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KISS record 'special' new song

Veteran rockers KISS have recorded a "special" new song written by frontman Paul Stanley.

BANG Premier · Sep 7

Quote of the day by Gene Simmons, 'Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself' gives purpose, philosophy, discipline, growth, maturity, dream big

Quote of the day by Gene Simmons is a reminder that life is too short to spend it constantly underestimating yourself. Its deeper lesson lies in the value of courageous imagination. We do not need to believe that we are perfect, invincible, or destined to succeed at everything. We simply…

The Economic Times · Aug 25

Gene Simmons confirms why Kiss can never play live again without permission: "They own the makeup and everything”

Band sold their catalogue and publishing to Swedish firm Pophouse in 2024

MusicRadar · Aug 25

“Peter and I were in a car and he started humming this melody. ‘What’s that?’ ‘Oh, that’s a song I wrote.’ I mean, Peter never wrote a song in his life! But he sings, ‘Beck, I hear you calling…’” Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on the Kiss classic Destroyer

“It was musically and lyrically challenging – we were pushing the boundaries”

MusicRadar · Jul 15

"We have more illegal immigrants than most countries have populations." As an immigrant to America himself, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons believes that the US attracts illegal immigrants because everyone knows it's the greatest country on earth

"If you don’t like America, please go back to where you f***ing came from," says Gene Simmons

Louder · Jul 6

“It’s not that I’m embarrassed by it. You let something pass for long enough, and you can kind of chuckle at it”: The lost ‘hippie’ album that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley made before they were in Kiss

More than 50 years ago, the Kiss duo recorded an entire album at Electric Lady Studios. It‘s never officially been released

Louder · Jul 4

“To call Led Zeppelin heavy metal is at the very least absurd and at worst a sin. To me, Zeppelin was the equivalent of great classical music”: Kiss stars Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on why Zep and The Beatles’ debut albums are the greatest of all time

“The first time I heard Good Times Bad Times on the radio, my jaw just dropped!”

MusicRadar · Jun 30

Gene Simmons not slowing down as he approaches life's 'finish line'

KISS rocker Gene Simmons got philosophical as he chatted to Bill O’Reilly on his We’ll Do It Live! show on Thursday (25.06.26), and reflected on how his outlook on life has changed as he’s aged.

BANG Premier · Jun 27

“I got the engineer sitting here, Gene’s standing up, Paul’s on the other side, looking at me. He goes, ‘We need an eight-bar solo’”: The short-lived Kiss guitarist who was supposed to succeed Ace Frehley

After Ace Frehley decided to leave the Kiss circus in 1982, Paul Stanley and co. were left without a lead guitarist for Creatures of the Night. One session player got the opportunity of a lifetime...

Guitar World · Jun 24

"It's a national anthem of rock." The story of the Kiss classic inspired by the tragic death of a fan

Producer Bob Ezrin sang the guitar solo to Ace Frehley so he could learn it – and Detroit Rock City went on to become Kiss's second-most-played song

Metal Hammer · Jun 23