Kiss bassist and entrepreneur Genes Simmons blames Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead for decline of music industry.
In an interview with US magazine, Billboard, Simmons blasted artists like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor for seeking a different businesses model to sell their music.
"The record industry doesn't have a fucking clue how to make money," said Simmons venting his spleen on both band's recent decisions to make their albums available for download on a pay-what-you-like basis.
"I open a store and say 'Come on in and pay whatever you want.' Are you on fucking crack? Do you really believe that's a business model that works?"
Simmons also stated that he doesn't plan on making a new Kiss album because he doesn't know how he'll get paid for it if people expect to get music for free. He also went on to rant against illegal file sharing college students too.
"Every little college kid, every freshly-scrubbed little kid's face should have been sued off the face of the earth. They should have taken their houses and cars and nipped it right there in the beginning."
