Gene Simmons needs to shut the hell up already.

Well, here we go again. After making some asinine comments a few weeks ago about how Adam Lambert should "keep his mouth shut about his sexual preference", Gene Simmons took his asshattedness a step further in a recent interview with AOL.com.  

The interviewer asked Simmons why he was "talking smack" about Lambert, and here was his response...

Simmons: I don't think I've been talking smack at all. In fact, if anything, I've been soft-peddling. He's enormously talented, best talent 'American Idol' has had, but I think he killed his career because now the conversation is not about his talent but about his sexual preference. He's done. You're forcing people to deal with issues they may not be interested in. Life is unfair, and the masses don't all live in L.A. They live in Wisconsin and Nebraska, and you're on crack if you think the same rules apply there. My advice is still the same, shut the f*** up, just sing and let people say whatever they want. But I do wish him the best because he's got all the talent in the world. If only the world was not homophobic, but it is. I would be the first one to vote for equal rights for gay women and men, and get the church and the state to stop telling everybody how to lead their lives, but do I think he's killed his career? Oh, in an instant. I hope I'm completely wrong. I hope he becomes the next Beatles and proves me wrong.

Hey here's a suggestion: Instead of complaining (disingenuously) that the world is homophobic, maybe Simmons should refrain from contributing to that sorry state of affairs. At this point, the warpaint encrusted geezer has talked far more about Lambert's sexual orientation than Lambert himself has. It sure seems as if he's using Adam Lambert as a means to stay in the news.

"Hey! Why isn't anyone paying attention to me and my beadazzled codpiece?"

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