Category Archives for "KISS’ Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley & Ace Frehley"
August 18, 2014
Gene Simmons – HuffPost 8.18.14
Mike Ragogna: Gene, what advice do you have for new artists? Gene Simmons: I’m sad for new artists because the next Beatles or the next KISS or the next Prince is not going to happen because there’s no record industry. It’s complete chaos. What you’re going to have is a lot of people who think […]
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August 18, 2014
Ace Frehley – HuffPost 8.18.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Ace Frehley: For a musician, practice, practice and more practice. That being said, I would also say follow your dreams. Don’t listen to anybody. When I was sixteen years old, I decided I wanted to be a rock star. It wasn’t in my twenties. I […]
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May 21, 2014
Paul Stanley – HuffPost 5.21.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Paul Stanley: Particularly at this point, I would say if you’re pursuing music because of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, find another occupation. The pot of gold has been made significantly smaller by music conglomerates that now will own a […]
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September 15, 2010
KISS’ Gene Simmons – HuffPost 9.15.10
Mike Ragogna: Which takes us to what advice do you have for new artists? Gene Simmons: There’s no advice you can give because every artist is unique. There’s no paint-by-numbers road to success, and no ten easy steps to follow that will make you succeed. First, it will start with you, and what you’ve got. […]
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