Gene Simmons slams Madonna over Super Bowl halftime show

Too bad that KISS didn't get the gig. I think he is right. I hope she at least wears the cone bra.

Gene Simmons slams Madonna over Super Bowl halftime show
Jeff Christensen / AP


KISS rocker Gene Simmons isn't looking forward to Madonna's big Super Bowl halftime show.
By Ree Hines
Just two days after it was confirmed that Madonna will take the center stage in the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, reality star and fellow performer Gene Simmons has slammed the pop star's participation.

"I love all karaoke singers," a sarcastic Simmons said when a TMZ cameraman brought up the subject of the Super Bowl performance. "I like all the girl singers who get up and sing with tapes. Shame on you."

The KISS frontman then launched into a full rant against any artist who isn't the "real" deal.

"You've got to have some integrity," he said. "I don't care what your music is. Have some integrity -- be real or full disclosure before the fact. Hold up a sign saying, 'Seventy percent of what you hear is fake. It's a tape. I'm a karaoke singer.' Say it!'

After offering some half-hearted praise for the pop icon ("By the way, Madonna's terrific"), Simmons continued his rant, adding that she wasn't "appropriate" for the halftime show.

The Super Bowl, complete with the music-filled halftime show, will air Feb. 5 on NBC.

Should have Beiber.

Heck the Super Bowl is in Indiana - It should have been John Melencamp (SP?)

Either him Orville Redenbacher or Heckle and Jeckle

"be real"

Kinda funny coming from a guy who has spent most of his entertainment career wearing a couple pounds of makeup to create a false image of himself, and he recently had a face lift.

Bob, I'd much rather see Kiss on stage than Madonna.

I believe all of the makeup was to represent a "character" and not a personal image. (hell, no one knew what Gene really looked like until the 1980's when they took off the makeup for a period of time.)

By the way. I'm not sure of it, but I think he is implying that Madonna lip synchs to her music when singing live. This wouldn't be the first time. I can remember when ZZ Top performed. I love most ZZ Top songs, but their lip synching was the worst ever at the Super Bowl.