Gene Simmons
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Love It Loud was a great video, great record.
So all that stuff was going on.
And it did not do well in America.
Music was changing.
But at the very same time, we played Barra Canal for 200,000 people in Rio and 135,000 people in Belo Horizonte.
Was Vinnie Vincent in the band?
Vinnie Vincent was in the band.
The Ankh.
Yes.
Half the band was gone.
And, you know, we just expect people to just accept the new guys.
We liked the record.
We're kind of headed in the right direction.
But it's not working in America.
Because at the same time, you've got all these different punk and new romance and Adam and the Ants and everything else happening.
You've got a younger fan base that are more active.
Sure.
So we don't know what to do.
So Paul comes up with the idea of maybe it's time to take the makeup off.
And I'm going, I'm not sure about that.