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KISS was always a business proposition. They never cared about making music and I don't think they ever pretended to.

• hugh3 16y ago
  What does that even mean, as a criticism? Has not KISS made better music than thousands of other bands who "cared about music" more? I'm pretty ambivalent about KISS myself, but they make music which many people enjoy and which is technically pretty good by rock 'n roll standards, so what does it mean to impugn their motives?
  • Corrado 16y ago
    No, this is not criticism. KISS have repeatedly stated that they are in it for the money, not the music. If they don't get paid (well) they wont play, it's that simple. They don't "jam" with other bands, they know the songs that they perform and that's about it. They are the Microsoft of the music industry.
  • imgabe 16y ago
    His intention was to give advice to aspiring musical artists. Someone who cares about the music they make, rather than just the money they can get for it, might not have the same interests as KISS and might find those interests hindered by suing all their fans.
• brudgers 16y ago
  Kiss was a Rock n' Roll band with all that entails. Business was one part of it, Music another. Sex a third. Their live performances are what made them, and it is no coincidence that Alive was their breakthrough album. It was a strategy later followed by Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick. Edit: They weren't the hottest band in the land when Alive was recorded. But a year later they were.