Just when you thought they couldn’t get any more ludicrous, KISS frontman Gene Simmons has revealed plans for keeping KISS alive forever – by hiring a band!
Simmons spilled the beans while filming a KISS special for Norwegian TV channel NRK, after he was asked if he would consider looking for replacements for himself and guitarist Paul Stanley in a Pop-Idol styled show.
"The answer is yes,” replied the frontman. “The deal has just been signed. It's coming soon."
However, while the idea isn’t news to guitarist Paul Stanley, the signing of a deal is.
"There is no signed deal,” he commented. “Again, when we are both asked the same question sometimes, you get different answers What will happen, we'll see as we go along. But is something going to happen next week? Is something signed? No. But am I opposed to the idea of going out and trying to find new KISS members through the television? Of course not."
"I believe that KISS can go on forever,” added manager Doc McGhee. “I believe that there is a way — and we are talking to people and we're pretty close to getting it done — about finding the four new members of KISS."
Napalm Death may have done it first – with their current line-up not featuring a single player from their Scum debut – but KISS will be the first band who don’t need to play their own tours in order to pick up their paycheques.
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