KISS not the first band to skip Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

Members of KISS, from left, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer, pose for a photograph during a news conference to promote the start of their KISS Alive/35 European Tour in Oberhausen, Germany on May 8, 2008 (AP Photo/Volker Wiciok, file)

Graciousness is not always high on the list of attributes you find in successful rock 'n' roll stars.

Because of this, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions have sometimes brought out the worst in its inductees, whether continuing once-private feuds in public or launching criticism at the hall itself. This year it's Kiss that's angry, its members upset over the organization's decision only to induct original members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley while excluding members who joined later.

As a result, the makeup-wearing rockers won't be wearing makeup or rocking at Thursday's ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn when they're inducted with Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, The E Street Band, late Beatles manager Brian Epstein and former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who also is boycotting this year's show over dissatisfaction with his role.

Here's a quick look at seven other acts who chose to make the ceremony uncomfortable for everyone else or just skipped it altogether:

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Judy Ausuebel and David Bauder in New York and Tom Withers in Cleveland, Ohio, contributed to this report. Follow Talbott at http://twitter.com/Chris--Talbott