Gene Simmons : "Fans Have Killed Music"

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons has blamed the collapse of the music industry and dwindling sales figures on fans who no longer buy releases.

Simmons is talking about those music lovers who choose to download their music illegally instead of the traditional method of buying CDs, vinyl and legal downloads.

"The record industry is dead, it's six feet underground, and unfortunately the fans have done this." Says Simmons.

"They've decided to download and file share. There is no record industry around so we're going to wait until everybody settles down and becomes civilised."