Kiss’s Eric Singer: ”I’ve never tried to replace Peter Criss or Eric Carr”

During a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited, KISS drummer Eric Singer, who “portrays” original KISS sticksman Peter Criss‘s character in KISS‘s live show, spoke about how he feels about the fact that some fans continue to criticize him for wearing the “Catman” makeup.”I know some fans get mad when I say this, but I mean it… We are talking about a fucking band that puts on makeup and wears high-heeled boots,” he said. “When I say that, people say, ‘You don’t get it.’ Yes, I do get it. They are telling me that KISS is their life and how important it is. How about me? I fucking play drums in the band. You don’t think that is important to me?

“I play drums for a living. This is what I do. This is how I make a living. It is not some hobby. It is something that I turned a love of, and worked hard and passionately to turn it into a way to make a living. You have to learn to approach it that way. This is how I make a living so this is how I’ve learned to approach it.

“Sometimes I hate to say this but this is how I pay for everything that I do. It is the way our system works. You get a job. You make money. That is how you pay for your shit. In that regard it is pretty elementary. For fans who think I don’t understand… I absolutely understand. I’m a fan too. I make it real simple.”

“I’ve never tried to replace Peter Criss or Eric Carr. It is like a train. It comes into the station and they say, ‘We need another person to keep this train running.’ You need another person to shovel coal to keep the engine running. I just got onboard and now I am one of the guys in that fucking engine room helping keep that locomotive run. To me, that makes a lot of sense when you put it into basic terms.

“I understand that you can’t try to take the emotional factor out of the equation. To fans, that is impossible. It is not going to happen. They only, you know… they wear their hearts on their sleeves and they look at it from an emotional point of view. I get that and I respect it. You’re not going to get me to think that way. I have a unique perspective in KISS.”