![]() ![]() And Peter Gabriel, with all of the great masks and the things, never played that.” ![]() “In fact, we’ll get a guy who doesn’t have any personality and doesn’t put on masks or anything and just sings songs, and they’ll play stadiums. “Even if you’re in Genesis: ‘Oh, they can never do it without Peter Gabriel.’ Oh, sure they can,” he continues. Even if you’re the lead singer, they can actually get twice as big.” Whether you’re AC/DC or Van Halen or anybody, they can actually not only exist without you. “Anybody that’s in a band goes, ‘Oh, they can’t exist without me.’ They are sadly mistaken. Olympus with all this cool stuff happening, really enjoying ourselves, the fans are thrilled, and nobody ever holds up a sign, ‘Where’s Ace and Peter?'” he says. “The saddest thing of all is here we are, top of Mt. The subject came up during an interview regarding the 40th anniversary of the band’s Destroyer album, when Simmons bemoaned founding guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss’ acrimonious departures from the group within its first decade. “Why wouldn’t we use the classic makeup?” he says. Although the move has sparked some controversy among fans, singer-bassist Gene Simmons tells Rolling Stone it doesn’t bother him. ![]() For over a decade, KISS’ Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer have both worn makeup associated with the band’s founding guitarist and drummer, respectively. ![]()
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