(Rockford, IL) -- They've wanted us to want them since the 70s, and now the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wants Cheap Trick too.
Rockford's Rick Nielsen, the band's guitarist and frontman, says that "It's quite an honor" to be in the 2016 class along with Chicago, Deep Purple, Steve Miller and N.W.A.
The band is hoping to sync the release of its first new album since 2009 with the April 8, 2016 date of the hall of fame induction ceremony.