Paul Stanley said he sees no problem with the band continuing without original members.
In an interview with PureGrainAudio, Paul Stanley was asked if there's anything he still hopes will happen with Kiss. He replied, “No, because everything is happening or has already happened. I see the footprint we left, the DNA of the Kiss show is in many live bands out there. We also raised the bar for what the audience expects, and that's incredibly rewarding. And having other bands and musicians say, 'Without you, I wouldn't be here,' is great.”
“When a band, or anything, a team, lasts 40 years, 50 years, the only way to continue is to evolve ,” he said. “There are bands touring right now with one or no original members, and I have no problem with that, because it didn’t happen overnight. It was a series of changes over the years or decades. If someone said, ‘Well, there are no original members in one of the Yes lineups,’ I’d say, ‘Who cares?’ Sounds like Yes, is it Yes? Yes! [laughs]”
“I think Kiss is a concept, it’s an ideal, it’s a way of presenting yourself and giving to an audience, and that goes far beyond me ,” he explained. “I’m a big fan of myself – I think I’m very good at what I do – but that doesn’t mean there isn’t someone else out there who can bring something to the band. Not a clone, not someone copying me, but I’ve been influenced by many people, so there are people out there who are influenced by me.”