Pete Townshend wrestles with the Kiss phenomenon: ‘Not quite sure about it’
The Who’s Pete Townshend admits that Kiss’ on-stage garb baffled him, at least to begin with.
The Who’s Pete Townshend admits that Kiss’ on-stage garb baffled him, at least to begin with.
Eric Singer also notes that the current lineup has lasted longer than any other.
“Can you name me one superstar act these days?” he says. “You can’t.”
“We were so full of ourselves,” Kiss’ Paul Stanley admits, “that we forgot why we started making music.”
Stanley actually toured his most recent solo album with the house band from CBS’s ‘Rock Star.’
Did an attempt to turn his hair silver for Kiss’ debut album have disastrous results?
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