Gene Simmons of Kiss to depressed people: "F*ck you, then kill yourself"
I've never really paid attention to Kiss, but frontman Gene Simmons has always seemed like an ass. So I wasn't shocked to read that Simmons had the following to say about depression in a recent interview with Songfacts.com:
His comments apparently flew under the radar until Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx criticized Simmons on his Sixx Sense radio show:
"It's pretty moronic because [Simmons] thinks everybody listens to him, that he is the God of Thunder. He will tell you he is the greatest man on earth, and to be honest with you, I like Gene. But in this situation, I don't like Gene. I don't like Gene's words. There is a 20-year-old kid out there who is a Kiss fan and reads this and goes, 'You know what? He's right. I should just kill myself.'"
The resulting firestorm, no doubt exacerbated by the suicide of Robin Williams, has compelled Simmons to do something he rarely does: apologize. Yesterday, Simmons issued the following statement:
"To the extent my comments reported by the media speak of depression, I was wrong and in the spur of the moment made remarks that in hindsight were made without regard for those who truly suffer the struggles of depression. I sincerely apologize to those who were offended by my comments. I recognize that depression is very serious and very sad when it happens to anyone, especially loved ones. I deeply support and am empathetic to anyone suffering from any disease, especially depression.
"I have never sugarcoated my feelings regarding drug use and alcoholics. Somewhere along the line, my intention of speaking in very directly and perhaps politically incorrectly about drug use and alcoholics has been misconstrued as vile commentary on depression. Unkind statements about depression was certainly never my intention. Fully, you will know that and I do not intend to defend myself here and now, by listing the myriad charities and self-help organizations I am involved with. Rather, I simply want to be clear that my heart goes out to anyone suffering from depression and I deeply regret any offhand remarks in the heat of an interview that might have suggested otherwise."
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Post Commentthis f4ggot posts here and no one says a god damn thing
Good advice all you for all you cry babies. Get a job.
his advice isnt that different than most of the posters on the MB
Good advice all you for all you cry babies. Get a job. ^ The Grammar is so bad in this statement that you should probably kill yourself. There are plenty of people who have jobs that still kill themselves moron.
I agree with Gene, Jump !!!!! Don't talk crap and don't jump. The truth is 95% of the people who see a dude or a chick on a building screaming, "Im going to jump" want to see you jump. SINCE WE WERE KIDS
Gene Simmons is a simpleton that writes simple music that tons of simple people flock to and it makes a simpleton feel special. Think about it, hum a kiss riff right now. Just one. You can't because it's retard music and should be ignored.
20 year old KISS fans.......over under 10.5?
lol so all you average Lambgoat trash talkers are just butt hurt because you're all suicidal nobodies on medication, and gene says just do it, ooooohhhhhhhhh what an a sshole!!!! hahahahahaah typical.
lol so all you average Lambgoat trash talkers are just butt hurt because you're all suicidal nobodies on medication, and gene says just do it, ooooohhhhhhhhh what an a sshole!!!! hahahahahaah typical. ^ I hope you have a child that commits suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of death in teens.
he's right. suicide is not a cowards way out. if you're depressed, check out. human life isnt that valuable; we can always make more of them. people will forget in time.
does nikki 6 think 20 year olds actually listen to kiss?
who the fck listens to these washed-up old farts?
Imagine the feeling of actually having your cornhole sucked on.
He's an jerk but actually agree with what he said. Probably should've kept his thoughts to himself.
I just hate Gene Simmons and his football team.
he should kill himself on stage. fck this guy and his fcking hair. i bet his breath smells like cat shit.
The only honorable thing for our species to do is deny our programming, stop reproducing, and march hand-in-hand into extinction.ans
It is very apparent that most of the posters here, are young boys that without a doubt , will never be men. It appears that suicide is not relevant until it happens to someone you know. Go ahead and tell your depressed brother or friend to kill himself because you think it would be cool and proactive. You are not cool and you are not an elite LambGoat poster. Grow some balls and help those in need.
i have a great friend whose father committed suicide but i'm honestly not surprised by the responses i have read here today and fck gene simmons the pole smoker is one face lift away from looking like Richard Simmons & Carrot Top's love child... fcking Jew
First statement: made by Gene Simmons himself Retracting statement: made by his PR stunt team to exercise damage control before sales began dropping astronomically
'The only honorable thing for our species to do is deny our programming, stop reproducing, and march hand-in-hand into extinction' I just want you to stop saying odd shit like, you smell a psycho's fear or you're in someone's faded memory of a town. Just stop.
I Agree With Gene,Just Kill Yourself For Humanity.No Reason To Be Depressed Third World People Have No Food And Are Not Depress.Useless,Mental Ilness,Welfare Ruin The Planet.Gene And Paul Kick Ass!!And Good Got Rid Of Peter Criss,Arrogant And Lazy.Like Burzum.Republicans Lies Like Trump.Jealous Of Jews As Always.Lambgoat Rocks!!
I Agree With Gene.Paul And Gene Rocks!Got Rid Peter Criss,ace.Republican Lies And Jealous Of Jews As Always.
Lol Gene Simmons played bass