David Letterman celebrated his longtime friend and frequent Late Show guest Warren Zevon with an impassioned induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday. Watch it below.

Having Letterman posthumously induct Zevon was an apt choice, as the pair’s connection goes back decades. Letterman first had Zevon on NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman during the show’s first season in 1982. The two became close, with the rocker making regular appearances, even as Letterman moved over to CBS for Late Show With David Letterman. Zevon would also sit as the show’s bandleader on multiple occasions when Paul Shaffer was absent. “Being right there in the studio was my own version of being 20 feet from stardom — it was delightful,” Letterman said during his induction speech abou

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