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“I glared at him and stuck out my tongue, lowered my head so we were face-to-face with each other and said, ‘Aaahhhh!’”: Gene Simmons recalls the rivalry between Kiss and Black Sabbath in the ’70s

“Once the war paint was on,I became The Demon,” Simmons says

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“Kiss just had an attitude back then. The four of us were so different, but when we got together it was magic!”: How lead guitarist Ace Frehley wrote and recorded his first classic Kiss song

“It’s all about the tone,” Ace says

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The Stylistics and Shania Twain spread the love this Valentine's Day with new collab Yes, I Will

The Stylistics have released their first new song in more than 16 years, featuring none other than Shania Twain.

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“Boy, he’s a weird guy. He’s got one orange sneaker, one red sneaker”: Gene Simmons on Ace Frehley’s memorable audition for Kiss

“Paul and I looked at each other, ‘Wow!’”

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Gene Simmons compares Taylor Swift to Jesus

KISS rocker Gene Simmons has compared Taylor Swift to Jesus Christ - declaring the pop star's following is similar to a religion.

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Kiss' Gene Simmons says there are no more big rock bands: "They don't exist. Name one, if you can think"

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says rock music isn't as "fashionable" as it once was because of the popularity of popstars, such as the "fabulous" Ariana Grande and the 'Jesus-like' Taylor Swift

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"He immediately tore open the doors of what could be." Gene Simmons recalls being blown away by Ace Frehley's Kiss audition

They've had their differences over the years, but Gene Simmons still gives props to The Spaceman for what he brought to Kiss

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“This guy comes in, plugs in, and starts playing while we’re talking to another guy. I said, ‘Buddy, you better sit down before I knock you out’”: Ace Frehley interrupted the band when he auditioned for Kiss – and Gene Simmons was ready to throw fists

Although the guitarist eventually aced his audition, his relationship with Simmons and the rest of the band got off to a rather rocky start

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“AI is about as close to reality as you can ever imagine”: Gene Simmons discusses the prospect of a virtual KISS and says the “future of entertainment is here”

Appearing on Billy Corgan’s new podcast, Simmons says people will be “blown away” by the AI experience and envisages a future in which live and AI performances exist side by side

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“I didn’t know it was going to be loved by so many people. I didn’t even want to record the song!”: How a famous guitarist scored a surprise solo hit

“I stepped out of my comfort zone with the funky guitar!”

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“I should have been dead that night!”: Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley recalls the moment he almost died on stage

And he nearly took out Gene Simmons with his rocket-firing guitar!

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“Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to talk to me. They thought I would be right for the part of The Terminator”: WASP frontman Blackie Lawless’ wild tales of Lemmy, Gene Simmons and The Village People

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“I called Gene Simmons. He said: ‘How the hell did you get this number?!’ That was when I got the idea that we weren’t going to be best buddies”: Dee Snider’s wild tales of Robert Plant, Frank Zappa, Freddy Krueger and Kiss

From Johnny Cash and John Denver to Manowar and Henry Kissinger, former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has mixed with them all

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"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else

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“We started doing that before there was a thing called ‘metal’ or the Seattle stuff, we just did it to save our voices. And then it became commonplace”: Gene Simmons says Kiss was one of the first bands to take downtuning into the mainstream

Dropped and downtunings became a defining characteristic of many ’90s guitar bands, but Simmons explains how and why downtuning became an integral part of Kiss' live act

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"Check this out! Amazing!" Gene Simmons would like you to watch this video immediately

In which Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's sons conjure up their inner Simon & Garfunkel

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The Stylistics recruit Shania Twain, Gene Simmons and Justin Hawkins for new album

The Stylistics worked with music royalty from the worlds of rock, pop, country and more on their new album 'Falling In Love With My Girl'.

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“A lot of them need to be played. They have souls”: One of California’s top music entrepreneurs has left behind one of the finest vintage guitar collections we’ve ever seen

The astonishing collection includes guitars signed by Van Halen and Gene Simmons – and some extremely rare 1950s Fender Strats

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“Gene Simmons used a Grabber for a reason – because they play like nothing else on earth”: Epiphone Grabber Bass review

With its classic looks and budget-friendly price tag, is the revived Grabber still as iconic?

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"They wouldn't have a clue." Kiss bassist Gene Simmons believes that no-one aged 20 or younger can name a single song by Nirvana or Pearl Jam

Gene Simmons: "Ask the first young person you meet, 'Name me anybody in Pearl Jam.' Good luck with that"

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A year on from their final show, Kiss have shared a pyro-spectacular 20-minute video recap

Watch 20 minutes of highlights and explosions from Kiss's final blow-out in New York City - as Gene and Paul talk about the future

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Gene Simmons: 'Rock music is still dead'

KISS rocker Gene Simmons says nothing has changed to make him believe rock music is alive and kicking.

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If you ever wanted to hear a whiskey-voiced Gene Simmons crooning a jazz standard, now's your chance

Gene Simmons' sultry cover of Stormy Weather comes from the soundtrack of the Dennis Quaid movie Reagan

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“Carol Kaye taught me real hard, telling me, ‘No, no, you’re playing the notes but you’re not playing the feel’”: Gene Simmons names 6 bass players who shaped his sound

The Kiss icon explains how Ronnie Wood is a better bassist than guitarist, why he can’t recall anything John Paul Jones played, and what makes him the Burger King Whopper of bass players

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“Name a jazz player that means something. You can be respected by musicians, but the rest of the world doesn't care. That music is intended to show off how well you play”: Gene Simmons on why technical skill doesn't really matter

The Kiss bassist values memorable music over displays of virtuosity – and singled out jazz to hammer home his point

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