On Monday (February 8) Cetera posted a note to his website, saying that he would not be attending the ceremony after facing problems with organizers setting up his appearance.

He wrote, "I just sent this to the RnR hall of fame people. This is the the short high road nice version of what I really wanted to say. I'll post that response at the appropriate time. Ciao,

"Hello Alex and Joel! Unfortunately, this scenario doesn't work for me. I know we all did our best to make it happen, but I guess it's just not meant to be. Personally, I'm frustrated and tired of dealing with this and it's time to move on. I have a life with two beautiful daughters and a solo career and its time to get back and give them all the full attention they deserve.