CLEVELAND, Ohio - Howard Stern is attempting to endear himself to Clevelanders leading up to the radio host inducting Bon Jovi into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in April. Okay, not really.

As previously reported, Jon Bon Jovi asked Stern to induct Bon Jovi into the Rock Hall during the ceremony held in Cleveland on April 14. Stern accepted, but he doesn't appear happy about coming to Cleveland.

"For some reason, they must have some [strange] deal that every once in a while they'll actually shoot the celebration in Cleveland...But it's the stupidest f****** thing," Stern said on his SiriusXM show Wednesday morning. "It's already been explained to me, through the grapevine, that a lot of rock and roll people aren't going to be in the audience, because it's in Cleveland."

Stern went on to insist he loves the people of Cleveland and he wasn't trying to disrespect the city. Yet, his words suggested otherwise.

"[Rock stars] are not in Cleveland," Stern said. "They don't care about getting on a jet and going to Cleveland. They just don't."

"I just want to shake the people, whoever the people are of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It's so stupidly put together. I'm going to lay it all out in my State of the Union. Someone's gotta educate people."

Of course, Stern might want to educate himself. The Rock Hall Ceremony held in Cleveland in 2015 featured top acts like Green Day, Joan Jett and Ringo Starr, among others. It also featured guests like Miley Cyrus, Fall Out Boy, Yoko Ono, Dave Grohl, John Mayer and Paul McCartney. But Stern clearly hasn't done his homework.

"Paul [McCartney] ain't gonna be in Cleveland," Stern said, clearly not aware of the 2015 ceremony. "So dumb. People are so dumb. You want to make good television. Do it where there are interesting people to look at."

Stern continued to rub it in, before admitting he's the "wrong guy" to do a Rock Hall Induction speech.

"I know why [Bon Jovi] finally got in," Stern joked. "No one else wanted to go to Cleveland. They said, 'Who's willing to go to Cleveland? Jon raised his hand."

Stern also joked that the Rock Hall Ceremony should be held in New York and cut to Cleveland briefly, where they can have Nina Simone's casket or her family present.

Stern is the only presenter that has been confirmed by the Rock Hall for the April 14 ceremony, which will honor Bon Jovi, Simone, The Moody Blues, Dire Straits, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and The Cars.

We have reached out to the Rock Hall for a response to Sterns' comments.