Letters

Dear KISS, and The KISS Army, Last night, after watching about two or three episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, we watched a show about drug addiction. It got me thinking. Late last night, when I couldn't fall asleep, I took out my phone and wrote this monologue. I'm hoping to inspire the rest of my own band, and some of our friends to stay away from drugs. I know gene is anti-drugs, and I'm proud. I'm glad I can say that not all rock stars are demonic and drug addicts. So, enjoy. You know those bands that do drugs? Good luck with them living past their forties if they aren't lucky. It�s a sad truth, they probably won�t live, unless they quit. As for bands like Paramore and All Time Low, what will happen to them? Will you still like them about twenty years from now? Maybe, or maybe not. When you get married, and have kids, you�ll know how your parents felt when you called your parents' music the �oldies�. Don�t knock stuff until you try it. I did that with my mother�s love of KISS. I�m happy to say games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band sparked an interest that changed my life. I learned to love classics. No, scratch that. You can�t learn to love music, you have to feel it, and know it�s there. I feel that love, and now it�s my passion in life. When you appreciate rock �n� roll, you realize that we missed out on a mind blowing era of music. But bands like KISS, AC/DC, and Aerosmith, (mostly KISS), are eternal. Even though KISS is storming past a brilliant thirty five years (hopefully to stack on more years) and still going strong, you come to find out that they�re still the hottest band, who has the hottest show, on Earth! But please remember, music is not a style, or the latest fad. Music is an absolutely beautiful art form. Stick to what you love, don�t follow the crowd. I say this passion wise, thinking wise, expression wise. Just remember, drugs will cause a huge landslide in your dreams. This was all self written. I did not plagiarize. I hope you actually enjoyed it. Merry KISSmas, by the way. Happy Holidays, I hope it was filled with plenty of KISS!