Gene Simmons thinks Thom Yorke's voice is so good he could rap

Gene Simmons believes Radiohead's Thom Yorke could flourish in any musical genre - even rap.

The Kiss bassist made the claim to Noisey as he reviewed the band's new effort 'Burn The Witch.

He said that Yorke's voice is so good that he could take any kind of music.

Simmons said: "It’s difficult for other bands to do Radiohead songs, because of the strength of their identity. Their identity is key to the song, specifically Thom Yorke’s voice.

"Thom Yorke has got one of the great voices in modern rock. He could do whatever he wanted with that voice. He could rap, he could sing pop, he could be the new lead singer of [vocal group] the Four Seasons if he wanted to.

"I’m very much a Radiohead fan. Funny thing is, Thom Yorke in particular gets very upset when I talk about them.

"I’m a great fan but I know that they hate everything we do – the over the top visuals, the licensing, the merchandise, we love all that. We bathe in it. That’s not something they want to do.

"The great thing about Radiohead is that they never tried to look like anyone else. Will Radiohead fans like 'Burn the Witch'? Oh yeah. Could Michael Bublé do a version of 'Burn the Witch'? I’m not sure that’s a good idea."

Watch the video for 'Burn The Witch' below: