Comments on: Listen to the Terry Gross and Gene Simmons Interview

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:42 +0000

Naturally, the crassest, least informed and most audacious opinions automatically equal TRUTH and their particular degree of truthiness is strong in direct relation to their volume.

So I guess I must be full of shit since I’m not typing in fucking caps locks.

By: Nampa Kakutouka

Nampa Kakutouka — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:58:57 +0000

Oh my dear God, I can’t stand KISS the band, but Gene Simmons is AWESOME. He’d fit in well with me and my crew. Don’t agree with him on everything, but dude has the correct attitude about himself. Naturally, the truth he’s laying down is waaaay too much for the poor beta’s and gamma’s out there. Great stuff.

By: wicked

wicked — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:37:55 +0000

Terry got owned in this interview. Gene Simmons was being Gene Simmons – some of you are actully shocked for his behavior. Thats how the guys always been!!!!! She kept calling him obnoxious because she had no control of the interview and shes normally really good at making her guests look weak but it got flipped and you could totally tell she was over it and wanted to get out of there. My whole kick was , why the hell was she asking these questions about the make up and his band KISS, come on lady, its 2010, not 1979 – who a craps about the make up and shows and what the age group of kids were- Cant win em all Terry. Bottom line, who would be more fun to spend the weekend with???? Terry or Gene??
Really?? Dont think too hard…

By: wowser

wowser — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:55:40 +0000

Terry fully understood the questions she posed were simple. She gave Simmons what we call “THE SHAFT!” He then continued to what we call “BOMB!” Gene Simmons may have a lot of money but that doesn’t make him intelligent. He is socially inept. Kiss is a crappy band and he completely invalidates his own music career. Gene Simmons is a teenager. He’s like a Sacha Baren Cohen charachter in this interview. He wasn’t trying though, that’s really him. SAD

By: Cathy

Cathy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:33:50 +0000

Terry handled him perfectly. He is a very arrogant man who did not deserve to be interviewed on NPR.

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:08:12 +0000

[...] Gross and a robot (i.e., chatbot) version of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons. She hadn’t heard the infamous original interview on NPR’s Fresh Air, and so I was thrust into that situation everyone hates: explaining a [...]

By: jeff

jeff — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:05:58 +0000

Anti-semantic! LOL! I think he just needed to be interviewed by a guy over beers. Hilarious!

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:39:54 +0000

While Gene was quite arrogant, he was trying to illustrate a point to Terri Gross. Before I continue let me say I am a Fresh Air fan and listen to all of the programs. Terry Gross, however, is not the intellectual she often fancies her self to be, this does tend to happen with elitists who know more about what they read than what he world is really like. Case in point in an interview with the interpreter for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was previously a executive at Island Records she asked which was the most popular band in terms of records sold in Iran during his time at that label. He responded, “Bob Marley”. She replied, “Is ti because of the Ganja or the musical beat?” Now I am sorry but any one who has ever listened to Marly would know that ALL of his music is about revolution……. This is only one example she is not always as prepared as we are often led to believe. In terms of this interview had she taken the time to watch any thing with Simmons talking she would have known this was coming and because he does pint outside the lines it caused discomfort on her part.

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:26:19 +0000

Mr Simmons is extraordinarily articulate,eloquent and philosophical. Terry Gross immediately is defensive and uncomfortable with him. She attempts to provoke him, yet he manages to respond calmly and equally provocative, without being phased. He ridicules the intellengentsia and even the entertainment industry. I don’t see an arrogance in this interview. He makes a great social commentary. He is truthful and deep.

By: MIke

MIke — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:59:05 +0000

She did a great job interviewing this guy. He really is so arrogant that it is sad.

KISS was a horrible band. Sorry Gene.