Gene Simmons tells depressed people 'kill yourself'
Gene Simmons tells depressed people 'kill yourself'
Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss. Reuters
Gene Simmons is not making many friends this week. First he went after American immigrants who don't speak English, and now the KISS rocker has some beyond strong opinions about those struggling with depression.
"Drug addicts and alcoholics are always, 'The world is a harsh place.' My mother was in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. I don't want to hear f**k all about "the world as a harsh place." She gets up every day, smells the roses and loves life," the 64-year-old told SongFacts.com . "And for a putz, 20-year-old kid to say, 'I'm depressed, I live in Seattle.' F**k you, then kill yourself."
Unfortunately, he didn't stop there. "I never understand, because I always call them on their bluff. I'm the guy who says 'Jump!' when there's a guy on top of a building who says, 'That's it, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to jump,'" Simmons continued. "Are you kidding? Why are you announcing it? Shut the f**k up, have some dignity and jump! You've got the crowd."
His timing couldn't be worse seeing as the beloved Robin Williams committed suicide on Monday after years of struggling with depression himself. Needless to say, Simmons' remarks were not so well received, especially by one of his fellow rockers.
Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, 55, commented on the shocking quotes during his radio show"Sixx Sense," saying, "I like Gene. But in this situation, I don't like Gene. I don't like Gene's words. There is a 20-year-old kid out there who is a KISS fan and reads this and goes, 'You know what? He's right. I should just kill myself.'"
He added, "For people who are depressed, there is a way out. There are many, many ways outDont listen to people who dont know what theyre talking about."
Still not over it, Sixx also tweeted in regards to Simmons' comments:
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WTH ?? Gene Simmons is not making many friends this week. First he went after American immigrants who don't speak English, and now the KISS rocker has some beyond strong opinions about those struggling with depression .
I think it's an even tie.
He's ignorant and arrogant.
A bunch of freaks!
Just because you're a famous rock star does not mean that 1) you should open your mouth, 2) you should feel free to let loose with anything thought that comes into your head, and 3) anyone gives a rat's kazoo what you say.
He needs to be thumped.
It's a tradition in rock n'roll :
KISS??? They're still around? Thought they'd vanished years ago. Jeezus, it isn't like they were actually good when they were fresh...
The long tongue thing has been usurped by Miley Cyrus :
You never know where its been ...
LOL...
lol...Here's some eye bleach Mickey. (love your new avatar)
Pretty scary huh?
Yup...he feels as tough he can do and say as he please, and then laugh all the way to the bank.
He needs to be thumped. REAL HARD!!
The camel seemed happy enough.