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Gene Simmons hates music pirates
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article published on 16 November, 2007
According to a Billboard Magazine interview, it appears that Gene Simmons, the founding member and front man of KISS, hates music pirates as well as the new ideals of Radiohead and Trent Reznor.
As quoted from the article, Simmons had this to say about anyone who downloads unauthorized music from the internet. "Every little college kid ... should have been sued off the face of the earth. ... [ read the full article ]
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hughjars
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16. November 2007 @ 21:08 |
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Gene Simmons = absurd old dinosaur in no position to lecture anyone about their , er, 'personal behavioural activities'.
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16. November 2007 @ 21:10 |
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ditto ^^^
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16. November 2007 @ 21:17 |
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It just goes to show how messed up people in the entertainment industry really are. This guy obviously has no grasp of reality what-so-ever. He can't even agree with himself.
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16. November 2007 @ 21:37 |
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Yeah well that's just to bad Gene Simmons.
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16. November 2007 @ 21:49 |
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Mr.Simmons needs to learn about the free market system we use here in the states, each person or group gets to decide how much he/she will charge for their services/talent, then let the buyer decide. Last I heard, Socialism and Communism were either dead or smelling pretty putrid right about now. (Sorry Frank Zappa, couldn't resist the play on your quote.)
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EricCarr
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16. November 2007 @ 21:54 |
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I am a huge KISS fan, but Gene is a total dumbass. Gene is all about making $$$, but he doesn't really give a thought about music anymore. The last KISS studio release was 1998 with new material. There have been greatest hits and live shit released over the years, but why buy a bunch of songs you already have?
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16. November 2007 @ 22:08 |
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Originally posted by EricCarr:
I am a huge KISS fan, but Gene is a total dumbass. Gene is all about making $$$, but he doesn't really give a thought about music anymore. The last KISS studio release was 1998 with new material. There have been greatest hits and live shit released over the years, but why buy a bunch of songs you already have?
yeah the dude it's all about $$$, since to many ppl music is a need it should be cheap i'm not saying it should be free thought cuz musicians have to eat but i think they should charge less for they work at the end the ones who get the big bucks are the records companies
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elfman12
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16. November 2007 @ 22:12 |
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Here's right about this, though:
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"I open a store and say 'Come on in and pay whatever you want.' Are you on f---ing crack? Do you really believe that's a business model that works?"
Hahaha! Nice. It'll never work as a business model. Something new will (it has to), but not "pay what you want".
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16. November 2007 @ 22:50 |
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"Every little college kid ... 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."
Most college "kids" don't have houses.
In fact, most don't have cars. They walk, they bike, they run..or they may have at most a $2500 point-A-to-point-B car.
Certainly not worth destroying some "kid"s career before he even gets out of the starting gate.
A very sincere %&&k you, Gene.
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17. November 2007 @ 00:14 |
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I'll just repost my thoughts from Slashdot yesterday on here as well.
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I always suspected Gene Simmons to be a complete douche bag. However I lacked this recent revelation to make it stick completely.
Thank you Gene for proving yourself as a failure of a human being. Please eat a KISS brand shotgun.
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17. November 2007 @ 00:49 |
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Him and meticalic can go take a flying fck,if they dont like not having money, er ENOUGH moeny they should stay on the road, its not like they get ahell of alot from the media mafia anyway...well they might since they have fame they can musel their cut from the mob better...
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17. November 2007 @ 00:54 |
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I find it impossible to believe him when he says "It's not about the money". He's a greedy douchebag, and he knows it. I thought Radiohead did something outside the box which was kinda cool, I'm sure tons paid nothing, but if they made over 2 million (which they don't split with the record company from what the article said) then they didn't do horrible.
Whatever, I enjoy my free music and movies. Once a pirate, always a pirate. There will always be a way to get media for free.
