"Rock is finally dead" says Gene Simmons and its all because of filesharing - Polidicks

[quote]Human headline generator Gene Simmons sat down with his son Nick Simmons to talk about the music industry’s issues for Esquire — and as you’ve probably learned to expect, when it comes to Gene Simmons interviews, there’s going to be a whole lot of pull quotes. The main takeaway from Simmons’ conversation with his son is that the KISS frontman thinks that rock is dead — “finally,” he says. To be fair, this is probably Simmons’ least controversial remark within the past few months — after saying he has no sympathy for depressed people and drug addicts, telling immigrants they should “learn goddamn English,” and defending Donald Sterling and the 1 percent — and Simmons has a point: rock music doesn’t have the charting power it once did. Just ask Kanye West and he’ll tell you that rap is the new rock ‘n’ roll. But in Simmons’ mind, rock is dead because of file-sharing — not just because, in some ways, it’s been replaced by hip-hop. “There is no industry for that anymore. And who is the culprit? There’s always the changing tide of interests — music taste changes with each generation. To blame that is silly,” Simmons said. “But there’s something else. The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. And the real culprit is that kid’s 15-year-old next-door neighbor, probably a friend of his. Maybe even one of the bandmates he’s jamming with.[/quote] said the sell out who went to pop music [url]http://radio.com/2014/09/05/gene-simmons-rock-finally-dead-white-upper-class-young-people/[/url]

ye but no one care about u gene simmons

He's gotta keep himself relevant some how.

says the sell out

the last thing gene simmons did that i care about is [URL="https://twitter.com/chaika_lover_99/status/465542558475501568"]retweet an anime picture i sent him[/URL]

Piracy is not what kills a genre. a genre continuously producing terrible music is what kills a genre.

music doesn't die, everyone shut up

"In news today, another old man declares something dead because the internet and technology is evil! [img]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-argh.gif[/img]"

Rest in peace [img]http://sevenmealsaday.com/images/djohnson.jpg[/img]

Whatever, old man.

Piss off. If it was truly dead then we'd all be listening to your shit sell-out pop garbage.

I read that as "Rocky is finally dead" and thought for a minute there that Sylvester Stallone died.

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;45908556]the last thing gene simmons did that i care about is retweet an anime picture i sent him[/QUOTE] ok you can't just post that without adding pics or linking the tweet :v:

This is just Gene Simmons coming to grips with the fact that no one cares about him anymore

What a jabrony!

Gene Simmons should know as he was one of the original juggalos. But really, he says some quite foolish stuff.

The quality of music is not measured in it's sales but in how it lives on and influences the lives of those who listen to it.

I don't [i]really[/i] know the dude, but he sounds like an edgy teenager

[QUOTE=Kirbyfactor;45908663]I don't [i]really[/i] know the dude, but he sounds like an edgy teenager[/QUOTE] no hes an angry old man with a fan base (most of which are prolly stuck in the 80s too be it middle aged dudes or teenagers) which makes it worse

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;45908680]no hes an angry old man with a fan base (most of which are prolly stuck in the 80s too be it middle aged dudes or teenagers) which makes it worse[/QUOTE] There's nothing wrong with being stuck in the 80's, the problem with Gene is that he just talks a load of bullshit all the time.

[QUOTE=Mabus;45908707]There's nothing wrong with being stuck in the 80's, the problem with Gene is that he just talks a load of bullshit all the time.[/QUOTE] yea there is it makes u a big nerd

Because of file sharing? What is this fucking 1995?

[QUOTE=Mabus;45908707]There's nothing wrong with being stuck in the 80's, the problem with Gene is that he just talks a load of bullshit all the time.[/QUOTE] I wear jeans and listen to a lot of 80's music Am I 80's

[QUOTE=Elspin;45908630]ok you can't just post that without adding pics or linking the tweet :v:[/QUOTE] ask about it and you will recieve about it [url]https://twitter.com/chaika_lover_99/status/465542558475501568[/url]

mr simmons are we forgetting about live shows, radio airplay, those who do buy the music, those who pay to use the music in tv shows etc, all that kinda shit it ain't dead y'all just makin a lil less money

The moment when last person on earth stops listening rock, then it is dead.

I can't hear him over all the rock I am listening too.

I've been listening to rock since i woke up so he can shut up

[QUOTE=Chrisordie;45908661]The quality of music is not measured in it's sales but in how it lives on and influences the lives of those who listen to it.[/QUOTE] If the classic rock of the 70s and 80s is what inspired what people call "rock" today then it is definitely dead.

Gene is an idiot anyway. He is just angry he is not selling as many records as he did 40 years ago.