Asked by The New York Times this weekend why his book of famous interviews included only interviews with white men, Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner said the reason women weren't…

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Austin’s dad, Dean Wenner, said he had recurring nightmares about the couple’s deaths.

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In an interview with Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner said that neither Black nor female artists were “articulate enough” to be featured in his novel on “philosophers of rock.”

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In fact, in Rolling Stone’s“The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Mitchell’s “Blue”is ranked at 30 and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” at sixth — another Black artist whom Wenner deemed simply too inarticulate to be included as a master of the craft.

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Jann Wenner, creator of magazine and one of the Hall’s co-founders, got embroiled in controversy after saying female and Black artists weren't "articulate enough" to discuss music on an "intellectual level."

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Jann Wenner on reporting, rockstars, and ‘Rolling Stone’

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Ron Demkee, who has been involved with the Allentown Band for more than five decades, holds a picture of smiling band members from 1887 Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the band’s headquarters at Wenner Hall in Allentown.

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She didn’t, in my mind, meet that test,” said Wenner.

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The second, “The Masters,” which will be published on Sept. 26, consists of interviews that Wenner conducted during his Rolling Stone years with rock legends like Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Bono and others, as well as a new interview with Bruce Springsteen.

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Wenner, 77, said Black and female musicians were not "as articulate" as the others he chose to profile.

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Wenner co-founded Rolling Stone magazine in 1967, and in subsequent decades, he celebrated a multitude of rock legends in its pages in lengthy interviews.

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Wenner could not immediately be reached for comment on his removal.

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Wenner said his list was "intuitive," and he seemed to acknowledge that he'd face blowback.

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Wenner voiced concerns about the spewing of misinformation.

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