Gene Simmons apologizes for calling Prince's death 'pathetic'

by Jesse Locke

May 11, 2016

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His insensitive comments were called out by press, his family, and even Paul Stanley.

Gene Simmons, a man looking forward to the death of rap (who also likes EDM because it’s ‘honest’) recently shared some insensitive, controversy-chasing opinions about the possible cause of Prince’s death in an interview with Newsweek:

“His drugs killed him. What do you think, he died from a cold? How pathetic that he killed himself. Don’t kid yourself, that’s what he did. Slowly, I’ll grant you… but that’s what drugs and alcohol is: a slow death.”

In the same interview, the KISS founder says David Bowie’s untimely passing was tragic in comparison (“because [his death] was real sickness”). Simmons has apparently never been drunk or high himself, so that gave him the medical knowledge to comment on the rumours that Prince had an an issue with prescription painkillers. With his timeless, classy wisdom, Simmons also offered the following: “I can almost understand drinking or getting high if it made my schmeckel bigger, or made me smarter, but nothing happens.”

Naturally, these quotes were called out by countless members of the press, Simmons’ family members, and even his fellow KISS member Paul Stanley:

Simmons has now issued a public apology, including an explanation that he’s always had a hard-line stance against drug users, and a mini-rant against “journalists quote-mining” to make his opinions look ugly. All I can say is that mine doesn’t have to dig very deep.

[h/t Uproxx]

Tags: Music, News, Gene Simmons, KISS, Paul Stanley, Prince

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