I would love to take a tour and see all the merchandise in Gene's house. They were making records and Kiss was on 8 track tapes back when they started in the 70's. Kids to day wouldn't know what those are. If I were In their situation I would sell the shit out of merchandise too. That would be a gold mine. Kind of what George Lucas had with Star Wars and all the merchandise.
Kiss has been ans always will be the TRUE professionals they are, they put it all on the line and put on a ROCKEN show each and every time they step on stage, to all the haters whatever, keep on as someday you might actually wake up and see it for yourself!!
I find this video to be very perplexing because I've traveled to many countries and have met a lot of people and not once did they ever cite KISS as their favourite band let alone mentioned it. The common answers I get include Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Ramones, Queen, Led Zeppelin etc. but never KISS. How are they declared the biggest rock n roll band in the world when no one ever talks about it or even bought any of their merchandise? IS KISS only big in America and no where else? Please tell me, folks. I'd love to know.
The dumbest thing that Ace and Peter ever did was to sell their Character Trademark rights to Gene. That is what singlehandedly has caused the division between them. It ultimately shows that money means more than friendship. Ace and Peter should have lived better lives and made smarter choices. Gene and Paul are extremely smart business men but i think ultimately the taste of the BIG money has forever tainted the original fours relationship!
Still selling out arenas and making money faster than they can count it..... Jokes? With 9 digit bank accounts, they're laughing right along and all the way to the bank.
@THE ANGLO-SAXON BRITISH If you were them wouldn't you do the same? If people buy it. It's going to be hard for them to quit when this tour is over and comes to an end, but you can bet Gene will be selling this stuff until he passes away.
Music at the end of the day is a business or has someone trying to get something out of it, that includes someone playing a out of tune guitar on the streets for change, to a band worth millions of dollars. Regardless if you like kiss or not you must admit that they knew how to play their cards right and market themselves.
They just created that myth and illusion with their painted faces otherwise they are nothing it was never about music. It was still very smart idea and people take that their silly but very clever idea i must to admit.. The Beatles also created myth but there was music and no painted faces! That is different between Kiss and other bands.They even confessed that it nothing so much happened with them as a band everything started with their painted faces.
