KISS' Paul Stanley has this week highlighted "Rolling Stone's misguided quest for artistic purity" on the anniversary of the 1991 death of Eric Carr, the band's drummer, from cancer.
In a blistering open letter, originally published almost a quarter of a century ago, Stanley, Gene Simmons and Bruce Kulick wrote:
"We were shocked and disappointed at your obvious choice to ignore the death of our drummer, Eric Carr... During the past 11 years, while your editor has tried to deny our existence... Eric played to millions of fans around the world and drummed on albums that sold over eight million copies."
The letter notes that Rolling Stone observed the death of another music notable and the illness of another, as inexusable, attributing the motive for the omission to personal musical tastes.
A copy of the letter was posted by Stanley this week on his Facebook Page:
