On Nov 21, 7:41=A0pm, edonline wrote:
> http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE4AK1U520081121
>
> Kiss unhappy about rock hall of fame exclusion
> Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:59am EST
>
> By Mitchell Peters
>
> NEW YORK (Billboard) - They've sold millions of records, and
> influenced several generations of fans and musicians. So why isn't
> Kiss in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
>
> That's what Gene Simmons would like to know.
>
> "There are disco bands, rap bands, Yiddish folk song bands in the Rock
> and Roll Hall of Fame, but not Kiss," the band's outspoken frontman
> said during a speech at the Billboard Touring Conference on Thursday.
> "I believe we have more gold records in America than any other group,
> but it's OK."
>
> Having released their first album in 1974, Kiss easily fulfill the
> requirement that an eligible act must have released its first single
> or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.
>
> But the band is not among the nine acts on this year's shortlist,
> which includes metal icons Metallica, rock guitarist Jeff Beck, and
> soul singer Bobby Womack. The final five, determined by a ballot of
> more than 500 industry voters, will be announced in January, ahead of
> the 24th annual induction ceremony in Cleveland on April 4.
>
> Simmons also took a dig at the top officials at the hall of fame's
> foundation, which is chaired by Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann
> Wenner.
>
> "A lot of those guys on the board can go and get my sandwich when I
> want, and I mean that in the nicest way," he said.
>
> The speech was filmed for an episode of his reality show "Gene Simmons
> Family Jewels," currently in its third season on the A&E cable
> channel.
>
> Reuters/Billboard
Maybe they shouldn't have sucked so much as musicians. |
