Cheap Trick Talks David Bowie & More on the Howard Stern Show

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From the late 70s to present day, Cheap Trick continues to rock the stages for fans.

Recently, the band visited the Howard Stern SiriusXM radio show to talk about their upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, David Bowie and more.

Cheap Trick recently released a new album titled, Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello and they visited their old friend Howard Stern for what was a very interview. While the band was warming up to perform on the show, Stern introduced them and asked them if they knew David Bowie.

The band revealed that they had met him a few times and told a pretty funny story about holding Bowie's hands. Stern revealed that the guys not only covered Bowie songs, but they also covered The Beatles.

"Rick Nielsen said they had to practice some stuff this morning that they asked them to include in the song they're playing this morning," according to MarksFriggin.

"Rick said he wrote the song and but he forgot how it goes. Howard said even as great as they are they have to go over it. Howard said it's possible to forget these songs."

Listen to Cheap Trick on Howard Stern

The band actually performed their hit song, "I Want You To Want Me" on the Stern Show and after they told Stern that the song was still fun to play after all of these years. Later on Cheap Trick and Stern chatted about their 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. They told Stern that they wanted him to induct them but the Hall of Fame said no. Instead, the band will be inducted by Kid Rock.

They will also be performing as the original band with drummer Bun E. Carlos. Meanwhile, the band says they continue to prove themselves through all of their performances today.

"Howard asked what happened when he first saw John Lennon. He asked what he said.

Rick said John looked at him and said 'Oh, it's you!' He said they talked guitars and they were going to go guitar shopping because John had a shi**y guitar," according to MF.

"He said he gave him one of the guitars he was playing. He said he said he'd pick it up later and got it back 3 years later from Yoko.

He said he gets a Christmas card from her every year. He said she may not even know it's him."

Later on it was revealed that Nielsen and Bowie were going to produced a double side album for Ringo Starr and John Lennon.

It was another quality interview for the Stern Show. Cheap Trick will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 8, 2016.