Gene Simmons is providing rock ‘n’ roll followers the possibility of a lifetime on his upcoming solo tour: For simply $12,495, they are often his roadie and private assistant at a gig (live performance ticket not included, however you do get a bass out of the deal). Across the time JoJo Siwa launched an analogous initiative, the KISS co-founder defended his private roadie promotion with the next argument: As a child he’d at all times questioned what the rock-star life was like behind the scenes, and no one has ever tried one thing like this earlier than, so why not see the way it goes? That line of reasoning, nevertheless, doesn’t deal with the expertise’s exorbitant value.
Simmons mentioned the monetary facet of the Private Assistant/Band Roadie Expertise in a brand new interview with Carl Craft of 95.9 The Rat in Level Nice, NJ, blaming the excessive value level on insurance coverage prices. Right here’s how he defined it, as transcribed by Blabbermouth:
Right here’s the deal: once I was a child and I went to see [Jimi] Hendrix or anyone, in fact I loved the present and actually acquired off on it — we talked about it ceaselessly and stuff — however I didn’t know what it was like. What’s the start of the day like? What’s it like to sit down and have breakfast or lunch with my favourite rock stars, after which get within the limo, go to the gig, arrange the drums, do soundcheck after which be on stage together with your video, ’trigger these days every little thing’s on video. You’ll be able to’t take a poop with no digital camera coming in below the stall. And then you definately get pulled up on stage to sing together with them. Now, having mentioned that, we solely do one roadie for a day per present. And I’ll let you know why — as a result of these days every little thing is so litigious. That’s a giant phrase, like gymnasium. Which means all people sues all people for no motive. So when you get a paper minimize, anyone will get sued. And that’s simply the best way life is right here in America — way more in California, by the best way. It’s loopy out right here. So, I can’t even, if I wished to, convey out do roadie for a day with 10, 20, 30, as many individuals [as we would like]. So we do one, as a result of the insurance coverage prices for which can be astronomical. And so this ain’t low cost. It’s not for everyone. And for that one particular person, you do need to pay premium numbers. That’s simply life.
Simmons later added, “Any individual has a nasty expertise and so they sue you and it prices you lots of of hundreds of {dollars}. You want insurance coverage for every little thing. Do you’ve got a automobile? You’ve acquired insurance coverage. Every thing in life, apparently… In reality, you purchase something — a software — they provide you insurance coverage. Would you just like the one-year or three-year? Every thing’s insured.” You’ll be able to see the interview beneath.
