GENE SIMMONS Vs. BOB LEFSETZ: Video Of Entire Debate Available
March 14, 2009Video footage of the entire 34-minute debate between Bob Lefsetz, who is described one of the music industry's most influential online analysts, and KISS bassist Gene Simmons, which took place yesterday (Friday, March 13) in the main ballroom at the Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto during Canadian Music Week, can be viewed below.
The debate can also be downloaded as an MP3 audio file (54 MB) from Medium Online.
The debate was convened after Simmons, who launched Simmons Records with Universal Music Canada earlier this year, and Lefsetz, known for his strong opinions on industry issues, traded electronic barbs earlier in the week.
According to Billboard.biz, Lefsetz was critical of what he saw as a solely self-promotional appearance at Canadian Music Week by Simmons, who he said had little success with his label in the past.
"Just because you're a big musical act, that doesn't mean you're a decent executive, that you can run a record company," Lefsetz wrote to the thousands who receive his regular e-mails on the music business.
"That's like saying a great football coach has to have been a star quarterback. They're different skills. One that Mr. Simmons has yet to master. Sure, he made that demo tape with VAN HALEN, but the band ended up on Warner Brothers!"
Simmons responded by calling the pundit a "moron" in an e-mail that Lefsetz sent out to his readers.
Read Bob's post-debate comments at this location.
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