"Gene Simmons told people with depression to ‘F***you, then kill yourself’
Just when you thought Gene Simmons couldn’t get any more outrageous - the KISS rocker has said people who battle with depression should kill themselves prompting an Australian radio station to boycott the band’s music.
Simmons’ shocking remarks were made in an interview when asked if he still got along with the original band members.
‘No, I don't get along with anybody who's a drug addict and has a dark cloud over their head and sees themselves as a victim,’ Simmons said to music website Songfacts.
His astounding rant, which included the harsh words: ‘F***you, then kill yourself’ when talking about people who suffer from mental health issues, has prompted the Triple M radio station pull all KISS tracks from playlists across the country.
The outspoken rocker commented that drug addicts and alcoholics always have the attitude of ‘the world is a harsh place.’
‘My mother was in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. I don't want to hear f*** all about "the world as a harsh place. She gets up every day, smells the roses and loves life. And for a putz, 20-year-old kid to say, "I'm depressed, I live in Seattle." F*** you, then kill yourself.’
'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 then went on to imply that people with suicidal tendencies were attention seekers.
‘Are you kidding? Why are you announcing it? Shut the f*** up, have some dignity and jump! You've got the crowd. ‘
‘By the way, you walk up to the same guy on a ledge who threatens to jump and put a gun to his head, "I'm going to blow your f***in' head off!" He'll go, "Please don't!" It's true. He's not that insane.’
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