Bob Wilson from Liveforlivemusic.com conducted an exclusive interview with filmmaker Alan G. Parker, who is currently working on the official KISS documentary called You Wanted The Best .. You Got The Best, which is set for release in theaters in 2014. They discuss everything from the film, working with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lydia Criss, and the entire KISS crew, and the difficulties of pleasing everyone involved, to his obvious admiration and fan status for the band and what it is like to be a member of the Kiss Army directing the official documentary on them.

Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

L4LM: What has the band asked you to produce (what point of view)?

Parker: "The idea is to produce a long form cinematic documentary, somewhere in the area of two hours plus, which travels a time line from WICKED LESTER, or if you like Paul and Gene actually first meeting, right up to present day with Monster and, of course, The Spider Tour… And everything that fills the gaps for those 40 years in-between… Of course being KISS there is no shortage of the ‘everything’ we need to fill those gaps!"

L4LM: How will the points of view of Ace and Peter be covered?

Parker: "At first, being the fan, I was more than happy for both Ace & Peter to be in the movie, as indeed were the group and it’s management, but then to some degree the none-sense began, he wants this… He said that… I’m taking my ball home so no one can play! We made everything so easy for them to be involved, and like so many times before they made everything difficult about being involved… In the end, we decided to give them their say, and they will be in the movie… But via archive… Life is too short for that kind of stuff… But remember this, the door was always 100% open for both of them…"

L4LM: Can we expect a bigger tour with the release of the film? -Any chance the original four might wind up doing it again if you have a big hot here?

Parker: "Oh dear, don’t get me involved in that one! I am but a humble film maker sir… Anything like that would be totally up to KISS…"

Read the entire chat at Liveforlivemusic.com.