In a bizarre twist, it seems DD is going to be buried in a Kiss Kasket donated by Kiss at the request of the guitarist's family. Gene went on to pay tribute to Dimebag and warn other musicians about the price of having fans.
...Speaking to Fox News, Simmons said yesterday: "Well, I wasn't really prepared to talk about it, but the family requested, as a personal issue between the family and the grieving people who are going to be there, to send a Kiss casket. We initially did it as a promotion. And you know, I think it meant a lot to Darryl when, you know - when he was alive, he gave lots of people great joy. I mean he had the band tattooed onto his chest. He was a major figure in rock and roll. He's going to be greatly missed. And the family wish - you know the one last wish they had was that he buried in a Kiss casket. And I think it's a private matter for the family and the fans actually".
Commenting more generally on the shooting and the kind of risks artists face when performing live, Simmons continued: "You know people often forget that the word "fan" actually comes from the word "fanatical". Most people are very nice. Most people respect your privacy. But here's no secret, most celebrities check into hotels under pseudonyms and the reason is not because I don't love the fans but because you've got to be able to keep everybody at arm's length because every once in a while you're going to get a nut job. The only justice, as far as I'm concerned, is that this nut case is no longer around to do this to anybody else".
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