'Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Has Become A Joke' Claims Gene Simmons
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Monday, 26 March 2012 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Outspoken KISS frontman Gene Simmons has slammed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today, ahead of Guns N’ Roses and the Beastie Boys’ induction this April.
Simmons is seemingly unhappy that after 40million album sales, a 40 year career, and concerts in almost every country in the world, his band have yet to be inducted – and has told the Rolling Stone that he thinks the Hall of Fame is a ‘joke’ – with his bandmate Paul Stanley adding that they were ‘really scrounging and scratching to find someone left that they consider viable’, after the recent number of non-rock bands that have found their way into the Hall of Fame.
“It's become a joke,” Simmons told the site. “We've been thinking about it and the answer is simply, 'We'll just buy it and fire everybody'. In all seriousness for the fans, for something to be called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is such an insult to Madonna, Blondie and Tone Loc.
“Who the fuckk knows what other disco act is in there? It's an insult to them because they don't get to be in the 'Dance Hall of Fame', because that's what they do. They're legitimate dance, disco artists. They don't belong in rock and roll.”
Stanley continued the assault, saying: “The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has reached a point where they're really scrounging and scratching to find someone left that they consider viable. With all due respect, when you get to Patti Smith you're about two steps away from Pete Seeger.”
What do you think of the comments; are Simmons and Stanley bitter, or do they have a point? Let us know in the comment section below.
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