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Gene Simmons: 'Prince's Death Was Pathetic'

Yikes, Gene Simmons has spoken out against the late Prince, dubbing his tragic death earlier this year as “pathetic”.

Are those comments even necessary, Gene?

The Kiss frontman compared the music legend’s death to David Bowie’s in January, revealing that learning of the 69-year-old’s passing was worse because he was taken by cancer - not by drugs and alcohol.

It had previously been speculated that Prince died at the age of 57 following long-term abuse of the painkiller Perocet.

Speaking out on the two stars’ deaths, Gene explained: “Bowie was the most tragic of all because it was real sickness. All the other ones were a choice.”

When asked if he thought Prince’s death was tragic, he added to Newsweek Europe: “His drugs killed him. What do you think, he died from a cold?

"I think Prince was heads, hands and feet above all the rest of them. I thought he left [Michael] Jackson in the dust. Prince was way beyond that.

"But how pathetic that he killed himself. Don’t kid yourself, that’s what he did. Slowly, I’ll grant you… but that’s what drugs and alcohol is: a slow death.”

Still, he thinks that dying relatively young has helped boost Prince’s legacy, going on to say: “Your legacy becomes even bigger, you become more iconic, if you die before your time - Marilyn Monroe, Elvis (Presley) and all that.

"They capture the youth.”

We’re sure that Prince’s fans will have a lot to say about Gene’s comments…

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