Kiss star Gene Simmons sorry for saying death of Prince ‘pathetic’

Gene Simmons has apologised after he spoke out against Prince, dubbing his death as “pathetic”.

The Kiss frontman compared the music legend’s death to David Bowie’s in January, revealing that learning of the 69-year-old’s passing was worse because he was taken by cancer — not by drugs and alcohol.

Asked if he thought Prince’s death was tragic, he told Newsweek Europe: “His drugs killed him.