Is Rock Music Dead? Ask The Biggest Icons About It

 KISS continues to soldier in the world of rick with a recipe that has stood the tests of time. However, they are a shrinking breed

https://loudwire.com/kiss-world-record-pyro-gene-simmons-rock-is-dead/

"...For Simmons, one big difference he harped on was the ability of an artist to write their own songs and play their own instruments. "You know, the modern artists rely so much on technology. You may not be able to recognize the artist if they record themselves singing in the shower. You’d be shocked," explained the KISS icon, "And none of the rappers play instruments. Don’t write songs. They write words. But chords, melodies, harmonies and stuff. It doesn’t mean that rap isn’t important. It’s very important. But it ain’t the Beatles."..."