Are we ever going to stop writing about KISS and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Seriously, it seems we have much more to write about since they have been inducted than during the entire period they were snubbed.
After being “interviewed” by TMZ, Gene Simmons, again reiterated his previous statements that Rap and Disco do not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which though is not a sentiment shared by us at Notinhalloffame.com, is one that can be found easily across the web. What we found most interesting is that the large tonged bass player had to say about Nirvana’s induction, which coincidentally was inducted this year along with KISS.
“For me having two or three records is not enough…I respect Kurt Cobain…I love the songwriting and fire of Nirvana. Personally I would have waited fifteen to twenty years. You know who’s bigger than Nirvana? Foo Fighters. Because they’ve had a bigger impact on new bands…Why? Because they see a new an arena full of people singing “You’re my Hero””
Simmons was asked if he thought that Dave Grohl had a bigger impact on music than Kurt Cobain, to which he replied that based on longevity and the impact on the current generation that he did.
As much as we love Grohl and will certainly be ranking them very high once eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but for Simmons to deny the impact of Nirvana as a band only shows that the “Demon” was not paying attention to the musical landscape in the early 1990’s.
We are curious to hear what Simmons, and Paul Stanley will say next. We all know they will speak out again!
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