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bluesbassman

(19,373 posts) Thu Aug 28, 2014, 06:17 PM Aug 2014

Gene Simmons (KISS) illustrates why he's a douchebag. May be NSFW

Lots of coarse language so it may be something you'll want to listen to away from the job.

While he makes a few legitimate points about music piracy, his analogies to why it's bad, and in fact his overall viewpoint on life makes him one the premier douchebags in the music industry IMO.

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Gene Simmons (KISS) illustrates why he's a douchebag. *May be NSFW* (Original Post) bluesbassman Aug 2014 OP

His thoughts of life and music are as important to me as a piece of rock on a planet,... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #1

Both Miles Davis and Lou Reed could be unpleasant people... Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #2

he is a money-grubbing piece of shit Skittles Aug 2014 #3

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

1. His thoughts of life and music are as important to me as a piece of rock on a planet,...

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 06:30 PM

Aug 2014

...in a star system, in a galaxy, far far away

*not dissing the post...glad it's here. Didn't know Simmons was such a know-it-all...and mostly wrong.

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

2. Both Miles Davis and Lou Reed could be unpleasant people...

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 11:02 PM

Aug 2014

but they were also musical geniuses.
Gene the BatLizard is just an unpleasant person.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)

3. he is a money-grubbing piece of shit

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:45 AM

Aug 2014

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