In speaking with with KNPR News, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was asked why he declined to perform with fellow original KISS members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley at the band’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in April. His answer has been transcribed by blabbermouth.net and can be read below.
Stanley said, It’s a tough question to answer, but there’s so much involved in it. Firstly, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame wanted nothing to do with us; they begrudgingly let us in. And my sense was that we were going to be a dog-and-pony show. They wanted to have the original guys play in the band, and all of us in makeup, and, quite honestly, I think it would have done the band a disservice. That lineup has not been together for 14 years, and physically, perhaps, wouldn’t have looked that great, and musically, undoubtedly, probably, would have sounded a bit suspect. So, to have people watch it on television and identify that as KISS because there’s four guys in makeup would not send a great signal to the people who are not following the band in its current permutation, or what it is today.”
He continued, “Look, we just did 42 shows and played to 600,000 people in America, and I would hate for those people to turn on a TV show where we were an unwanted guest in the first place and see us strong-armed into doing something that really does a disservice to something that I worked at for 40 years. I never quit the band twice, once, and to dilute what I’ve worked on all these years just to make a committee happy that really was not all that thrilled that we were there in the first place, it sent the wrong message and it endangered something that I hold very dear to me.”
KISS begins their three week Las Vegas residency, Kiss Rocks Vegas, at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today (November 5th).
additional source: blabbermouth.net
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Lols….Paul says “That lineup has not been together for 14 years, and physically, perhaps, wouldn’t have looked that great, and musically, undoubtedly, probably, would have sounded a bit suspect. “……..uh FYI Paul. Personally I don’t believe physically & undoubtedly musically this band is any better. YOU say this version of KISS is the best it’s ever been. Of course you have stated the same exact words when Vinnie Vincent & Eric Carr were in the band, & then Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick, then Eric Singer and Bruce….the Reunuion you said after the 1st leg of that tour quote…”In the history of this band this is the best we have ever sounded and played”…..and now you have said the same exact thing with Eric Singer & Tommy Thayer. But for the few internet meatheads that will kneel down at your every command, nobody is buying your crap anymore. BOTTOM LINE……you didn’t play with them because you were scared shitless that history would have repeated itself for the original 4 to re-group.
joe in the cuse,
you are right on money with your comment , i also think Paul and Gene REALLY don’t ever want to play with Peter and Ace again , and they are selling their brand to whoever is buying, they probably have the replacing themselves “thing” in the works as well, plus Paul has slagged ace and peter so much, deep down he had to know ace and peter would have gotten themselves ready , and sorry to say vocally, Pauls high register and power is pretty much gone -he would have looked pretty bad croaking his way through whatever they would have done- from day one it was never going to happen.
Joe in the Cuse, you are spot on. And every part of that is truth. The fans know the truth. People are just fed up with this fools rants. I lost all respect for both Gene and Paul
Talking about respect, I think it is a good thing that we will never get to know our heroes personally, or most of our idols would vanish into thin air.
Joe in the cuse: BAM! Nailed it!
Really?????? We’re still re-living this? Honestly, who still actually gives a F***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????
If Peter & Ace were physical enough and as close to as good as Thayah and Singah to do a 2014 tour, Doc woulda handed out the contracts…..not gonna happen. Catch Peter at a convention and Ace at club near you. Kiss Vegas 2014: stronger than ever.
I hope to catch Ace’s show at B.B. King’s in a few weeks. I can see him perform up close for thousands of dollars less than a Kiss show.
Kiss Vegas 2014: Massively dumb.
Dose any of this really matter? Can’t we all just have our own opinions without having a war of words? Every time a member of Kiss farts we argue over what it smells like. The factors hear are just so simple like or dislike? Nothing more nothing less. One of great things about living in the USA is being able to live life as you choose weather it the food, music or other wise and to judge someone merely on the music they like or dislike is wrong! I’m not a kiss fan because the new music dose not appeal to me. Dose this make me a horrible person, should I be treated like I killed a child over it nope but yet people on here do and it saddens me that something so meaningless as in joying music could be taken so personal. I hate country music but do I tell someone I hope you die over or tell them your an idiot over it never would it’s that persons choice and if that makes happy more power to them. Listening to Ace makes me happy and nothing anyone says will change that!! I listen to Little river band sometimes when the mood fits and I’m proud of the fact Life is way to short to short to delegate when I can spend my time doing the things I love and I’ll never let anyone get in the way of that on any media or social page!!! Let rock live in any manner it need to.
brian,
the only thing that matters is that you name checked little frikkin’river band on eddie’s site. they rock! thanks brother.
Its so f*cking stupid that anyone is still concerned about this, let alone writing articles on it. Wayne Static dies and doesn’t even get a mention here, but yet the Kiss camp’s latest bickering and slandering about something that happened months ago is considered headline “news”. F*cking bullshit. I despise Kiss more and more every time I see one of these articles. They need to grow the f*ck up just as much as everyone else who reads this stupid shit.
Wayne Static overdosed. Sorry hard to feel sorry for someone that has been warned, preached, offered many a help and everything else. That is one thing I side with Gene Simmons with. If you don’t want to save yourself nobody else can save you. And I also give MAJOR kudos to ce and Peter for them cleaning up their act!!
First of all Wayne did NOT overdose. That was clarified yesterday.
Amen Nick!! I’m not really a Static X fan but you cant deny they are a metal band with a strong following. My condolences to Wayne’s family and friends. As far as KISS goes I personally wish this site would just quit posting every article with something to do with KISS in it. Plus I’m getting sh*t sick of seeing Paul’s photo every week where it looks like he’s smelling a dirty diaper. Gene’s too where it looks like he has a black sponge on his head. KISS is over, let’s move on!!
“move on”: great song!
I think this picture is from his second solo album, or the press releases connected to it, it kind of gives a nice contrast, looking at him who almost seems botoxed and then reading his foul remarks on all things Kiss. Reminds me of “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.