Gene Simmons: "Lady Gaga is the Only New Rock Star"

Gene Simmons has mentioned Lady Gaga in a new interview.Simmons, bassist of the legendary band Kiss, praised the singer and shot the other. "Lack stage presence, everyone seems garbage". "There are many bands that have something. But what they lack is stardom, the ability to get on stage and reign, be larger than life," said Simmons. "There are no stars, no Elvis (Presley) or even a Prince. Lack stage presence, everyone seems garbage. They look worse than the public is going to see them," said the musician of 62 years. "There is pride," he lamented. The four musicians from KISS, black dresses, no makeup, with silver collars and long hair, authors of rock anthems like "I Wanna Rock N Roll All Night" and "I Was Made For Lovin You", spoke with reporters Tuesday shortly before launching his giant book "KISS Monster Book" at the legendary The Viper Room in Hollywood, in which they agreed that now is the only star Lady Gaga, known for her eccentric style. "The only rock star Lady Gaga now. That's it," Simmons said in an interview with AFP. The guitarist Tommy Thayer, 51, who herself up as "the Martian", interrupted: "She really is a star." The other two nodded artists. "There are good bands, I'm a fan of the Foo Fighters, but give me a star!" Insisted bassist, wearing white cowboy boots alligator and a silk scarf. His partner Paul Stanley, "the star" and lead singer of the band, went further: "The musicians that look like food delivery do not realize that there is more. When a great band on stage has to give all of it ". "That's why we exist for 40 years, because people know that when it comes to us, your investment will pay, will be entertained. We are proud to be entertainers and rock band are tremendous," said Stanley, 60, also with black bag and shoes with silver studs. When asked if this "no stars" means the absence of KISS feels more megaespectáculos, Simmons replied: "No, not about the show. Could Elvis on stage with nothing.'s Charisma, image, mystique ".Regarding the controversy on Pussy Riot, which represented a "prayer punk" in a cathedral against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Simmons said: "They are a good band, but they have the right to do whatever they want to do." "The best music ever made, was recorded on tape, was analog. The problem with computers and technology is that, if not used to improve the product, it becomes a death sentence," said Stanley. "And you end up looking for perfection instead of passion," he added. "ANY OF musicians we admire since our inception, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, James Brown, it was perfect. That's what made them great," he said. Kiss' upcoming 20th studio album, titled Monster, is set to be released in October