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Gene Simmons, Rihanna Diss: KISS Rocker Slams 'Fake' Pop Star

Posted on Mar 21st 2012 2:15PM by Kenneth Partridge
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As reported by Noisecreep, Gene Simmons loves spectacle and scantily clad women, so you'd think he'd be all about today's crop of female pop stars. Not so much. Speaking yesterday (March 20) at a press conference announcing his band's upcoming summer tour with Mötley Crüe, the KISS bassist promised an antidote to the mainstream music he deems inauthentic.

"We're sick and tired of girls getting up there with dancers and karaoke tapes in back of them," Simmons said, according to CNN. "No fake bulls---. Leave that to the Rihanna, Shmianna and anyone who ends their name with an 'A'."

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee is on the same page -- if not about ending one's name with "A," then certainly with respect to the sorry state of pop.

"No disrespect to Rihanna, she's a great singer, but we're in a slump for some s--- that has some personality and appeal beyond a bunch of pop stuff that's floating around out there," Lee told Billboard.

"I'm glad he said that actually because I don't think I can bear watching another f---ing award show that is just a little bit better than American Idol. It's f---ing pathetic to watch people go out and f---ing karaoke with a bunch of lights and video," he added. "It's all completely watered down."

While KISS and the Crüe may seem like haters, Simmons' bandmate Paul Stanley told CNN that the upcoming tour -- which hits more than 40 U.S. cities -- is about making folks feel good.

"We're not going to be preaching about saving the whales," Stanley said. "We're not going to be talking about toxic sludge. We're up there to rock and roll. Everybody deserves a night off, and that's what this is."


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March 24 2012 at 10:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LindyK

Rock on Gene!

March 22 2012 at 10:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cdrummerman66

As a musician my self, Ok Im a drummer lol. Music is a refletion of society, and todays music for the most part is bad and has been for a while. Thank's to the left in this country they have pusafied America with all of the political correctness and over zealous green crap. It shows in the crap they put into tv commercials. If it is not some whining singer, singing about someone left the gate open, it's some singer on helium pushing beer. My favorite type to hate is all this happy la la la crap that they are spoon feeding America in all media. I can see where gene would say, Come on America, GET SOME BALL'S!!!

March 22 2012 at 2:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Music

Gene Simmons is right!! Love this guy. He knows that true music is not made that way.

Keep It Simple Stupid!

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March 21 2012 at 2:29 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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