KISS drummer Peter Criss has always been a gentleman.
Considering the badmouthing in the music scene, it’s always good to see current and former members of a band having so much love and respect for each other.
Peter Criss and Eric Carr is one such example.
Peter Criss has paid tribute to Eric Carr by calling him “a sweetheart of a man and a great drummer.”
Criss released a statement on his official web site to plug the newly released officially licensed Eric Carr commemorative collectors coin, and included the following message.
He said:
“I’d like to help promote Eric Carr‘s coin and the designer, Ralph Asbury, to all the fans. Eric Carr was a sweetheart of a man and a great drummer. He would call me often in his years with KISS for guidance and he was so respectful. I really liked him and felt for him. He always gave his best!”
Currently, KISS is on its farewell tour which is expected to continue for two more years. The band kicked off the tour on January 31st in Vancouver, Canada and currently features 186 additional dates that run through October 3, 2020, in Fort Worth, United States.
KISS is making a hell lot of money on this tour, which was revealed by Gene Simmons. Simmons hinted the farewell tour would likely gross between $150 million and $200 million, “not counting ancillaries, licensing, merchandise and stuff like that.” Interestingly there have been accusations of band members lip-syncing on this tour. This was observed on their first leg of the tour. Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach defended the band saying that the band did not lip-sync at the show he attended.
Kiss will perform their final show on July 17, 2021, in New York City with most of the previous members expected to join them on stage.
