Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons’ sons teamed up for a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence.’
Simmons’ son Nick posted a video of him and Evan Stanley performing the song and wrote in the caption, “He garfunkeled my simon till my hall got oates.”
Gene also shared their video on X, saying in the caption, “Nick Simmons and Evan Stanley. Check this out. Amazing.”
In the comment section, fans seemed to enjoy Nick and Evan’s cover of the track. A person wrote, “The next lineup of Kiss?” Another one added, “The next generation of Kiss.” One other fan noted, “Killer stuff!! New band a coming!”
Stanley leads Amber Wild, which opened for KISS on some of their final shows. Nick Simmons has sung with Bruce Kulick in the studio, performed with Wolfmother, and is part of the electronic duo Sym Fera.
It isn’t known whether they have plans to revive KISS. In a chat with Jeff Gaudiosi of MisplacedStraws.com earlier this year, Evan discussed rumors about him possibly taking over KISS. “No, it’s the funniest thing. People keep asking that constantly.”
He added, “It’s like, dude, you can look at like a thousand interviews where my dad says it, Gene [Simmons] says it, I say it, Nick [Simmons] says it. It’s like, no. That’s my dad’s thing. I’m busy with my thing. I appreciate it. I’m grateful for it. I love it. I’m a fan of the music. I’m a fan of the show. I’ve gotten to have a really unique and very wonderful life as a direct result of it.”
“Do I want to put the makeup on and be baby Paul? F*ck no, I got my own thing going. That’s not a knock. I think there’s someone out there who probably would want to do that, and they’ll probably do an amazing job. I’ve not spent my life trying to be that so, no, I got too much other stuff going on,” Evans then shared.
At the end of KISS’s final show at Madison Square Garden on December 2, 2023, the band announced they would continue as digital avatars. The technology, first used for ABBA’s ‘Voyage’ show in London, will let KISS stay on the road after retiring.
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