Gene Simmons said something that was not that well thought out? Who woulda thunk it? He likes to see his name in the media. I'm still amazed that KISS had the career they did. I haven't listened to the whole catalog by any means. But, I've heard dozens of their songs that diehard fans have said, 'Oh, you gotta listen to that one' and none have really grabbed me. The only one I can truly say I like is 'Rock and Roll All Night' and it's a 2 minute catchy song that repeats the chorus 10 times to make it longer. Their live performance set piece became a cliche very quickly and looked too scripted very early on. Have no problem with them milking every dime out of their band. But, in a lot of ways they were very mediocre yet still managed to have a HOF and richly rewarding career. Just my opinion, of course.