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Deznaj
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17. November 2007 @ 01:07 |
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I could understand Gene if he was just another beginning musician who couldn't get a break, but the guy is at the peak of his career (well TV, not music) and has millions! I just can't take these rich musicians seriously.
One the other hand, I also don't like Radiohead. They pretend to support the internet community, but in the end only make more money of it. So to them, it's obviously also about the moulah and not really about what they claim it to be. I can't believe that people actually buy that crock and go out to buy that overpriced CD-box of theirs. I guess there's born one every minute.
Real pirates never pay!!!
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17. November 2007 @ 01:10 |
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Originally posted by Deznaj:
I could understand Gene if he was just another beginning musician who couldn't get a break, but the guy is at the peak of his career (well TV, not music) and has millions! I just can't take these rich musicians seriously.
One the other hand, I also don't like Radiohead. They pretend to support the internet community, but in the end only make more money of it. So to them, it's obviously also about the moulah and not really about what they claim it to be. I can't believe that people actually buy that crock and go out to buy that overpriced CD-box of theirs. I guess there's born one every minute.
Real pirates never pay!!!
and is that a bad thing? they are supporting it even if its only alil and by supporting it alil they are making more moeny from it then what they could have made if they were mob'd up.
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17. November 2007 @ 01:39 |
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Screw Gene Simmons and his old, washed up, still stuck in the past self. Times change, get with the program you old fart. Go and squeeze what little you still can out of the "KISS" franchise you greedy bastard.
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jookycola
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17. November 2007 @ 01:47 |
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I'm sorry Gene who?
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numscull
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17. November 2007 @ 02:05 |
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So what, I hate Gene Simmons and Kiss! So there! Naaaaaaaaaaaa...
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17. November 2007 @ 02:58 |
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What did you expect from this old model artist. Geme Simmons is one of those few rock & roll Republicans that appear on on the FOX News Channel towing the party line. What kind of artist would be opposed to marketing his own copyrighted music and then keeping most of the profits? More power to the likes of RadioHead, the Allman Brothers and their friends who prefer direct marketing to the RIAA shortchanging their bands...
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17. November 2007 @ 06:02 |
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It appears that Mr. S has turned into an old capitalistic money monster. Money makes people do and say some really stupid stuff.
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ali2007
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17. November 2007 @ 07:00 |
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music was cheap back in the days, until it became a market.
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17. November 2007 @ 07:57 |
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Ahh. Gene, Gene, Gene. It's sad to see someone i admired musically so much make such a one-sided, greedy, a*s of himself.
Wake up and smell your own hypocrisy...
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The most important part is the music. Without that, why would you care?"
Yeah...Kiss has always been an ever moving, ever evolving brand of merchandise and memorabilla. Everything from tee-shirts, to masks, to three and a half foot jack boots. It's never been just about the music. And we've all been able to see that for more than thirty years.
So if you...greedy Mr. Simmons, expect us to swallow that it's all about the music crap...you can politely go pound sand.
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17. November 2007 @ 08:26 |
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Here's right about this, though:
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"I open a store and say 'Come on in and pay whatever you want.' Are you on f---ing crack? Do you really believe that's a business model that works?"
Hahaha! Nice. It'll never work as a business model. Something new will (it has to), but not "pay what you want".
What do you mean it will not work? Did Radiohead make a couple million during the first day or did they not? I don't know how accurate that figure is, but if it's even close, then it proves that there a chance it will work, and very well...
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17. November 2007 @ 09:06 |
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Radiohead did an excellent job, after all if your boss screwed you out of 90% of the take, wouldn't you rather strike a deal on your own and maybe make a little more money? Gene Simmons is a greedy douche bag and he should go lay in one of his KISS coffins. He will sell anything, it is all about the $$$$$$$$
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17. November 2007 @ 10:33 |
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Simmons is an idiot, my wife doesn't need KISS tampons and douche.
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neo1000
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17. November 2007 @ 11:00 |
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I think i´ll go and dowmload all the kiss songs i find even tough i don´t like them
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