KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Reveals Ultimate Playlist - "EDDIE COCHRAN Was Great Because He Was A More Dangerous ELVIS"
May 23, 2015, 9 years ago
Shortlist.com caught up with KISS frontman Paul Stanley, who revealed songs from his ultimate playlist. Stanley runs through the following favourites:
- sad song- movie soundtrack
- song from his childhood
- song that no one else knows
- club anthem
- lyric from a song
- current song
- wedding song
- one hit wonder
- song from his own music
An excerpt from the playlist is available below:
Favourite Song From Your Childhood
Stanley: "I would probably go with 'Summertime Blues' - Eddie Cochran. I got into rock and roll rather early. So, while a lot of other kids were outside playing games and cowboys and indians or whatever, I was fascinated with the rock shows that were on. We had Alan Freed, who coined the phrase 'rock and roll' and we also had Dick Clark. And they always had great entertainment. Artists and bands of the time, whether it was Little Star, or Chuck Berry or even Conway Twitty, all these people. Eddie Cochran was great because I remember seeing him and thinking - if it's possible - he's a more dangerous Elvis. He took that whole thing a little further - he was less acceptable and there was more 'rogue' to him and more defiance. In some ways, he was closer to Jerry Lee Lewis than he was to Elvis. If you mixed Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis I think you got Eddie Cochran."
Go to this location for Stanley's complete playlist.
