KISS’ GENE SIMMONS SAYS THE BAND WOULD NEVER REUNITE WITH FORMER BAND MEMBERS ACE FREHLEY AND PETER CRISS

Gene-Simmons400 KISS’ singing bassist Gene Simmons says that although the band have reunited with former members Ace Frehley (guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) in the past, that fans should not expect that to happen in the future.

Speaking with The Tampa Tribute, Simmons was asked if the band would ever consider reuniting if their two estranged members “cleaned up their act.” The bassist stated, “Not a chance. We’ve already danced that dance three different times. No way will we reunite. It wouldn’t be fair to [current members] Tommy [Thayer] and Eric [Singer]. It wouldn’t be right.”

Simmons also addressed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction with Criss and Frehley, adding, “We only did the induction with Ace and Peter because the fans wanted it. But it was a slap in the fact that they didn’t acknowledge Tommy Thayer and Eric. They’ve been in the band longer than Ace and Peter. If the Grateful Dead can have 10 members in and out of the band and a lyricist who was never in the band in the Hall, how can you explain that?”

KISS are currently on tour with Def Leppard.

additional source: loudwire.com

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  • Patrick S. on

    Kiss isn’t cool any more. Call it a day already Gene! I’ve heard the new music and it just isn’t there. It hasn’t been.


  • schocoman on

    I remember him considering the possibility of reuniting for a couple of songs for the induction before Paul shut the door … hypocritical as always.


  • DR on

    Rumor has it that Ace will be doing a covers album after this tour and that Gene is going to be on it.


    • Joe on

      Heard the same thing………Joe in The Cuse


    • Richman on

      Bro,
      They should do a hip hop album. Go buck wild. How many Gosh Darned covers of motherf@#kin WISHING WELL, I’M EIGHTEEN, any VAN MORRISON song that is obscure, SIMPLE MAN and DAZED AND CONFUSED do we need? NO MORE COVERS ALBUMS! NO MORE NAZARETH! NO MORE HUMBLE PIE! NO MORE THE BAND! AMERICAN IDOL ruined the music business.
      ACE + GENE, RAP or COUNTRY. NO MORE COVERS. ONLY WILLIAM SHATNER SHOULD BE ALOWED TO DO COVERS. PLEASE STOP IT. NO ONE CAN DO THE WHO BETTER THAN THE WHO.


    • Richman on

      Also all of our great discussions about the excellence of REDEEMER OF SOULS now have to be interrupted by this silliness.
      Gene,
      You’re awesome. I love the band regardless of personnel but if you need to hate someone it needs to ne you’re hairdresser. Has your hair now turned into the actual hair of your late 1970s era KISS doll.



  • Mike on

    “We only did the induction with Ace and Peter because the fans wanted it…” What a jerk. These yahoos are riding the 70’s era Kiss all the way to the bank, with posers dressed up as Ace and Peter. It actually sells Singer and Thayer short as musicians, pretending to be somebody else, playing the same licks in somebody else’s character. There would be no Kiss if it weren’t for Ace and Peter. There would be no Kiss if it weren’t for the massive popularity of the 70’s Kiss. There’s a reason they aren’t strutting around like they were dressed up in the Lick it up years…nobody wan’t to see it.

    It’s all been said before, but enough people are buying tickets to see them that they feel vindicated, but then people can be shallow.


    • DR on

      Respectfully, Gene and Paul have always stated the same when talking about Ace and Peter and the 70’s and have recognized them for that era. They wanted more than Ace and Peter inducted and didn’t want to show if it was only the original 4. I don’t view that as disrespectful to Ace and Peter, but understand if its perceived that way. I think Gene’s bluntness gets him in trouble.


    • Joe on

      Mike there would be zero Kiss if it wasn’t for Paul & Gene either. At the end of the day I really believe Ace & Peter are comfortable where they are…Ace seems to get along with Gene just fine & I highly doubt it bothers Ace or Peter if they ever did another reunion tour. But All of the past members of KISS did get the shaft from the RRHoF….talk about hypocrosity….hope I spelled that right…Joe in The Cuse


    • Cogent point always made on

      You didn’t.


    • DR on

      Doesn’t matter on the spelling. What does matter is that Joe in The Cuse and I are in agreement on something. The rest of you should beware!


    • Kiss Alive VI on

      Not sure why you would admit to that.


    • Joe on

      Get them DR…..Joe in The Cuse


    • DR on

      You see KAIV, this is that WWE moment when I’m in the ring fighting Nic and Joe In The Cuse runs into the ring with a steel chair and you think he’s going to take a swing at me…but what happens? He tosses the chair to me and I smash Nic through a turnbuckle with it and you find out that an unholy alliance has been formed between DR and Joe in The Cuse. Maybe we won’t always agree, but we’ll always have the special moment that we’ll both respect each other for and give each other a little more leeway down the road. ….Don in The Cuse with Joe


    • Robbie on

      The Hall of Shame has nothing to do with fans/listeners of bands. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-look at the list of some of the inductees-no thanks. Rock and roll my butt!!!


    • Joe on

      You’re bi-polar


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