In 1978 I was drafted into the KISS Army. I paid three hundred dollars for a bandy-legged Irishman to take my place.

FTA
The star has teamed up with Universal Music Canada for the venture, and aims to sign three new Canadian acts each year.
Simmons plans to play a hands-on role in the project, and assist the new acts with their recordings and merchandising.

So he's just going to sign the winner and two runner up from each season of Canadian Idol?

fark Gene Simmons

Farkers, write this off too soon. We can have some fun here...

Gene's record label is one of the most pathetic ventures in his career. He convinced Wendy O. Williams to go solo (thus killing the Plasmatics) and then killed her career. He tried to market Guiffria (remember them...they had a hit or two) under the name House of Lords. Again, dismal flop.

You wanna watch Gene crash and burn, just pay attention to Simmons records. It should be hilarious.

Gene's record label is one of the most pathetic ventures in his career. He convinced Wendy O. Williams to go solo (thus killing the Plasmatics) and then killed her career. He tried to market Guiffria (remember them...they had a hit or two) under the name House of Lords. Again, dismal flop.</i>

<threadjack>The guitar player for the Plasmatics works for my company. I used to sit in boring meetings with him</threadjack>

Goonie_Goo_Goo: Farkers, write this off too soon. We can have some fun here...

Gene's record label is one of the most pathetic ventures in his career. He convinced Wendy O. Williams to go solo (thus killing the Plasmatics) and then killed her career. He tried to market Guiffria (remember them...they had a hit or two) under the name House of Lords. Again, dismal flop.

You wanna watch Gene crash and burn, just pay attention to Simmons records. It should be hilarious.

Gene won't crash and burn, it'll immediately become someone elses fault. However, Gene has many other successful ventures. Bash him all you like, but he's really taken brand merchandising to another level.

Gene Simmons is a disgrace to music.

Actually he's a pretty decent judge of talent regardless of how much of a self-centered windbag he is. First band he ever got a deal for was Van Halen

Goonie_Goo_Goo: Farkers, write this off too soon. We can have some fun here...

Gene's record label is one of the most pathetic ventures in his career. He convinced Wendy O. Williams to go solo (thus killing the Plasmatics) and then killed her career. He tried to market Guiffria (remember them...they had a hit or two) under the name House of Lords. Again, dismal flop.

You wanna watch Gene crash and burn, just pay attention to Simmons records. It should be hilarious.

Don't forget Black and Blue and Keel!
While he is credited with discovering Van Halen and getting them their first deal, they would've bombed if they had listened to his advice and changed their name to "Daddy Long Legs"
/not joking

hasn't he been saying for a coupe of years now how the music industry is dead for young bands?

oh well, best of luck.

H31N0US:
<threadjack>The guitar player for the Plasmatics works for my company. I used to sit in boring meetings with him</threadjack>

Does he still wear a tutu?

Has anyone seen my mechanical acid-injecting spider? I left it in another thread, haven't seen him since.....

Doesn't he require any band he signs up never to drink or do drugs?

/i heard that somewhere.

As Germans love David Hasselhof
So do Farkers hate Gene Simmons.

Don't forget Black and Blue and Keel!
While he is credited with discovering Van Halen and getting them their first deal, they would've bombed if they had listened to his advice and changed their name to "Daddy Long Legs"
/not joking

/came here to say that.

I think his logo sums up his philosophy quite well:

irockalot: Doesn't he require any band he signs up never to drink or do drugs?

/i heard that somewhere.

that would explain the absolute soulless suckage of the bands he signs.
seriously kids, if you are in a band, do us all a favor and do drugs, it's your duty to do so.