KISS bassist/singer Gene Simmons has been busy making the press rounds promoting his current solo tour. Recently he spoke with Greg Schmitt of “Noize In The Attic” about the upcoming “KISS Army Storms Vegas” event set for November 16-18.
“People misunderstand what that is,” Simmons said. “The Virgin event in November is really the fans, the KISS Army — they’re taking over the hotel. This ain’t a concert. No makeup. Certainly not. We promised we would never do that again. No touring. We’ll get up and jam. In fact, I’m not even sure how many of us are gonna be there. I know Paul and I are gonna be there. I think Tommy’s gonna come, but Bruce Kulick might pop in. It’s very informal.”
Simmons was then asked if original KISS members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss were welcome at the event. “Of course,” Simmons said. Schmitt pointed out that KISS is one of the last bands of their generation that have all living members and that “it’d be great if somebody could really utilize that still.” Simmons replied: “I like the way you think, but it’s dreamland, my friend. That’s not how life works. You can lead a horse to water, but that’s all you can do. We invited — I personally invited Ace and Peter to jump up on stage with us at Madison Square Garden. ‘Hey, why don’t you invite him on the show?’ I did, but they said no. ‘I want this and I want that.’ ‘Well, you can’t have that, but join us to celebrate the beginning.'”
Simmons’ full interview can be viewed below.
