Paul Stanley shared his thoughts on the future of rock music. The legendary KISS frontman recently told People magazine that he hopes the next generation of musicians will stop relying on technology and instead go old school.
“I'd like to see people playing instruments,” Stanley, 74, told the outlet in late January. “I'd like to see people relying less on computers and technology and relying more on passion.”
“Perfection, that's not what I consider music,” the “Detroit Rock City” singer added. “Music is passion.”
Stanley, who co-founded KISS in 1973 with Gene Simmons (bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar), and Peter Criss (drums), previously said the best music is not perfect.
In 2021, he told Audio Media International, "Too often, people replace passion with perfection. If you listen to all the music that you love. It’s not perfect. Sometimes that music is almost going off the rails, and that’s what makes it so great!”
Stanley also noted that all of his favorite music was made with “passion.”
"All the great music that I loved when I was younger was not made under a microscope or on a computer," he previously told Cleveland magazine. "Whether it was all the great Motown stuff, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, or the Beatles — the list goes on and on — that music was made from passion.”
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While he did not call out any artists or bands directly, Stanley has acknowledged that he was bound to see technology come into play after so many years in the music business.
“I think if you manage to survive and thrive through multiple decades, you are bound to see technology and it’s part of evolution,” he admitted to Digital Journal in an interview.
The KISS rocker, who penned hits such as "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "I Was Made for Lovin' You" over his 50-year career, warned up-and-coming artists that they must be passionate about music or they will be set up to fail.
“If you have any doubts about becoming a musician, then find something else,” Stanley said. “It is very difficult, and you will only be doing it if you have no choice. Do it if you must do it, and you are compelled to do it, and if it’s something inside of you. Don’t make the intellectual decision, make the emotional decision.”
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