Why do stupid but famous people get to talk to the press?? It’s a damn shame, because alot of the time, their opinions are not just wrong, they’re fucking stupid. Take for example this excerpt from Gene Simmons of KISS.
The music industry is suffering, and it's all because of those darn fans. Er, what? It turns out that KISS member Gene Simmons believes exactly that. He claims that piracy is to blame for the industry's woes, and KISS is apparently taking its ball and going home until the situation gets under control.
"The record industry is dead. It's six feet underground and unfortunately the fans have done this," Simmons said, according to AOL News. "They've decided to download and file share. There is no record industry around so we're going to wait until everybody settles down and becomes civilized. As soon as the record industry pops its head up we'll record new material."
Wow, KISS isn’t going to release anything until this is settled. THANK YOU, GOD!
Mr Simmons, let me help you get your bearings here...
1 - You’re a no talent hack who is famous because of a costume and a brilliant marketing campaign, not the soul searching depth of your musical talent. After all, you cannot exactly tell me that “Lick it up”, “Detroit rock city”, “Shout it out loud” and “Calling Doctor Love” are staples of the musical library of this or any generation. Don’t threaten me with something I’ve been hoping for and think it matters...
2 - Piracy to blame for the music industry, get real, old man. The only reason the music “Industry” is dying is because it HAS to. It’s an industry mired in the past and cannot seem to figure out that the world has changed a wee bit since Duane Eddy was recording. The RIAA had alot of chances to make things right, but they clung to the OLD business model.
3 - Your rant about suing every college kid in the world is priceless. It just really points to how out of touch you and the RIAA are. You just cannot conceive of the world where the record industry does not own every method and manner of expression in the world. Wake up, put down the cocaine you can barely afford anymore and join us in the 21st century.
4 - Face it, music is online, now and for ever. You shouldn’t worry too much about KISS music being stolen, nobody wants it that bad. But music is going to be stolen as long as it is being overcharged for. Until you give up your old sales paradigm (album centric) and move to 2008 (song centric) methodology, you’re going to keep losing. Today’s buyers are not going to buy a CD with 14 songs they don’t want to get the one that they do. Face it, iTunes and Amazon music will continue to kill you and your kind.
Gene, it’s not the fans, and it’s not a British band that is killing the music industry. Face it, it’s the RIAA itself that is eating it’s own tail, has been for years and is no digesting it’s own head. It’s time for it to die. It’s time to get some people in the industry that can understand where the music has to go.
This one got a great comment that I just loved... brought tears to my eyes...
Whomever...wrote this...against Gene Simmons....you are a no good cock sucking mother fucker...you are not a musician. and you...never will be...and if your job was mowing lawns..and someone came and took your lawns away from you would be pissed off wouldnt you?....
the whole entire music industry has been leveled by interenet jackoffs and limewire type programs.. music artist suffer greatly to people like you and your sheer ignorance.. cds dont sound as good as vinyl anyway....people are getting shortchanged from hell there to...before you write anything else on the interenet...get a reality check ....
the whole entire music industry has been leveled by interenet jackoffs and limewire type programs.. music artist suffer greatly to people like you and your sheer ignorance.. cds dont sound as good as vinyl anyway....people are getting shortchanged from hell there to...before you write anything else on the interenet...get a reality check ....
Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 01:24 PM
Myself
Wow, thank you for that. it's cutting, insightful and well... honest. I like it.
In my own defence, I don't purport to be a musician. The only thing I can play is a CD.
Really though... vinyl? Please.
The industry is being killed by it's own ineptitude. Artists will remain artists until there is no more planet to live on, but the industry that they are being abused by and unwittingly supporting is in it's death throes and thank god for that. As long as the RIAA controls the marketing and accounting for the recording industry, nobody but the lawyers win. Not artists, not consumers, nobody!
And lastly, I'll have you know that my music library contains only songs that I own. I do not pirate anything. so :p
In my own defence, I don't purport to be a musician. The only thing I can play is a CD.
Really though... vinyl? Please.
The industry is being killed by it's own ineptitude. Artists will remain artists until there is no more planet to live on, but the industry that they are being abused by and unwittingly supporting is in it's death throes and thank god for that. As long as the RIAA controls the marketing and accounting for the recording industry, nobody but the lawyers win. Not artists, not consumers, nobody!
And lastly, I'll have you know that my music library contains only songs that I own. I do not pirate anything. so :p
Friday, May 8, 2009 - 11:52 PM
Bill Castello
Hey Jack... Did you see, KISS released an album, so piracy must be dead... Or Gene Simmons is a lying piece of no-talent shit... Hmmm, which could it be?
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 07:43 PM
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