Gene Simmons is back-tracking on those controversial comments regarding Prince's death.

In an interview with Newsweek, the KISS rocker gave the impression that he didn't have much sympathy over the singer's passing since reports are claiming he died from prescription painkillers.

"His drugs killed him," Simmons said. "What do you think, he died from a cold?"

"I think Prince was heads, hands and feet above all the rest of them," he added. "I thought he left [Michael] Jackson in the dust. Prince was way beyond that. But 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."

Now Simmons has sent an apology in a Twitter post where he revealed that he made his loved ones angry. He also pointed out why he has a problem with people who abuse drugs.

"I just got such s-it from my family for my big mouth again," the rocker wrote. "I apologize- I have a long history of getting very angry at what drugs do to the families/friends of the addicts. I get angry at drug users because of my experience being around them coming up in the rock scene. In my experience they've made my life, and the lives of their loved ones, difficult."

Simmons also mentioned that some of his quotes from the interview could've been misconstrued and how he believes the media tends to do this for the sake of views.

"Quote mining, too, is wrong. It doesn't make my past quotes any more tactful, but still- be wary of click bait," he said. "The uglier they can make it seem, the more views they will get."

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