Gene Simmons
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during daytime radio because mom is at home, dad is at working. None of that loud guitar stuff. More harmonies.
Yes, because we were Anglophiles. So our favorite bands... or English bands, Zeppelin and so on. Of course, the favorite of them all is The Beatles, but that's an exception. Nobody could write songs like them before, during, or since. McCartney is the most successful songwriter of all time. You know what a cover is, where other artists do your covers? Yesterday alone,
Yes, because we were Anglophiles. So our favorite bands... or English bands, Zeppelin and so on. Of course, the favorite of them all is The Beatles, but that's an exception. Nobody could write songs like them before, during, or since. McCartney is the most successful songwriter of all time. You know what a cover is, where other artists do your covers? Yesterday alone,
Yes, because we were Anglophiles. So our favorite bands... or English bands, Zeppelin and so on. Of course, the favorite of them all is The Beatles, but that's an exception. Nobody could write songs like them before, during, or since. McCartney is the most successful songwriter of all time. You know what a cover is, where other artists do your covers? Yesterday alone,
was covered by 1,000 plus other artists. Just that song. And they also did Live and Let Die, just a ton of stuff. But you can't shine the boots of the Beatles. It's a different league. But Led Zeppelin never played the singles game. ACDC didn't care. They were an album band. So it's a different culture. Yeah. It's a good strategy though, right?
was covered by 1,000 plus other artists. Just that song. And they also did Live and Let Die, just a ton of stuff. But you can't shine the boots of the Beatles. It's a different league. But Led Zeppelin never played the singles game. ACDC didn't care. They were an album band. So it's a different culture. Yeah. It's a good strategy though, right?
was covered by 1,000 plus other artists. Just that song. And they also did Live and Let Die, just a ton of stuff. But you can't shine the boots of the Beatles. It's a different league. But Led Zeppelin never played the singles game. ACDC didn't care. They were an album band. So it's a different culture. Yeah. It's a good strategy though, right?
But by the time Metallica came in, the culture was set. When we were first starting, you still had a lot of pressure to get a song on the radio, get a song on the radio. I see. And then it opened up. Maiden and Metallica and a lot of those.
But by the time Metallica came in, the culture was set. When we were first starting, you still had a lot of pressure to get a song on the radio, get a song on the radio. I see. And then it opened up. Maiden and Metallica and a lot of those.
But by the time Metallica came in, the culture was set. When we were first starting, you still had a lot of pressure to get a song on the radio, get a song on the radio. I see. And then it opened up. Maiden and Metallica and a lot of those.
A lot of new bands became very famous very fast and then died very famous. And I don't mean to pick on them. They're fine, I'm sure. There's a band called Wang Chung.
A lot of new bands became very famous very fast and then died very famous. And I don't mean to pick on them. They're fine, I'm sure. There's a band called Wang Chung.
A lot of new bands became very famous very fast and then died very famous. And I don't mean to pick on them. They're fine, I'm sure. There's a band called Wang Chung.
They had dance hall days and And they had hits. You can't name anybody in the band, and nobody ever wore a Wang Chung T-shirt. I'm sure they're terrific and all that. So there were lots and lots of bands who had number one songs and then disappear. Because you've got to deliver on stage.
They had dance hall days and And they had hits. You can't name anybody in the band, and nobody ever wore a Wang Chung T-shirt. I'm sure they're terrific and all that. So there were lots and lots of bands who had number one songs and then disappear. Because you've got to deliver on stage.
They had dance hall days and And they had hits. You can't name anybody in the band, and nobody ever wore a Wang Chung T-shirt. I'm sure they're terrific and all that. So there were lots and lots of bands who had number one songs and then disappear. Because you've got to deliver on stage.
If you have a hit single and you just sing in the microphone, they're paying more money for a ticket than they do for the album.
If you have a hit single and you just sing in the microphone, they're paying more money for a ticket than they do for the album.
If you have a hit single and you just sing in the microphone, they're paying more money for a ticket than they do for the album.
Michael Jackson, without all that dancing and the backwards and the stuff, not the same artist.