PAUL STANLEY Comments On DICK CLARK Memorial - "He Left An Indelible Mark On Me For The Irreplaceable Generosity He Showed KISS Over The Years"
May 4, 2012, 12 years ago
Cultural icon DICK CLARK, who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on American Bandstand, and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the year-end countdown in Times Square on New Year's Rockin' Eve, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, April 18th at the age of 82.
KISS singer/rhythm guitarist PAUL STANLEY has issued the following statement:
"Yesterday, the private memorial for Dick Clark took place, and I was there by invitation along with (wife) Erin, Gene (Simmons) and Shannon (Tweed, Simmons' wife).Dick was a true icon who changed the world of rock and roll while making a career of using his love of music to make icons of others. To see rock's greats spanning five decades humbled and giving thanks to this giant only underlined once again the impact this wonderful man had on so many.
Any of the current Idol/Voice type shows wouldn't exist without the trail that Dick Clark blazed to make them possible. He left an indelible mark on me for the irreplaceable generosity he showed KISS over the years. Always there with a word of guidance, we won't forget him. He will live on through his impact on countless aspects of American pop culture."
