Gene Simmons Defends Record Labels, Blames Fans

Gene Simmons says that record companies aren’t to blame for the sorry state of the music industry today; rather, he opines, the fans are to blame. He claimed that labels “gave bands money that they never had to pay back,” adding that they’re a “gift from heaven.” Fans, on the other hand, are the problem, according to him. “I blame the fans.”More »

By on June 23, 2015

Gene Simmons says that record companies aren’t to blame for the sorry state of the music industry today; rather, he opines, the fans are to blame. He claimed that labels “gave bands money that they never had to pay back,” adding that they’re a “gift from heaven.” Fans, on the other hand, are the problem, according to him. “I blame the fans. Because the fans have decided en masse – in other words, the masses have decided – that they should get free music.” “You’re killing the next Elvis and the Beatles and the next KISS and the next whoever, because you have to give your music away for free. It’s disappointing, because they would prefer not to support a new band. It affects the next great band, who won’t have a chance. Why? Because the talent isn’t out there? It sure is. The fans killed it. They killed the infrastructure.” KISS have a brief slate of dates lined up for the summer and fall. KISS Summer and Fall Tour Dates: Jun 21: Barcelona St Jordi, Spain Jun 22: Madrid Barclaycard Arena, Spain Jul 23: Highland San Manuel Indian Casino (acoustic show), CA Oct 03: Perth Arena, Australia Oct 06: Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Australia Oct 08: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, Australia Oct 09: Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, Australia Oct 10: Sydney Allphones Arena, Australia Oct 12: Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Australia Oct 13: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Australia Oct 16: Auckland Vector Arena, New Zealand Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «