Morissette arrive at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony

(11 Jun 2026)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York - 11 June 2026
1. Kenny Loggins and Lisa Hawkins posing for photos
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kenny Loggins, recording artist:
"This is, yeah, for for me as a songwriter, it's definitely the honor. I think it's exciting. My brother is here tonight. He started the whole thing -my big brother started me singing when I was five years old. So, you know, his love of music is infused into my life."
3. John Rzeznik posing for photos
4. SOUNDBITE (English) John Rzeznik, recording artist:
(Reporter: I grew up, I mean, my first album was KISS Alive)
"I played that record so much, and I got four older sisters and they smashed it. They smashed it. They were so sick of hearing it."
5. Billy Corgan posing for photos
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Billy Corgan, recording artist - on how KISS inspired The Smashing Pumpkins:
"You know, not so much musically, but more so the mindset and KISS will even tell you that they didn't want people to copy them. They wanted people to feel like you can be anybody and anything you want to be. There was a sort of an empowerment in KISS that's sort of strange. You wouldn't think of it if you're a fan, you get that. And, I think they just kind of gave us the like said, 'Hey, you can go this totally other direction. Who cares what anybody thinks?' And that's always really been their their kind of mantra."
7. John Fogerty posing for photos
8. SOUNDBITE (English) John Fogerty, recording artist - on what keeps him inspired:
"Mostly my wife and kids. And, you know, we're a very strong family. I love my wife so much. And from the instant I fell in love with her, all the sort of bad stuff -- you might call it bitterness -- it kind of went away. I mean, I just realized what I had found was more valuable than all the stuff that people search for. Career and money and fame and all that. What I've got is true love and I'm really grateful."
9. Brandi Carlile (C) with Chauntee Ross and Monique Ross of SistaStrings posing for photos
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kylie Cantrall, recording artist/actor - on pressure of performing at event:
"Oh, it's immense pressure especially just looking around at this room. It's legends Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, like the best songwriters literally of all time, are in this room. So there's pressure for sure but I'm also soaking it all up, trying to stay present and feeling inspired."
11. Paul Stanley from KISS posing for photos
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Stanley, recording artist:
"Well, it all started with being told that we were crazy. And you have to have belief in what you're doing. It doesn't matter whether you want to be a musician or a doctor or an attorney. You have to have that belief in yourself because there's always people to knock you down. I think we just kind of had naivete and insanity and you don't see obstacles when you know where we want to go. So you hold the football and you run with your hand in front of you."
13. Zoom in Paul Stanley talking to reporter
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Stanley, recording artist - on if he misses the band:
"Of course, you'd be crazy not to miss it. If you ask Michael Jordan does he miss being on the court? Of course he does. Nothing can ever take the place. It's memories that I have that are priceless. Nothing can ever compare to that. But, life goes on."
15. Brandi Carlile talking to reporter
16. Alanis Morissette posing for photos
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Alanis Morissette, recording artist:
(Reporter: Getting recognized for your writing has to feel so special.)
18. Gavin DeGraw posing for photos
(Reporter: As far as your own music?)
"Yes."
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