Kiss Muslim fans goodbye

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Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, who sparked outrage in Australia after making comments seen as anti-Muslim, said he was speaking only of "extremists" and that his remarks were taken out of context. "I was asked about extremists," he said. "And that's what I was talking about - only extremists."

Simmons sparked a furore when Kiss toured Australia earlier this month with comments seen as attacking Islam. "This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it's willing to just live in the sands of God's armpit you've got another think coming," Simmons said in an interview on Melbourne's 3AW radio.

"They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you're evil." Angry Muslims flooded the radio station with calls.