Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has sparked outrage in Australia 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 Thursday. "They want to come and live right where you live, and they think that you're evil."
The Western world was under threat from extremists and a culture that treated women worse than dogs, he said, touching on the war in Iraq.
"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.