In 82 EVH asked to join Kiss?

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  • TongueNGroove
    Head Fluffer
    • Apr 2004
    • 499
    #1

    In 82 EVH asked to join Kiss?

    I had never heard this before, but I saw an interview with Gene Simmons the other day and he claimed that EVH came to him with all the songs that were going on the 1984 album and asked to join Kiss. Gene told him no...obviously. He said he should stay with Van Halen.

    Is Gene full of shit?
    -We have enough youth. How about a fountain of "Smart"?

    -If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier.
    Tags: asked, evh, join, kiss
    • GreenBayLA
      Sniper
      • Jan 2006
      • 796
      #2
      Gene FOS? Yes! All day everyday. Gene was after Eddie since 1977. After Gene financed the VH demos KISS' manager Bill Aucoin said he didn't think Dave's vocals held up. Maybe VH could find another singer and he could work with them, maybe Dave could work with some other acts he had.

      To quote DLR in his book Crazy From The Heat; "...Gene Simmon's true interest was in conscripting Ed into their show in some form or another...So this dismissal was followed up by calls to Ed, 'Come on down, we're recording in Hollywood.' And I would show up with Ed at the studio. Simmons would look at me with horror. Horror. "Cause I was on to his game way early."
      And this:
      "Isn't it curious what we read about Gene Simmons now that he put out his book? Gene Simmons chasing after Ed. How he had asked Ed to join KISS by 1981, 1982, There you are, Dolemite motherfucker!"

      There's more, get Dave's book, it's an awesome read.
      "Nothing gets a yak over a suspension bridge faster than 'Back in the Saddle Again' by Aerosmith" ~ DLR

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        • TongueNGroove
          Head Fluffer
          • Apr 2004
          • 499
          #3
          That tells me two things....

          1) Gene was lying, because he said Ed was after him to join Kiss, not the other way around.

          2) DLR was scared to death Ed would leave the band. Which means DLR knows Ed was the best thing that ever happened to him.
          -We have enough youth. How about a fountain of "Smart"?

          -If you can read this, thank a teacher....and since it's in English, thank a soldier.

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            • Terry
              TOASTMASTER GENERAL
              • Jan 2004
              • 11957
              #4
              I'd imagine Ed was drunk at some point in 1981/1982, ran into Simmons and the idea of him and Alex joining KISS was discussed (probably a synergy of timing, as Ed was pissed at Dave and Frehley was quitting the band after the Elder bombed).

              Apparently, Ed and Al played with KISS on the tunes Christine Sixteen and Got Love For Sale either on the Love Gun demos or actually on the album itself (some stories have it that it was strictly on the demos while other stories have it that it is actually Ed and Al uncredited on those finished tracks released on the Love Gun album), so the connection was already there in 1982 going back several years to begin with...I wouldn't be shocked if such a discussion had transpired.
              Scramby eggs and bacon.

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                • GreenBayLA
                  Sniper
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 796
                  #5
                  Scared to death? In Roth's book he admits to questioning himself about his vocals, did I let the guys down? But then he figured out Gene $immons' slant on situation. At that time VH were unknown but had a good thing going. DLR didn't want it dismantled before they even took off.

                  READ THE BOOK!
                  "Nothing gets a yak over a suspension bridge faster than 'Back in the Saddle Again' by Aerosmith" ~ DLR

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                    • bantonelli
                      Crazy Ass Mofo
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 2629
                      #6
                      Originally posted by TongueNGroove
                      That tells me two things....

                      1) Gene was lying, because he said Ed was after him to join Kiss, not the other way around.

                      2) DLR was scared to death Ed would leave the band. Which means DLR knows Ed was the best thing that ever happened to him.

                      Gene is quite the storyteller...perhaps he was trying to impress the Nat'l Enquirer or those naive souls who didn't do their homework...but, if you believe this story, then he can probably sell you swampland in the everglades...and I pity you.


                      Read the REAL STORY and how things really went down in DLR's autobiography, "Crazy From The Heat" and get the true Hollywood Story.
                      "Meet us in the Future.....NOT the Pasture".......DLR, August '07, VH Press Conference - Tour '07-'08

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                        • letsrock
                          Veteran
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 1595
                          #7
                          The real kicker to it is the number of so-called VH fans that worship KISS.
                          So basically they didnt want VH to do much. 2+2=4

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