Legendary KISS frontman Paul Stanley spoke with David Marchese from Spin.com recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Spin.com: What will KISS fans see on this tour that they haven't seen before?

Stanley: "There's more pyro. The whole stage, in essence, is a video screen - all the amplifiers double as video screens and there are massive video screens behind us as well. The projections on them are phenomenal. There's a part of the show where (drummer) Eric (Singer) and (guitarist) Tommy (Thayer) do a great musical duel. We're using technology to make a bigger and better gun."

Spin.com: You're touring again with Eric Singer on drums and Tommy Thayer on guitar. Do you get the sense that fans have accepted them as members of the band?

Stanley: "Tommy and Eric are not the new guys, they’re the guys. Of course we have some die-hard fans who have their own beliefs, but we just came back from a tour where the smallest crowd was 10,000 people, the biggest was 90,000, and most of them were between 40,000 and 50,000. The tour has really been about the present band. Sorry to burst the bubble for a handful of people, but that’s the truth."

Spin.com: Do you think about a day when someone could replace you in the band? Could you pass the baton to a whole new KISS?

Stanley: "That's interesting. If I had my way I'd always be onstage. But I won't always be able to be onstage. At that point, somebody else should be there in my place. As big as my ego may be, I'm really not of the belief that I can't be replaced. I didn't invent the wheel. There's someone else out there who can do what I do, maybe a little differently. I believe that KISS is bigger than it's individual members. I would be proud to know that I was right and have somebody else up there in my place when it's called for. That won't be anytime soon, but someday it could happen."

Read the entire interview here.