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ON THE day that his first album in 18 years was released, founding KISS drummer Peter Criss has joined Cheap Trick in moving to clarify his thoughts about president Donald Trump and the Kennedy Center Honors.
Criss, 79, released an eponymous album on Friday featuring guest appearances from John Five, Billy Sheehan, Paul Shaffer and others. On December 7, he was present with fellow surviving founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in receiving the honours from Trump.
Cheap Trick performed “Rock’n’Roll All Nite” at the ceremony and have issued a statement stressing their involvement did not amount to an endorsement of Trump.
“We were asked to perform at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony to pay tribute to our lifelong brothers in KISS, and to support artists and the arts,” the band said on its social media channels.
“We agreed to do it for those reasons, and no others.”
Now the Catman himself has given his own statement on the issue of the president, telling Billboard: ““Look, it was an honour. How many chances to go you get to go to the White House and get a medal?
“I’m not a politician. I’m not a political guy. That’s how I answered the questions; ‘I’m not political. I’m just proud to be here. Am I a Trump supporter? I’m a supporter of the president of the United States. I’m proud to be an American, and only in America can four guys like us, from the streets, be in the White House getting such a great award.’”
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