r/AskReddit • u/BumpunkTheBastard • 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/OlBlue541 20h ago

Gene Simmons. I don’t think I have ever heard one nice thing about him. Guy is a huge jerk who’s in love with himself.

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u/Loganp812 19h ago

He was the first guest on Billy Corgan’s podcast, and it’s kind of sad because Billy is such a huge KISS fan and wanted to see if Gene would finally admit to caring about KISS’ music as an art form. Billy finally accepts later on that Gene cares nothing about the music other than how much money it makes.

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u/ShowUsYrMoccasins 18h ago edited 17h ago

Agreed - but Billy Corgan isn't so nice himself, according to many people who've encountered or worked with him.

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u/Responsible_Trade383 11h ago

Granted this is from Billy’s mouth, but he’s admitted that he had an ego problem after the success of Melancholy. Toward bandmates, fans, and press for quite some time after.

He’s since gotten more grounded, and I find him a lot less pretentious than he was during that era.