Always controversial Gene Simmons he questioned artists who use pre-recorded music or lip-syncing at their concerts, and mentioned Lady Gaga among his favorite vocalists, saying that “I like Lady Gaga, she is authentic. He has come to our concerts when we play with Kiss. What she's done with Tony Bennett shows that regardless of prerecorded and pole dancers in Las Vegas, she can really sing. "
In addition, he commented that he would like to see Gaga with a real rock band and make a rock record. "She can do what Madonna cannot: sing," he declared. Kiss bassist, who also believes that many groups are failing their fans by not offering fully live shows after paying large sums of money for tickets.
“It is a problem for me to pay $ 100 to see a concert and for the artist to use prerecorded songs. You're paying $ 100 and 30-50% of the performance is prerecorded, and the singers sing only occasionally, the rest of the time they lip-sync. We do not use synthesizers or mixes, there is nothing. There are very few bands doing that right now: AC / DC, Metallica and us. The same can't even be said for U2 or the Rolling Stones. There are very few bands that don't use prerecorded songs, ”added the sharp long tongue.
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