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Gene Simmons blames NIN, Radiohead and fans, for 'death' of music industry
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article published on 25 June, 2008
Last November we reported that Gene Simmons, founding member of the rock group KISS, had gone off on Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead and college aged pirates, going as far as to call Radiohead "idiots" and saying "Every little college kid ... should have been sued off the face of the earth," for their unauthorized downloading of course.
He has followed his last tirade with some new comments, ... [ read the full article ]
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25. June 2008 @ 16:00 |
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LoL. I thought it was all about playing music not the money.
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25. June 2008 @ 16:02 |
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Gene Simmons, How much did they pay you...
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25. June 2008 @ 16:06 |
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This guy is a dumb ass. Any of you watch Celebrity Apprentice? If so, you know what I'm talking about.
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25. June 2008 @ 16:10 |
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Originally posted by goodswipe:
This guy is a dumb ass. Any of you watch Celebrity Apprentice? If so, you know what I'm talking about.
No goodswipe, Its Gene Simmons
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25. June 2008 @ 16:11 |
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Even though CD sales are down 11% this year compared to last year, he didn't notice LIl' Wayne selling 1 million copies in it's first week?
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25. June 2008 @ 16:17 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by goodswipe:
This guy is a dumb ass. Any of you watch Celebrity Apprentice? If so, you know what I'm talking about.
No goodswipe, Its Gene Simmons
Yea, Gene Simmons = dumb ass. I mean, who marries a beat up skin-a-max actor?
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25. June 2008 @ 16:20 |
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""Every little college kid ... should have been sued off the face of the earth," for their unauthorized downloading of course.
eat me.....
-tripplite
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25. June 2008 @ 16:22 |
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Also, this is coming from a guy that had major plastic surgery - IDIOT!
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25. June 2008 @ 16:26 |
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Music shouldn't be an industry in the first place, its an art.
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25. June 2008 @ 16:41 |
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Music shouldn't be an industry in the first place, its an art.
right on!
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25. June 2008 @ 16:49 |
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He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
20 Years ago I saw you yesterday, Youre looking at the picture now.
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25. June 2008 @ 16:51 |
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Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
Naw, just wait for his next plastic surgery to go wrong. ;)
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25. June 2008 @ 17:01 |
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Originally posted by goodswipe:
Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
Naw, just wait for his next plastic surgery to go wrong. ;)
Good idea, proabaly cheaper just to pay the surgeon to make a little error anyway.
20 Years ago I saw you yesterday, Youre looking at the picture now.
We Are, What We Are - Sepultura
Say what you want, Time will always tell the truth.
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25. June 2008 @ 17:05 |
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Originally posted by goodswipe:
Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
Naw, just wait for his next plastic surgery to go wrong. ;)
Good idea, proabaly cheaper just to pay the surgeon to make a little error anyway.
Put a NIN logo on his big ass forehead; once he figured out that he could he'd probably sell it for ad space anyway the greedy bastard.
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25. June 2008 @ 17:09 |
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Tripplite stole my poster
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25. June 2008 @ 17:14 |
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Originally posted by canuckerz:
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Originally posted by goodswipe:
Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
Naw, just wait for his next plastic surgery to go wrong. ;)
Good idea, proabaly cheaper just to pay the surgeon to make a little error anyway.
Put a NIN logo on his big ass forehead; once he figured out that he could he'd probably sell it for ad space anyway the greedy bastard.
Yea, kinda like the Golden Palace deal.
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25. June 2008 @ 17:25 |
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Originally posted by goodswipe:
Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
Naw, just wait for his next plastic surgery to go wrong. ;)
Good idea, proabaly cheaper just to pay the surgeon to make a little error anyway.
Put a NIN logo on his big ass forehead; once he figured out that he could he'd probably sell it for ad space anyway the greedy bastard.
LMAO!!!!!
I would shake your hand if I could, perfect my friend, just perfect.
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25. June 2008 @ 17:25 |
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OK guys, and back on topic...
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25. June 2008 @ 17:40 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
It is also important to note that Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails' "idiotic" experiments have raked in millions of dollars for the bands, with little overhead and more importantly, no revenue sharing with the labels. They gave the fans what they wanted, and the fans responded. What a crazy model no?
