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Gene Simmons says that he's "totally open" to the idea of a future version of Kiss existing without any members of Kiss: "Why not pass the baton, pass the crown to four new, young people who are deserving?"
By Paul Brannigan published
Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that the quartet's show at Madison Square Garden on December 2 will definitely be The End. But that doesn't mean their legacy can't be extended

"Geddy didn't understand what a blues scale was." Gene Simmons recalls the time he gave Rush's Geddy Lee a bass lesson on tour
By Liz Scarlett published
Kiss' Gene Simmons reflects on helping Rush's Geddy Lee with his bass knowledge while the two bands were on tour together

Backstage at a Kiss show used to be all debauchery and decadence: these days it features Gene Simmons zooming around in a cart, waving at people like the Queen
By Liz Scarlett published
Kiss' support band The Wild Things capture Gene Simmons in a goofy mood on the latest leg of their End Of The Road tour

Hardline preacher-cum-politician Ian Paisley used to picket "evil" metal gigs in Ireland: yesterday his son invited Gene 'The Demon' Simmons to Parliament
By Paul Brannigan published
DUP founder Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterian Church used to condemn metal gigs as "evil personified": now his church-going MP son Ian Jr is on friendly terms with The Demon from Kiss

Step aside beauty influencers, here's Gene Simmons with a tutorial on how to perfectly achieve Kiss' make-up look
By Liz Scarlett published
Gene Simmons once gave a thorough makeup tutorial on how to achieve Kiss' iconic look to women's magazine Cosmopolitan

The Eddie Van Halen I knew, by Gene Simmons
By Dave Ling published
"Our millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix" - Gene Simmons on the late Eddie Van Halen

Ace Frehley claims to keep a 120-page document of "dirt" on Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons in a safety deposit box
By Fraser Lewry published
"God forbid anything happens to me, my attorney is instructed to release it" - former Kiss man Ace Frehley, as he promises to reveal all unless he gets an apology from Paul Stanley

The truth behind Gene Simmons' arrest for allegedly 'mooning' a Kiss audience: "I went offstage to adjust my jockstrap..."
By Paul Brannigan published
Kiss' Gene Simmons recalls the minor misunderstanding he had with the forces of law and order in the 1980s
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