KISS' Paul Stanley: 'I Don't Need the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'
KISS will not be joining others being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The ceremony airs on HBO Saturday, May 18.
Among those joining those already enshrined Rush, Heart, Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, among others, will be seen joining those already in the museum.
But KISS, the self-proclaimed "hottest band in the world," won't be inducted yet again.
Lead singer Paul Stanley said:
"Look, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marketing," he said. "You've got a bunch of faceless people in a back room who trademark a name that sounds very official. Well, if you had thought of it first, you would have been the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," according to The Huffington Post report.
Journalist Dave Marsh, who plays a key role in the selection process and once told MTV, "Kiss is not a great band, Kiss was never a great band, Kiss never will be a great band, and I have done my share to keep them off the ballot."
Stanley, who turned 61 in January and has been playing with KISS for 40 years, also complained that artists who are not considered rock 'n' rollers keep getting inducted.
The Rock Hall of Fame has honored 296 inductees since its start in 1986.
More than 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation made up of music critics, historians and others decide on inductees each year. Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.
KISS has been eligible since 1999 and is consistently overlooked.
Guns N' Roses, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Laura Nyro, Donovan and The Small Faces were among the 2012 inductees.
Other groups that have not yet been inducted include Jethro Tull, Hall & Oates, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, The Cars, The Moody Blues and Yes, to name a few.
