Kiss frontman Gene Simmons feels rock music has died because of piracy and lack of industry support.
Simmons, 65, said file-sharing and downloading by fans who believe they "were entitled to have something for free", is also one of the factors which led to the death of rock, reported CNN.
"I am so sad that the next 15-year-old kid in a garage someplace in St Paul, that plugs into his Marshall and wants to turn it up to 10, will not have anywhere near the same opportunity that I did. He will most likely, no matter what he does, fail miserably," he said.
"It's very sad for new bands. They just don't have a chance. You're better off not even learning how to play guitar or write songs. Today's songwriters and creators are more likely to work behind the scenes than practising and testing their material out on stage," he said.
