As far as rock bands go, they don’t really come any more profit-oriented than KISS.
It’s decades now since the New York glam pioneers cottoned onto the idea, first articulated by the Rolling Stones, that nostalgia is the true money pit, that unabashedly playing the hits year-on-year to the same audience is a far more profitable well than the whole “recording new music” deal. In the last decade, the KISS and the Stones have released no fewer than two full albums between them, suggesting recorded music may not be a priority for them.
Which makes it all the more unusual that Gene Simmons, The Demon himself, continually manages to get himself caught up in disputes with illegal downloaders. Granted, he has a lot of albums in the can, but very few of them are actually sold in record stores, and it’s difficult to imagine the torrent sites buzzing with excitement over the latest 320kbps rip of Hot in the Shade or Revenge. You’d feel he might be better off leaving the record sales to the people who make records and stick to the pursuit of the midlife crisis dolla.
This week, though, he’s managed to outdo himself. Not only has he continued to voice his support for suing illegal filesharers (an approach even the RIAA has abandoned), he’s threatened to sue Anonymous – yes, the online community of teenage bigots and paedophiles – and have it/them jailed for launching a brute force Denial of Service attack on his website and others earlier this week (ostensibly as a protest against copyright law, but presumably mainly because it’s fun).
Seemingly confused by the concept of “anonymous,” Simmons posted the following tough guy letter to his website, shortly before Anonymous once again forced his server to crap itself:
Some of you may have heard a few popcorn farts re: our sites being threatened by hackers.
Our legal team and the FBI have been on the case and we have found a few, shall we say “adventurous” young people, who feel they are above the law.
And, as stated in my MIPCOM speech, we will sue their pants off.
First, they will be punished.
Second, they might find their little butts in jail, right next to someone who’s been there for years and is looking for a new girl friend.
We will soon be printing their names and pictures.
We will find you.
You cannot hide.
Stay tuned
Scary, no?
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Second, they might find their little butts in jail, right next to someone who’s been there for years and is looking for a new girl friend.[/quote]
He seriously think someone who downloaded "Rock and Roll all Nite" to throw on their iPod for like some generic dance party deserves to get raped in the ass? Jesus.
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Oh wait, KISS hasn't been worth listening to for years.
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this
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Also, oh shit I think I'm gonna have to hide now guys...
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gene simmons, umad? cuz i aint even mad
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I hope anon fuckin' ravages his website for this silliness.
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WE WILL FIND YOU
YOU CANNOT HIDE
CONSEQUENCES.... WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!
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YOU'VE BEEN REPORTED TO THE CYBER-PO-LEECE!
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Not really. The organized and intellegent members, maybe, but most of them are just a bunch of angry self-righteous 12 year-olds and male basement dwellers. Go read some of the boards on 4chan and you'll see what I mean.
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fucking tard
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Hey...I'm not 12 or have a basement. I find that offensive.
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Why is it in my discussions tab?
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I downloaded the entire KISS discog, Mr. Simmons. I devoted TWO MONTHS of my life to your worthless musical offal. I listened to EVERY SINGLE SONG you ever put out. Still think I deserve suing?
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awful documentary
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Alice Cooper bashing black metal = EPIC WIN.
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the first owner of the FBI was a cronic crossdresser
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