KISS legend Gene Simmons has spoken out of his disapproval of Miley Cyrus’ tongue waggling skills at the VMAs, saying that it can’t even begin to compete with his own.

The bassist and lead singer’s tongue has become the stuff of legends and he is no stranger to showing it off while onstage performing with KISS but when asked for his opinion of how Miley compares to him the rocker said: “It was okay. But that’s the girl’s version. It’s like girls basketball. It’s as good as girls can get at basketball. But you can’t pay with the guys.”

Simmons also defended her twerking antics in a back-handed sort of way: “I don’t understand why people get so upset,” he said.

“Whether you stick you tongue out or shake your tushy, all the other girls are doing the same thing.

“Any girl whose name ends with and A – Madonna, Shakira, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, all these girls who sing pop songs through backing tracks like it’s karaoke and gyrate all over the stage – if they can do it, why can’t Miley? Either condemn the whole lot or leave her alone.”