Both principal members of the band, and their longtime manager
Doc McGhee, have said in recent years that Kiss as a
Robert V. Conte, who s worked with Kiss as a catalog consultant, suggested in a recent interview with Vinyl Writer Music that the Kiss legacy could be treated like any other intellectual property franchise in the coming years. Every incarnation of Kiss is unique in its own way and there are things I appreciate about them all, Conte said. As long as Gene and Paul remain with the group, I would rather Kiss continue in some form than stop altogether. However, don t be surprised if someday the brand is sold to some big conglomerate when those two decide to retire.
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Kiss Consultant Predicts Brand Will Be Sold to ‘Conglomerate’
A writer and pop culture consultant who’s worked with Kiss for decades predicted that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley would sell the brand to a “conglomerate” when the time comes for them to bow out.
Both original members have regularly stated that they see a future for the organization after their retirement. In a recent interview with Vinyl Writer Music, the band’s catalog consultant, Robert V. Conte, shared his own thoughts.
“Every incarnation of Kiss is unique in its own way and there are things I appreciate about them all,” he said. “As long as Gene and Paul remain with the group, I would rather Kiss continue in some form than stop altogether. However, don’t be surprised if someday the brand is sold to some big conglomerate when those two decide to retire.”