Bruce Kulick’s ‘Weird’ Part in Kiss’ Farewell Show
Bruce Kulick stated he was all in favor of Kiss persevering with in an avatar format – however accused his former colleagues of “dropping the ball” in the best way the plan was revealed.
After enjoying their final music at their farewell present in December, the musicians left the stage and a video revealed the band’s plans for a future as computer-generated characters.
In a brand new interview with Chaoszine (video under), Kulick emphasised his remorse that the farewell live performance hadn’t featured former members in a much bigger approach. “They really missed making a better feel-good evening for everyone… it was much closer to every night before,” he stated.
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“And those who say, ‘Well, I saw you up on the screen…’ They’d been doing that for years where they’d have little things. So they didn’t feel it was important. I feel they missed an opportunity.”
He added that he was sure Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons had nice respect for Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, himself and others who’d helped construct the band’s legacy. But he continued: “They didn’t understand that that’s what you’re celebrating…
Kulick felt the message received was: “Wow, this current band made it through all this. And look at us with the with the multi-million dollar show. And now we’re going to show you the avatar.” He added: “I think that that was a big part of them dropping the ball in looking at the past.
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“I applaud them in thinking broad and big and future… I knew they would never want to [say], ‘Let’s start a TV show, find the best Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons.’ … There’s something, like, ‘Ewww’ for them to be a part of that or judge that. … To take them and then make them avatars, it totally made sense to me.”
Kulick had recognized for a while that he wouldn’t be invited to participate in the farewell present – so he discovered an attention-grabbing coincidence in the avatar video. “They said, ‘Good night. We are immortal.’ And then… the screen opens. But what do you hear first? My guitar playing ‘God Gave Rock ’N’ Roll To You’ – My big appearance! … [It] was their choice; the right song.
“So there you go. I’m a part of it. All the guitar parts are there, and I was like, ‘Whoa, this is really weird!’”
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