Gene Simmons Not Impressed With Dead Rock Stars, Post 1984 Music
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“Let me see — Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and just on and on,” Simmons said, listing names he feels qualify as legends. “And through the ’70s, Aerosmith, Kiss, Led Zeppelin. Now from 1984 until today, name one superstar that’s bigger than their music, and not just somebody that’s recorded one or two records, but another Queen or another AC/DC? None, you can’t name one.
“Kurt Cobain — no, that’s one or two records. That’s not enough. Amy Winehouse — that’s one or two records. That’s not enough. What, just ’cause you died, that makes you an icon? No, no.”
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