KISS’ Gene Simmons on The Smiths reunion: “If you go down the street and ask the general person, ‘Who’s Johnny Marr?’ they won’t know who you’re talking about”
nme.comKISS‘s Gene Simmons has had his say on the prospect of a reunion of The Smiths.Morrissey recently revealed late last month that Johnny Marr had “ignored” a lucrative offer from AEG Entertainment Group to reunite the band.
Morrissey claimed at the time that he had agreed to the offer, which would’ve seen The Smiths tour “throughout 2025”.The update continued: “Morrissey undertakes a largely sold out tour of the USA in November.
Marr continues to tour as a special guest to New Order.” The statement came after Marr had responded to a fan’s call for The Smiths to return amid the huge Oasis reunion news.Morrissey also said in a new post on his website that Marr had blocked a ‘Greatest Hits’ album by The Smiths.
He went on to add that a re-issue of the band’s 1983 debut single ‘Hand In Glove’ has similarly been blocked from release by his former bandmate.Now, Simmons has weighed in on the situation.
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