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KISS Star Gene Simmons Makes Shocking Accusation About Peter Criss

KISS cofounder Gene Simmons claims in a new interview that Peter Criss did not write the band's classic hit ballad 'Beth' or the song 'Baby Driver',

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“To fix all the mythology, gossip and outright lies, he had nothing to do with that song.” Gene Simmons makes a stunning claim about the author of Kiss's all-time biggest hit

It‘s been 50 years since its release, but Simmons says he wants to finally set the record straight

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According to Gene Simmons, Peter Criss Had Nothing to Do with Hit ‘Beth'

Gene Simmons thinks that the former Kiss drummer Peter Criss had nothing to do with the writing process of the hit ‘Beth'. Gene Simmons is not exactly known to spare his environment with his opinions. Also in the interview with Professor Of Rock, the Kiss bassist does not take a leaf in his mouth. He claims that Peter Criss (the former drummer of the make-up rocker) was not involved in the writing process of the ballad ‘Beth', although his name …

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Gene Simmons Claims Peter Criss Had ‘Nothing To Do’ With Writing KISS Classic ‘Beth’

Few KISS songs have attracted as much mythology as ‘Beth’, nearly 50 years after its release, the band’s biggest U.S. hit is still a flashpoint, and Gene Simmons has once again poured petrol on the debate. Speaking in a new interview with Professor Of Rock, the KISS bassist and vocalist pushed back hard on long standing claims that drummer Peter Criss co wrote the 1976 ballad, despite being officially credited. “The history of ‘Beth’ is that Pet…

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