Correct you are, Gene already has all the money he needs (and then some) so money obviously isn't a motivating factor.
If they come out with a new CD I would probably pirate it just to have a listen and then delete it, that is unless KISS adopts a model similar to NIN and Radiohead. These look like the new model and hopefully will flourish and kick the RIAA out of the picture for good.
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25. June 2008 @ 17:45 |
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""Every little college kid ... should have been sued off the face of the earth," for their unauthorized downloading of course.
eat me.....
-tripplite
come now communism is by the state for the state, much akin to by the industry for the industry, communism and piracy are like oil and water,however capitalism or IE making money anyway you can and piracy(consumer version saving as much as you can) are oil and oil ^_~ .
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25. June 2008 @ 18:06 |
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dose any one even care if kiss ever release music again. also music has being share since day one of recorded music. allowing any one to listen to music you just bought is a sharing. this idiot would prob try to sue them for " stealing with their ears" if music was not shared no one would listen to it. as they would not know about half of the acts around
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25. June 2008 @ 18:26 |
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Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
What about yourself?
Wouldn't you like to make as much money as you can? If not, then why haven't you taken a vow of poverty if a decent living isn't your motive? Go ahead, put your money where your mouth is. No one should EVER be criticized for wanting to make more money, or feel one ounce of guilt for trying to do so.
Gene Simmons helped create Kiss into one of the best marketing successes of our lifetime. It's only a shame he can't see the opportunity in the new, emerging business models. He wants to do the same old business the same old way, because it worked for him and his band for so long. If he were as creative in marketing now as he was back then, he'd be able to roll with the changes.
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25. June 2008 @ 18:28 |
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I remember monsters of rock concert in 1988(shit I couldn't remember so I had to check, first with what else was happenning at that time then good old google to the rescue) at donnington. Iron Maiden were headlining, with guns 'n roses, megadeath and a few good others oh david lee roth aswell and of course kiss ( glam rockers) I felt cheated having to disapeer during their performance(cause they are sh*te), and I couldn't get the same spot to stand when they were finnished. Glam rockers at that gig. Ah mean come on folks it was a crazy night, but not because of them. And I will tell you all something, this Kiss wa**ers actually came out and said "although Maiden were headlining, we know, most of the crowd came to see us". Now I wasnt a fan of their music (I thnk they have over 20 albums) but after that I had a very strong view against these arogant people. They must be getting a backhander for doing this cause their 20 odd albums were flops. People who listen to Kiss are normally gas pump attendants, and as most gas stations are self service, they will not be missed anyway.
On a side note who is coming to watch Maiden this year on tour?
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come on boys and girls lets tell Kiss to "RUN TO THE HILLS.......RUN FOR YOUR LIFE" before we tell your mummy that you wear her make-up when she's out.
Edit: And as I forgot what the post was about for a sec.... If they really do have a fan base, then its about time after all these years, that they should be giving something back to the real money payers, the fans. They are missing the point of sharing altogether, Give a copy of your songs for free and watch the concert venue sell out in every country. What you should have said Gene was " the labels are failling, lets release another album dedicated to their fall"
Full ramming speed!!!!!!! Gene walk the plank!!!!!!!
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25. June 2008 @ 19:09 |
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Originally posted by Icanbe:
He only cares about how much he can make, He dosen't care about music, Maybe we can pay him to shut the hell up.
Greedy, selfish, egomanic.
What about yourself?
Wouldn't you like to make as much money as you can? If not, then why haven't you taken a vow of poverty if a decent living isn't your motive? Go ahead, put your money where your mouth is. No one should EVER be criticized for wanting to make more money, or feel one ounce of guilt for trying to do so.
There's a big diffrence between making a decent living and excess, When you have more money than you will ever need to live a decent life, Then your just greedy.
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25. June 2008 @ 19:28 |
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@ZippyDSM i dont think you get the joke.....p2p is file sharing, everyone working for the better of the community, nobody sits on top we all contribute to the greater good??....its also playing on the "red scare" during the cold war.....methinks you should put down the cheap beer:D
@Mr.Simmons how very ridicules, you guys barley have any proof of copy right infringement....you guys just point the finger and make up numbers.....but i guess that makes sense then huh?
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