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Stanley Simmons<\/a>, the band formed by the sons of Kiss<\/a> stars Paul Stanley<\/a> and Gene Simmons<\/a>, explained why they\u2019d settled on their band name.<\/p>\n Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons will release their debut album, Dancing While the World Is Ending<\/em><\/a>, on Aug. 28. They\u2019ve already launched a series of singles<\/a> showcasing their approach to their music, which they\u2019ve previously said started as a fun project with no plans to become an actual band.<\/p>\n In a recent interview with SoundExchange<\/a>, Stanley explained: \u201c[W]e were never gonna be like \u2018The da-da-da.\u2019 That just seems super lame. … And we figured, well, Crosby, Stills and Nash<\/a> used their names, and Simon and Garfunkel<\/a> used their names.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Watch Stanley Simmons Make Their Live Debut<\/a><\/p>\n Simmons cited Hall and Oates <\/a>and Coverdale Page<\/a>, and continued: \u201cThis whole thing was supposed to be not a gimmick. It was supposed to just be…\u2018Here we are \u2013 here\u2019s what we like,’ without much affectation, hopefully.<\/p>\n \u201c[T]hen there [were] comments, \u2018Oh, they\u2019re leaning into the dads.\u2019 And we…didn\u2019t even really think about that. It\u2019s my last name. I wasn\u2019t trying to like whack that nail real hard on the head.\u201d<\/p>\n Stanley offered a theoretical argument: \u201c[I]f I was the best landscaper in the world someone would be like, \u2018But his dad\u2019s in Kiss so he was around plants growing up.\u2019 It\u2019s so silly.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t escape it \u2013 so you\u2019ve just got to do you. It\u2019s on my birth certificate, man. What do you want me to do?\u201d<\/p>\n Simmons went on to say that their family connections didn\u2019t make them \u201ccooler or more worthy\u201d than other musicians, adding: \u201cI hope everybody treats me as harshly as they would any new band. … I hope people react to the songs as the songs \u2013 and if they hate it, I hope they express that equally harshly. I don\u2019t mind; I welcome it.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of us who are tangentially related to show business, and the ones that stick around \u2013 like the Nicolas Cages and the Angelina Jolies of the world \u2013 are the ones who deliver good work at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n Turning to their hopes of success in their own style, Stanley reflected: \u201cAll art is entirely based on the market, and if there\u2019s no demand then it goes away. People might listen to something the first time because of a name, for sure. But they’re not gonna listen the tenth time.<\/p>\n \u201cThey either connect with it or they don\u2019t. … We\u2019re just trying to make music that we love.\u201d<\/p>\nWhy Stanley Simmons Will Accept Harsh Criticism<\/h3>\n