Nikki Sixx has been in a war of words with KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in recent weeks. The Motley Crue bassist called out Simmons for his controversial comments on Prince’s death, among other topics, which led to Paul Stanley to defend his KISS bandmate by telling Sixx to “please shut up.”
It all started when Gene Simmons told Newsweek that Prince’s death was pathetic, suggesting that the pop icon killed himself through drug abuse. Sixx then called out Simmons, calling him “an overrated, lucky guy that dresses like a clown” and criticizing him about other comments he’s made over the years, too. Stanley, who himself lambasted Simmons’ Prince comments, then told Sixx to get off his “self inflated pedestal.”