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GENE SIMMONS Accused Of 'Stealing' Name For Son's Band

August 15, 2006

Aversion.com reports that transgendered punk icon Jayne County isn't taking too kindly to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons "stealing" her backing band's name for his son's new band.

Simmons unveiled his son's new band on his "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" show, dubbing the 17-year-old rocker's outfit NICK SIMMONS AND THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS, a name lifted from County's backing band. With five albums under its belt — the first, "The Electric Chairs", was issued in 1977 — and a gig billed as JAYNE COUNTY AND THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS set for Oct. 28 in London, County's ready to fight Simmons for control of the name. County hasn't registered a copyright on the ELECTRIC CHAIRS name, but will claim she has a pre-existing claim on the name in the rock'n'roll world.

"This is a despicable act of greed and disgusting contempt!" County said in a statement. "To not only me as a person, but as a glam/punk pioneer and trans artist! And quite frankly, it is a tremendous insult to the entire punk world. I thought up the name myself back in 1977 and have been recording and touring with this name since way back then!"

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