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Gene Simmons from KISS has ticked off Muslims with comments made during a recent Australian tour.

AP -
"I was asked about extremists," he said in an interview with The Associated Press. "And that's what I was talking about -- only extremists."

Simmons sparked outrage 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 thing coming," Simmons said during an interview on Melbourne's 3AW radio. "They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you're evil."

He also hit Islam as sexist, saying its culture treated women worse than dogs.

"You can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff -- none of the women have that advantage," the 54-year-old said.

Angry Muslims flooded the radio station with calls, furious over Simmons' comments.

If you ask me his comments were right on target as long as he was talking about extreme versions of Islam, and I have no reason to believe otherwise. Honestly, its refreshing to hear from somebody who is willing to put all the cards on the table and speak in a frank manner about a difficult topic.

I don't get this outrage from the Muslim community. They have to know that some of their extreme brethren are, to put it plainly, evil. The fact that Gene Simmons spoke honestly about this doesn't reflect poorly on him. The fact that some Muslims aren't willing to recognize the evil that exists among their own ranks does, however, reflect poorly on them.