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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:34 am Post subject: Simmons says Lambert 'killed his career' by 'coming out'
Simmons says Lambert 'killed his career' by coming out of closet By Andrea Reiher
July 2, 2009 8:17 AM
In a recent interview with AOL Television, rocker Gene Simmons of KISS said that "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert "killed his career" by coming out of the closet.
Simmons maintains that now the conversation is about Lambert's sexuality and not his talent. He says, "He’s done. You’re forcing people to deal with issues they may not be interested in. Life is unfair, and the masses don’t all live in L.A. They live in Wisconsin and Nebraska, and you’re on crack if you think the same rules apply there."
First of all, I think Simmons is trying to capitalize on his Idol experience to promote some reality show he has in the works. Nobody asked him.
Secondly, I take offense at his characterization of L.A. versus middle America. There are homophobic people everywhere, just like there are non-homophobic people everywhere. The fact that someone lives in Los Angeles does not make him or her inherently better or cooler or more open-minded than someone who lives in Nebraska or Wisconsin.
Finally, as Adam Lambert says, he was never really "in the closet." He may have played it coy, but was there much doubt for anyone over the age of 12 that Adam is gay? The people who loved Adam Lambert voted for him all season and they aren't going to abandon him now because he's out of the closet. The people who care about his sexuality weren't voting for him all season and would never have bought his music anyway.
Talk about much ado about nothing. Kiss off, Gene Simmons.
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