Asked why he and Stanley were the only original Kiss members who remain in the band, Simmons wasn't kind.

"Why would you dump your best friend who became a crackhead and a loser?" he asked. "We love and respect those guys for what they did at the outset of the band, and they succumbed to the cliches of cliches, which is drugs and alcohol. Are you kidding me? If you're going to pass the ball to your teammate and they can't see where the goal is, they've got to leave."

Original Kiss-mates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have both been open about their struggles with addiction.

Stanley opined that being in the band at the start didn't guarantee lifetime membership "if you can no longer uphold your end."

Added Simmons:"Do you have a car? You ever get a flat tire? What'd you do, the whole car stopped because one flat tire decided the car shouldn't run? Or did you change the flat tire?"

And the point to this is what?

KISS sucks.

You should change the thread title to this. Nobody would argue.

You should change the thread title to this. Nobody would argue.

These dudes are pretty cool for a bunch of mimes. Uh huh huh huh.

These dudes are pretty cool for a bunch of mimes. Uh huh huh huh.

I liked Kiss Alive 2 and the tattoos that came in it when I was like 10?

KISS is terrible.

This is a special thread, once in a lifetime thread.

Everyone agrees.

I knew I could count on you.

Good. I can't look at that acne canvas without cringing.

The greatest band in the world can't be known for their makeup, costumes, and pyrotechnics, more than their music.

KISS sucks.

Do people really pay $40 for a shirt?

What a douche. Look, Chaim, you're pretty lucky to have never had to deal with addiction, and lucky you never got kicked out of a band but why you have to kick the motherfuckers when they're down like that.

Listen, you're not a particularly talented musician. Ace WAS that band. No one cares about your mediocre bass. To be fair Criss was kinda gay so there's that but damn dude. You're just makeup and shoulder pads. Like one of those Raiders Fan Douchebags with a bass guitar. So fuck you man. Twat.

I did read recently Ace say in an interview that back in the day during orgies or whatever in his haze he would do whatever was placed around in the moment. Paul seems strange but he is fronting a young wife and young kids for appearances at lest. Who cares?