PAUL STANLEY Says 'It Makes Perfect Sense' That So Many Other Veteran Rock Bands Are Also Retiring 

KISS frontman Paul Stanley says that he is not surprised to see so many farewell tours and retirements afoot, involving a lot of big names in the rock world. "It actually makes logical sense," he tells the

Detroit Free Press. "It\'s not a coincidence. Because many of these acts, artists and entertainers are from the same general time frame or generation. So it makes perfect sense. There are some who are drawing a purely nostalgic audience of older people."

He continued: "I\'m incredibly gratified to see that our audience spans three generations. I always like to know, during a show, how many people are seeing us for the first time. That\'s important. There is a legend, if you will, of this band KISS, and there are still people coming for the first time, to see if it\'s worthy of that legend. And by end of the show, if not sooner, it\'s really clear to everybody that most don\'t want to see this end."

Over the past couple of years, we\'ve seen a flurry of farewell tours, more than ever before, from BLACK SABBATH to SLAYER to LYNYRD SKYNYRD.

KISS\'s "End Of The Road" farewell tour launched in late January in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first leg of the global trek, which could last three years, will wrap April 13 in Birmingham, Alabama.

The KISS lineup on the "End Of The Road" tour features the current version of the band — Stanley, fellow co-founding bandmember Gene Simmons on bass and vocals, Tommy Thayer on guitar and Eric Singer on drums. As has been the case with all of KISS\'s tours since 1996, the band is in full makeup, though Thayer and Singer are replacements for original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively.

In addition to the North American leg, European and Australian and New Zealand dates were recently announced, wrapping up at the beginning of December.

story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you\'re logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of

does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details.

reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site\'s Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user\'s Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user\'s comments will only be visible to the user and the user\'s Facebook friends).

AUGUST BURNS RED Announces '10 Years Of Constellations' North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Originally Wanted SLASH To Appear On 'Anesthetic' Album

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Singer Gets New Face Tattoo In Celebration Of One Year Of Sobriety

QUEEN Music Video Director Says 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Sequel Is Being Discussed