The Pop Corporation

Kiss are no longer real people, and will be forever young as some imaginary thing. See, they’ve announced the ‘end of its physical existence’ because now, they’ll be digital avatars.

They’ve copied ABBA obviously, because pop walks so rock can run.

Anyway, it all feels a bit weird and this whole scenario is like when old people say ‘it’s all on the apps now’, as popstars no longer need to be actual things and the line between AI and actual creators continues to be blurred.

That said, Kiss are old, and they’ve got the money to have their entire beings mapped so they can send them out on the road while they sit at home and count their money. They’ve been road dogs for five decades, so it’s not like they haven’t already put a shift in, is it?

At the end of their last show on December 2nd, they handed the gig over to this imaginary version of themselves, and the avatars did a turn for ‘God Gave Rock and Roll To You.’ It’s all a bit weird and is making us feel a bit dizzy, because this is only going to become a more common thing. We’re probably going to see The Beatles do a reunion at some point, aren’t we? And it’ll look like those ropey bits from the ‘Now And Then’ video.

We’ll probably end up buying tickets. We know we’re mugs.

Either way, Kiss ever the businessmen, have now cemented the notion that they can literally tour forever now. Kiss will turn themselves into superheroes and fly around the stage or something. Look, we might not be wholly happy about this, but if anyone is going to turn this into a brilliant and mind-melting experience, it’s Kiss.

“We can be forever young and forever iconic by taking us to places we’ve never dreamed of before,” said Gene Simmons. “The technology is going to make Paul jump higher than he’s ever done before.”

“What we’ve accomplished has been amazing, but it’s not enough. The band deserves to live on because the band is bigger than we are,” adds Paul Stanley. “It’s exciting for us to go the next step and see Kiss immortalized. I mean, we’ve spent 50 years building it to this point. By working with ILM and working with Pophouse, we’re all sharing this vision of taking KISS to a completely different level beyond just being a music band,” Stanley continues. “And we’ve always thought of ourselves as more than just a music band.”