I was there are the ceremony. When Simon read that letter excerpt, it was like the air was sucked out of the room for a lot of people. A ton of Duran fans were in attendance, from the looks of it.
Shades of Adam Yauch too, although I'm hoping Andy comes through for a bit longer.
If you haven’t read Andy’s statement on his cancer and on the HOF I strongly recommend seeking it out. Cool that they’re going to do some recording with him this year (if they haven’t already)