Rolling Stone reported in 2014 that Peter Criss relinquished the rights to his character when he left the band. He came into the Stones 10, 20, 30 years after you did.” “If you go to see the Stones live today and poke the guy next to you and say, ‘Ron Wood, he’s not Brian Jones,’ the guy says, ‘Who the fuck is that?’ He wouldn’t have a clue what you were talking about. But people get onto a train at different times. And listen, I think that’s valid from their point of view. “There’s always going to be five percent or 10 percent of people who were there at the beginning who will complain about anything. “In retrospect, it was the right decision,” Simmons says. Whether you’re AC/DC or Van Halen or anybody, they can actually not only exist without you. Even if you’re the lead singer, they can actually get twice as big. “Anybody that’s in a band goes, ‘Oh, they can’t exist without me.’ They are sadly mistaken.

Olympus with all this cool stuff happening, really enjoying ourselves, the fans are thrilled, and nobody ever holds up a sign, ‘Where’s Ace and Peter?'” he says.

“The saddest thing of all is here we are, top of Mt. The subject came up during an interview regarding the 40th anniversary of Kiss’ Destroyer album, when Simmons bemoaned founding guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss’ acrimonious departures from the group within its first decade. “Why wouldn’t we use the classic makeup?” he says. Although the move has sparked some controversy among Kiss fans, singer-bassist Gene Simmons tells Rolling Stone it doesn’t bother him. For over a decade, Kiss‘ Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer have both worn makeup associated with the band’s founding guitarist and drummer, respectively.

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