Gene Simmons
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Podcast Appearances
Donna Summer and the Village People and Parliament Funkadelic and just all these bands, which he started the EP called Love to love you, baby. The Donna Summer song. He said this one disc jockey locked himself away for 24 hours and played that song over and over again. So he called Giorgio Moroder in Germany. Producer says, I need to make this song longer because people are making love to it.
Donna Summer and the Village People and Parliament Funkadelic and just all these bands, which he started the EP called Love to love you, baby. The Donna Summer song. He said this one disc jockey locked himself away for 24 hours and played that song over and over again. So he called Giorgio Moroder in Germany. Producer says, I need to make this song longer because people are making love to it.
Donna Summer and the Village People and Parliament Funkadelic and just all these bands, which he started the EP called Love to love you, baby. The Donna Summer song. He said this one disc jockey locked himself away for 24 hours and played that song over and over again. So he called Giorgio Moroder in Germany. Producer says, I need to make this song longer because people are making love to it.
And so he made it longer, and they put out the first EP, a slightly smaller version of an album with just that one song with an extended middle, you know, like that. Yeah. And the girls also went like that. See, that was a joke.
And so he made it longer, and they put out the first EP, a slightly smaller version of an album with just that one song with an extended middle, you know, like that. Yeah. And the girls also went like that. See, that was a joke.
And so he made it longer, and they put out the first EP, a slightly smaller version of an album with just that one song with an extended middle, you know, like that. Yeah. And the girls also went like that. See, that was a joke.
Different time. And now there's... Look, I've done this before to a few people. So from 1988, I beg your pardon, from 1958 until 1988 is 30 years. During that time, you had Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, you name it. In disco, you had Donna Summer. With the heavy bands, you had Metallica, ACDC, maybe us, Aerosmith, on and on and on and on.
Different time. And now there's... Look, I've done this before to a few people. So from 1988, I beg your pardon, from 1958 until 1988 is 30 years. During that time, you had Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, you name it. In disco, you had Donna Summer. With the heavy bands, you had Metallica, ACDC, maybe us, Aerosmith, on and on and on and on.
Different time. And now there's... Look, I've done this before to a few people. So from 1988, I beg your pardon, from 1958 until 1988 is 30 years. During that time, you had Elvis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, you name it. In disco, you had Donna Summer. With the heavy bands, you had Metallica, ACDC, maybe us, Aerosmith, on and on and on and on.
Motown, Bowie, Prince, you name it, they all came out in that 30-year period. From 1988 until today, it's almost 40 years, where's the Beatles? Where's anything? And it bears noting that in 1988, Napster is where it started. And people never got... The analogy is... If you're a supermarket and you're selling, let's say, fruits and vegetables, you have this much and it costs five bucks.
Motown, Bowie, Prince, you name it, they all came out in that 30-year period. From 1988 until today, it's almost 40 years, where's the Beatles? Where's anything? And it bears noting that in 1988, Napster is where it started. And people never got... The analogy is... If you're a supermarket and you're selling, let's say, fruits and vegetables, you have this much and it costs five bucks.
Motown, Bowie, Prince, you name it, they all came out in that 30-year period. From 1988 until today, it's almost 40 years, where's the Beatles? Where's anything? And it bears noting that in 1988, Napster is where it started. And people never got... The analogy is... If you're a supermarket and you're selling, let's say, fruits and vegetables, you have this much and it costs five bucks.
So that five bucks pays for the rent and the people that work there. It also pays for the trucks that bring the produce there. It also pays for the farmer and the people that work there and everything. Now imagine somebody can walk into the supermarket
So that five bucks pays for the rent and the people that work there. It also pays for the trucks that bring the produce there. It also pays for the farmer and the people that work there and everything. Now imagine somebody can walk into the supermarket
So that five bucks pays for the rent and the people that work there. It also pays for the trucks that bring the produce there. It also pays for the farmer and the people that work there and everything. Now imagine somebody can walk into the supermarket
put a penny down and walk out with the same amount of fruits and vegetables, how long would the farmer stay in business, the trucking company, and the supermarket? And that's what's happened to the record business because the fans aren't willing to pay for the music. And that's the saddest part because there's certainly as much talent today as there was back then, but there is no structure.
put a penny down and walk out with the same amount of fruits and vegetables, how long would the farmer stay in business, the trucking company, and the supermarket? And that's what's happened to the record business because the fans aren't willing to pay for the music. And that's the saddest part because there's certainly as much talent today as there was back then, but there is no structure.