Kiss' Gene Simmons has said his band isn't planning on making a new album any time soon because he doesn't see the point while kids are downloading all the new music for free. Speaking to Billboard he said that "nothing in me wants to make new music" in the digital age, adding that the record industry should have done more to stop illegal downloading, observing: "Every little college kid, every freshly-scrubbed little kid's face should have been sued off the face of the earth. They should have taken their houses and cars and nipped it right there in the beginning". Asked about new business models like Radiohead's 'pay what you want' promotion, he continued: "Are they on fucking crack? Do you really believe that's a business model that works?"
Nov 19, 2007
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Gene Simmons says Kiss have no new music in digital age
Kiss's Gene Simmons has told Billboard the band are not planning a new album, criticising illegal downloading and Radiohead's pay-what-you-want model.