According to Ultimate Guitar, KISS frontman Gene Simmons told Radio.com that if the band is inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame, they will not be re-uniting with original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.
Simmons stated, “No. How many chances in life do you get? When you stick your hand in fire, you get burned the first time. Fire and nature doesn’t care if you’re a good guy or a bad guy. Both of those guys had three chances to be in the band. Three times they f–ked it up. They were every bit as important as we were at the formation of the band and they would have been the ruin of the band if they had continued to be in the band. When you have a cancer in your system, it’s best to cut it out as fast as you can. It used to be a part of your body; it turned into cancer. You gotta cut it out.”
Simmons also added that he believes his former bandmates are much happier not being in the band, “I believe that both Ace and Peter are happier now. They’re healthier, they both look fine. When they were in the band, they were both on junk, or crack or alcohol. Clearly not a healthy place for them. They belong home doing autograph shows in clubs. They’re happier.”
See the entire interview below. The comments in question appear at 4:26.
source: ultimate-guitar.com
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Funny, I see Gene’s name on list at this autograph show last July:
http://fandomfest.com/en/celebrities
This guy is such a hypocritical turd! I used to be a massive Kiss fan, and have seen them almost 30 times. I have refused to see them since the fake Ace and Peter have been in . As much as it’s a joke that they’re not in the HOF, I hope these comments bite them in the ass and make them wait even longer!
Gene, Paul, Ace, Peter, Carr, Kulick, Singer and Thayer should be inducted. They all have had an impact on this band. The surviving members should all perform and then call it day. It was a great run but I think the time has come for them to end it, and I can’t think of a better way to end it then in front of a bunch of over paid execs who don’t know the music anyway.
Why Thayer what the fuck has he done.
Re-taught Ace all the solo’s that he never originally played on when he came back.
No Vinnie?
It is a stretch to say that Gene’s cancer allusion was some sort of mockery of Peter’s health. The guy was using an oft used metaphor and I doubt anyone with cancer would find that offensive. My own brother had cancer about 4 years ago and when SONIC BOOM came out, I downloaded onto his IPOD and he had a good time listening to it (full remission). So thank you KISS for making new stuff. BAD NEWS: IF ACE AND PAUL REJOIN KISS, NONE OF US WILL BECOME 30 YEARS YOUNGER. SORRY GUYS. SHORTER OF BREATH AND EACH DAY CLOSER TO DEATH.
Is it really necessary for them to continuously bash Ace & Peter? I mean, Gene and Paul makes tons of cash but can’t even comment on those guys without being dicks. It is truly classless of Gene to make that cancer comment. Totally unnecessary in my opinion.
It is way over the line and just dumb, not to mention if they do care about getting in this just continues to make a case for all the voters AGAINST them going in. Sad..
whats weird is i can recall both gene and paul both saying and begging ace not to leave kiss back in 82 , it was ace’s that wanted to leave and he has that right no one should be forced to do something they dont wanna do or enjoy doing…time has come n gone whats changed, i would have to say greed …MONEY always follow the money .ppl must also know that this more about business nowadays i believe than the music.. alot ppl have a lot to lose when the guys do stop …think about that..i remember back in the days you never ever heard about money really from the guys not like you do in the last 20 years..i can say that i know for a fact is was ace that got me into kiss in the first place , i play guitar because of him ….i dont care about rrhof ..but if ace n peter arent part of it it is nothing in my eyes…