Artist cited by the vocalist and bassist of Kiss is a fan of his band; According to him, merits focus not only on techniques or skills
Over the decades, the segment conventionally called “pop music” brought together very praised singers. Even at the present time, there are artists of enormous vocal strength. And in the opinion of Gene Simmonsone of them can be considered the most talented among all.
In an interview with Greatest Music of All Time (via Blabberouth), the vocalist and bassist of the already closed Kiss attributed to Lady Gaga the title in question. In the musician’s opinion, the person responsible for hits as “Bad Romance” and “Poker face” It stands out not only by artistic attributes, but also for giving a deeper meaning to his work.
“I think Lady Gaga is more talented than all the others [cantoras pop] Because your songs and your style are: ‘I was Born This Way’ [‘Eu nasci assim’]. Music is not just ‘cute’. And I don’t mean ‘cute’ in the bad sense, because there are some wonderful things in the scope of ‘cute’. Much of the British invasion [nos anos 1960] It comes from these great songs without much meaning. But when a song is saying ‘you want a revolution’, the song is about something. ”
In Simmons’s view, Gaga is the “embodiment” of a “tribe”, a public segment that identifies with it. This gives power to her work, naturally valuable by the fact that she, in the words of Gene, “being able to sing and truly playing.”
“If you have a body of work that is about something, you get the beginning of tribalism. And if you are the personification of this tribe, now you have something. Gaga’s fan base is about it. And, of course, she expanded her work by working with Tony Bennett And all these things. She is true. She has musical talent, can sing and play for real. ”
Gene Simmons and the Loss of Rock Space
The subject was approached in the midst of the discussion about why Rock lost place in the mainstream to pop and hip hop. For Gene Simmons, the genre artists who are on the rise at the moment managed to build a “culture” around their work – which helps build a base of reais supporters, going beyond the casual fan.
“Rap is culture, not just music. In fact, it is more culture, usually racial culture, because it talks about ‘us’ – ‘we against them’ or ‘the world against us’. And when the culture comes in it, it’s like a soccer team: it’s not so much a sport as it is about raising the ‘colors of my team’. People are willing to beat someone who cheers for the other team. It is in your favor if you have a fan base that feels connected and has a flag, as in football. It’s like tribalism. ”
The message does not always need to be aggressive, according to Simmons. The Kiss musician points out that Taylor Swift He developed a “culture” around his work even with more trivial -themed songs.
‘It is an identity. ‘Swiftie’ [movimento formado por fãs de Taylor Swift] It is a culture. They are not just fans. It represents something. When you think about it, go beyond music and lyrics – ‘This guy broke my heart’ – and so on. Above that is she as the Jesus of the movement, if you understand me. What is Christianity as movement, religion, without Jesus, right? You need these leaders, these apostles at the top to encapsulate what culture and this thing are. ”
Lady Gaga and Kiss
Lady Gaga is known to be a big fan of rock and heavy metal-and Kiss is among the bands she admires. In 2011 interview with Rolling Stone USA (via Igor Miranda website), the singer was inspired by the group when composing Born this wayone of your most famous albums. More specifically, in a cover: “Then She Kissed Me”rereading of “The He Kissed Me” (The Crystals) Launched in 1977.
At the time, about the masked group, she said:
“What is as magical about a band like Kiss or someone like Elton John It is the feeling of being seeing something from another world. When I met Kiss, they could have floated to the floor and that would not surprise me. In a show, Paul Stanley Fly through the arena and is strangely normal. It’s like, ‘but of course’. I want to do that. But I don’t want it to be in a moment of stage, I need to recreate it in a daily situation. I need to be in the supermarket and fly. This needs to happen! I’m a theater fanatic. ”
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