Comments on: Gene Simmons Tells Adam Lambert to Shut Up

By: Kradamfan

Kradamfan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:50:39 +0000

Check out this wonderful response from Michelle Collins at Best Week Ever

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009/06/15/finally-you-can-pee-all-over-gene-simmons/

By: RemusL

RemusL — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:16:05 +0000

And I, in turn, stand by my comment that it would be preferable for somebody who is going to in a unique position among artistsÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ due to the nature of how he how he Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œmade itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ of being looked up to by children and teenagers to have a less blaseÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ attitude about activities and substances that have taken and destroyed the lives of so manyÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Are we talking about mushrooms and Ecstasy now, or alcohol?

By: linsav

linsav — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:56:38 +0000

noctem seizure Jun 12th, 2009 at 2:34 am

On another subject, I stand by my living under a rock comment, if you cross everyone off your list who has ever experimented with a illegal drug of any sort, it would be a very small world indeed, and your playlist would have about 10 artists on it, we donÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t live in a perfect world.

And I, in turn, stand by my comment that it would be preferable for somebody who is going to in a unique position among artistsÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ due to the nature of how he how he Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œmade itÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ of being looked up to by children and teenagers to have a less blaseÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ attitude about activities and substances that have taken and destroyed the lives of so manyÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

Now with regards to your comments about the number of artists who have Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œexperimentedÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , you may be right. But, I havenÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t seen all but Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œabout ten artistsÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ in the spread of a major magazine discussing their behavior nonchalantly. And of course, as mentioned, these artists also arenÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t put into the same position where they are automatically going to be role modelsÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ the position in which the American Idols somewhat uniquely find themselves.

So, I guess if the choice is between having an Idol Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œput it all out thereÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , so he can satisfy the Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œproving heÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s realÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ test and one who keeps the potentially harmful and/or illegal activities of his private life private so as not to potentially promote dangerous behavior to impressionable kidsÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I guess I know which side I come down onÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

As opposed to say the current President of the United States. I don’t hear him apologizing nor doing a PSA for his prior drug use:

Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œYou know, I made some bad decisionsÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. You know, got into drinking and experimenting with drugs. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though –”

For those not up on drug slang “blow” is cocaine.

By: anna in vegas

anna in vegas — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:51:49 +0000

noctemseizure: “By the way, though, I should make clear that IÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not putting this all on Adam. Idol is obviously fully on-board with his decision to make these public revelations. The franchise that presents itself as Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œfamily entertainmentÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ is encouraging him to brand himself in a decidedly non-family-friendly way because they believe by marketing him accordingly, it will increase the money that he makes for them.”

I personally feel that if Adam had been the winner and Kris runner-up that Idol would want him to do things their way and be that role-model and pretty much hide his past. Therefore, I’m glad now for another reason he didn’t win. I totally admire his integrity and “I have nothing to hide” attitude.

(Anyone else having probs with the blockquote?)

By: anotherview2

anotherview2 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:19:28 +0000

Gene Simmon’s basic talent is self promotion…PERIOD!
GENE… ADAM SAVED YOUR BUM ON AMERICAN IDOL, SHOW A LITTLE RESPECT BRO!!!!!
I give no acknowledgement to Mr. Simmon’s musical critique of Adam Lambert’s singing voice…….however:
He has one good point…enough about the gay thing! The media is now going to try and play it to the ground.
ADAM…REDIRECT THE CONVERSATION!!!

By: PhDude

PhDude — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:11:11 +0000

People like Gene need to see this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV26OMSb_VQ&feature=player_embedded

By: a-lamb

a-lamb — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:21:55 +0000

OMG, are people seriously upset over the drug thing? Christ. Adam said that he smokes pot occasionally, that he’s TRIED ecstasy, and that he strongly dislikes cocaine. He’s not advocating any of these drugs, he’s just retelling his personal experiences with them. Personally, I don’t see why people are so butthurt about it. C’mon, Adam’s a gay guy who spent the larger part of his 20′s in the underground club scene – I’d be far more surprised if he hadn’t tried something.

Adam is a good role model in a million different ways – his brutal honesty and lack of filter is just one of them. I admire it greatly. There is no bullsh*t with this guy.

As for the people who are saying that Adam should’ve shut up about his sexuality because you don’t want to hear it, tell me – do you read tabloid magazines? Do you pay attention to celebrity gossip? Because there are intimate details about straight celebrities’ sex lives plastered all over the mags/internet/TV/whereever, yet no one seems to mind THAT too much. Double standards, man.

By: just sayin

just sayin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:14:13 +0000

Gene Simmon’s biggest talent is sticking out his extra long tongue. Woo-hoo. KISS is way over-rated. The only thing I remember about them is their make-up and GS’s tongue. Old has-beens. Hey Gene, shut up, okay?

By: zumazuma13

zumazuma13 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:43:03 +0000

I think it’s hilarious that Gene had to get UP at 5 am to do a couple of interviews with myfoxla & other such shows whilst in the same week Adam gets an YH Award, is on Extra & ET entertainment programs every other night, *And* is on the Cover of Rolling Stone and on 20/20 prime time!

