In an extension of our Metallica discussion from days gone by, the folks at Mashable have reported that Gene Simmons of KISS has picked “a side” in the Napster argument as well. Not surprisingly, the crusty old bassist picked the crusty old business model. Gene, Gene, Gene. The hair dye is seeping into your brain again.

Now, this isn’t about who is right and who is wrong. It’s about embracing reality. The funny thing is a guy like Gene is “all about the money”. He’s been a party to pimping the KISS brand for decades in every way imaginable. You’d think that he’d be able to see that if you take a valuable asset like a KISS song, and reduce your distribution costs to zero, that KISS would actually be able to make MORE money. And they’ve NEVER wanted that, have they? Well, maybe once with this, or this, or this, or my personal favorite.