Gene Simmons' "Rock is Dead" statement has raised a lot of eyebrows. Neil Young has once said, "Rock n' roll can never die." However, according to Gene Simmons, Kiss bassist, rock n' roll has apparently gone six feet under.

Moreover, just recently, Gene Simmons rock n' roll star made some highly controversial remarks about immigration, Donald Sterling, and depression. Now, he has ventured into another area, something that the famous Kiss bassist is personally involved in, making a huge statement such as, "Rock is finally dead."

Gene Simmons rock star stated, 'The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered." Surprisingly, however, Gene Simmons rock icon did not blame today's lack of craftsmanship in rock music, nor did he blame the blurring of musical genres. Instead, he put the blame on file sharing and the notion that no one values music "enough to pay you for it."

It was Nick, Gene Simmons' rock son, who interviewed him for Esquire. Gene Simmons rock god told his son, "It's very sad for new bands. My heart goes out to them. They just don't have a chance. If you play guitar, it's almost impossible. You're better off not even learning how to play guitar or write songs, and just singing in the shower and auditioning for "The X Factor." And I'm not slamming "The X Factor," or pop singers, but where's the next Bob Dylan? Where's the next Beatles? Where are the song writers? Where are the creators? Many of them now have to work behind the scenes to prop up acts and write their stuff for them."

Gene Simmons rock bassist of Kiss went on to say that the era of 1958 to 1983 was the pinnacle of rock music. Since then, according to him, there were only two bands that have worked hard to carry on the true spirit of rock music, namely, Nirvana and Tame Impala. He then said, "The craft is gone, and that is what technology, in part, has brought us. What is the next 'Dark Side of the Moon'? Now that the record industry barely exists, they wouldn't have a chance to make something like that. There is a reason that, along with the usual top 40 juggernauts, some of the biggest touring bands are half old people like me."