Gene showed himself to be a homophobic jerkwad with the ‘farm animal’ comment. Maybe he and the recently fired Miss America can go on tour together. Gah.

By: RemusL

RemusL — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:03:28 +0000

I remember people here in a up roar over web sites saying he couldnt be a role model.After RS he proved them web sites right.I do think adam has some growing up to do still.He should start with going out and saying he doesnt do drugs anymore but not sure he can do that yet.I do like adam but to many want him to be the next great thing.

Well, Adam could be the next great thing as far as the pop-rock world is concerned. Just don’t don’t ask him to be your spokesperson for your anti-drug initiative, just like you wouldn’t enlist Gene Simmons to be the keynote speaker at a women’s empowerment conference.

You can be a role model for many things. I don’t think you can be a role model for everything.

By: dhunken

dhunken — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:31:05 +0000

I am confused. I am reading people talking about American Idol being a family oriented show and that by them allowing Adam to talk about him being gay or his drug use or his club scene is some how not family oriented. Maybe that is the problem. Most families I know have someone in them that are either gay, using drugs or alcohol, divorced, or are different in some way to other families. Maybe we as “American Families” need to talk about it more. The Brady Bunch is an Ideal but not realistic. I am sure that the millions of gay people and there families feel Adam talking about himself is very family oriented for them. I am not christian per say but that does not mean that I do not understand that there are many families out there that are and when AI talks about Danny faith I respect that he appeals to those families that also are Christians. The one thing that Adam and Kris showed all of us is that you can come from different families and lifestyles and still find a common respect and appreciation of one another. I for one feel that is the most family value aspect we can all take from American Idol this year.

By: lavender1960

lavender1960 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:22:12 +0000

Not sure how to word this though it was raised in another thread but it is interesting and not surprising that the logic Adam fans are using to defend him could also apply to the various attacks on Danny Gokey, who cannot seem to ever say the right thing for many people and is attacked for his beliefs and values.

So shouldn’t it be that all Idol contestants should be afforded the same consideration whether it is Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey or shucks even Clay Aitken, n’est-ce pas?

But clearly the real world does not operates that way. Everyone is going to make judgments on all the Idols based on their own biases, conscious or subsconscious, and it is what it is. And it does make life far more interesting. Kumbaya is boring.

By: lavender1960

lavender1960 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:05:10 +0000

Gene Simmons has a voice good enough for the music KISS makes just like Bob Dylan has a voice good enough for the music he makes. That is the thing about music – having the most fabulous technically proficient voice in the world does not necessarily make you the most popular singer – the radio is full of examples of how you don’t need a great singing voice to succeed.

I stand by my assessment that I did not think Adam upstaged KISS, I thought it worked well, the exciting lighting, those loud guitars, and the wild costumes of all. And Paul Stanley ain’t no slouch, he has done musical theatre and acquitted himself admirably.
My comment about musical relevance and KISS wsa perhaps misunderstood – there is no denying the success of KISS even still, but in terms of bringing something original to the scene, that was KISS in its early days – the KISS LIVE album was one of the maybe 3 or 4 albums my siblings and I all liked at the same time and we wore that album OUT. That and the Sex Pistols, “Never Mind the Bullocks. The other was Elton John “”Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – and those albums are still considered classic albums so I guess we had good taste as teenagers. Then we went in four totally different directions musically.

By: LaurelG

LaurelG — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:39:08 +0000

We, all of us, wear our own life experiences and prejudices like glasses which filter to some degree how we view the world. To some who have had issues with drugs, personal or through family members and friends, the references to drug use in this article flash like big neon lights and distract and take away from everything else said or written about Adam. To most others, we scratch our heads and mumble, “huh, hardcore drug use? – where’d he get that idea?” I look at this article and I see a handful of references to brief experimentation with some minor drugs in the past and a strong condemnation of cocaine. No one’s lengthy dissertaion on the evils of drug use will succeed in convincing me that Adam is a druggie. I can read what’s written on the printed RS page and form my own conclusions. When I consider the totality of all that I’ve read about Adam, he seems like a very grounded and hard-working guy. Remember this is the guy who, when asked what he missed most from home, said his humidifier – and he later brought it and set it up in the mansion.

By: jokiebird

jokiebird — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:35:51 +0000

Gene Simmons is a brat. I don’t believe Adam ever wanted his sexuality to be a story, but the media has turned it into one.

Sparkles, there are always risks. I do want to correct you on one point. HPV does NOT mean that you have to have a hysterectomy. (and you don’t have it on your cervix, it’s a virus that lives in mucous membranes.) It CAN lead to cervical cancer (most strains don’t), but as long as you’re going to your doctor on a regular basis, pre-cancerous abnormalities are very easy to treat. 80% of American women will contract one form of HPV by the time they are 50. The vaccine does NOT cover all cancer-causing strains, either, just a few of the common ones.

I don’t know your niece’s situation so there may be mitigating factors, but in most cases a hysterectomy would be a rather extreme treatment option.