KISS have released a statement on their official website addressing the Rock Hall induction. Here is what it states:
“To All Our Fans In Regards To The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
Out of respect, Ace and Peter’s recent statements demand a quick response to you, our fans.
Our intention was to celebrate the entire history of KISS and give credit to all members including long time present members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, and additionally Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr all who have made this band what it is, regardless of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s point of view.
Although KISS has moved forward far longer without them, Ace and Peter are at the very foundation of what we have built and this would all be impossible had they not been a part of it in the beginning.
It is over 13 years since the original lineup has played together in make-up and we believe the memory of those times would not be enhanced. Contrary to claims made through the media we have never refused to play with Ace and Peter.
We have spent 40 years dedicated to building KISS without quitting or wavering as the band has moved forward with huge tours and platinum albums through different important lineups for forty years, to this day.
KISS has always been a band unlike any other. That is why we started KISS. That is why we continue KISS. Being unlike other bands also means making choices and decisions unlike other bands.
This is understandably an emotional situation where there is no way to please everyone.
To bring this to a quick end, we have decided not to play in any line-up and we will focus our attention on celebrating our induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
We are excited and are looking forward to seeing you all on the KISS 40th Anniversary worldwide tour.”
source: kissonline.com
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Just when I though I couldn’t think of GS and PS as bigger douchebags!!! I’m sorry but I think they make Axl Rose look like Prince fucking Charming.
What comes around goes around, Paul and Gene’s choice to allow Eric and Tommy to wear the make up has come back to bite them hard. The real issue is the performance, if Eric and Tommy were other characters Ace and Peter would more than likely perform with them on stage. They could all play together. There was no problem when they all performed for MTV unplugged! Now with the greed and branding of Kiss, Gene and Paul have lost any respectability the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame could give them as a band. This unfortunately, I believe is the beginning of the end of Kiss as a touring act. Nobody is going to care about the 40th anniversary tour when they don’t even care about their own legacy. The last kiss product will be the KISS moo-moo for the singing fat lady.
They are missing the point.
The fact that Paul and Gene could shove chocolate cake up their asses “IF THEY WANT TO” isn’t the point.
The point is:
Kiss (original four members; Ace, Peter, Gene and Paul) are being inducted into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame.
There are five people being robbed by Gene and Paul’s greed here.
The first is; Eric and Tommy. Not monetarily. No, these men have no class in my opinion because they are willing to insult the true fans. BUT
they are being robbed of their own legacies. They have no characters of their own. (I guess cold hard cash is legacy enough)
Secondly, Ace and Peter are being robbed by having two posers use what they created.
Ace and Peter came up with the Spaceman and the Cat. Not Tommy and Eric.
No one thought Eric was like a cat. And Tommy isn’t a Sci-fi buff. Ace and Peter are!
Thirdly but not last, is the fans. The true fans of Kiss are being robbed and hustled.
So yeah, you can say Paul and Gene have the right to play with lady gaga in spaceman/cat makeup with twirllers coming out her ass. BUT,
the point is; Gene and Paul don’t give a flying fuck about the fans, otherwise they would have some class and respect their wishes.
No one wants to see the Chicago bulls play with some guy who claims to be Michael Jordan by wearing his jersey. It’s tacky and lame.
And a lie.
IMHO, if Gene and Paul had any balls to begin with, they would have told the HOF to fuck off ( like the Sex Pistols did when they were inducted). Besides, Ace and Peter were the only real musicians in the band.Just my 2 cents.
Didn’t Peter Criss have problems with arthritis or pain in his arms or something toward the end of touring with KISS? Could he even physically play? Drumming to me seems like the most physically demanding job in a rock band.
I agree with the KISS decision to not play at the hall of fame event. If I were them I wouldn’t even show up as the hall is a farce anyway.