KISS IN TALKS TO LAUNCH A TV TALENT SHOW TO FIND REPLACEMENTS FOR BAND MEMBERS PAUL STANLEY AND GENE SIMMONS
The manager of KISS has confirmed the group are in talks to launch a TV talent show to find replacements for frontman Paul Stanley and guitarist Gene Simmons – when the duo eventually retire.
It has long been rumored that founding members Stanley and Simmons hope to keep the band running when they decide to quit – but both men have been evasive when asked about whether any new members have been signed up and if the takeover will happen after their current world tour.
The rock veterans are the only original members left in the band, which was marred by the departure of Ace Frehely and Peter Criss and the death of Eric Carr in 1991 – the group now includes replacements Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.
However their longtime manager Doc McGhee insists that there are indeed plans to replace all four band members and keep KISS alive for a new generation – they are close to signing a deal to find their replacements through an American Idol-style TV show.
McGhee says in a new TV documentary about the band, “I believe that KISS can go on forever. I believe that there is a way – and we are talking to people and we’re pretty close to getting it done – about finding the four new members of KISS.”
As our own Eddie Trunk reports in his Trunk Report, despite the fact that this article is dated 2008, Eddie writes, “the plan and closer than ever to happening…maybe two years away from launching.”
source: starpulse.com
Lol. Paul can’t sing anymore and Gene can’t fit into his costume. Does anybody else smell $$$$$ being thrown around? Anything for a buck. And they talk about their legacy.
You act like this is something you just heard. Gene and Paul having been saying for eons now that theRE would be a Kiss long after they were gone. I just thought they were blowing smoke up peoples asses and using it as an excuse for Ace and Peter. But it turns out they really meant this all along. I give em props for standing by it. But like I said, I won’t be having any part of it. Then again I quit supporting them when Eric and Tommy put on the makeup. So they been dead to me in a certain way for years now.
I’ll always buy a Paul Stanley solo album though. So i’m not done with him. I’m just done with them under the name of Kiss.
Worst mistake ever .
I had a gut feeling this was coming. Just like the INXS show. I didn’t watch that and I won’t watch this.
Just when we thought these guys couldn’t disrespect the legacy of Kiss any more than they already have, this news comes out. You know, I could go on and turn this post into a long rant/Paul & Gene bashing session but I’m not going to. I’m going to ice some beer down and listen to the Dressed to Kill album and try not to think about what they’re doing now. Besides, once everyone sees this news, I’m sure there’ll be plenty of posts that will more than cover the ranting and bashing.
Sorry, but Kiss aren’t big enough for a tv show like this on a big network. If they are going for a show on a smaller network, then that won’t lead to concert tickets being sold.