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#NoMakeupSunday: When KISS bared their faces on MTV, 40 years ago
On Sept. 18, 1983, the greasepainted rock gods bared their faces at a live MTV press conference — and against all odds, the makeunder revitalized their flagging career.
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Gene Simmons talks honoring veterans, donning drag for lost cult flick, and why he'll always 'totally support anybody who wants to be unique'
"I’m a big fan of anybody who wants to stand up and say, 'I'm unique, I'm not like everybody else, and you can't judge me,'" says Simmons, whose cult movie character was inspired by trans punk star Jayne County.
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Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons remember KISS's failed, 'delusional' concept album 'Music From "The Elder"': 'We sold six copies'
"Quite honestly, I think we were all hoping to do something great. And when you fall, and you fall off eight-inch heels, you fall hard."
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KISS postpones shows after Gene Simmons tests positive for COVID amid Paul Stanley's recovery
Simmons has advocated for a law requiring people to get a vaccine.
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KISS off: David Lee Roth posts 18 middle fingers on Instagram in response to Gene Simmons's insult
When Simmons implied that Roth was past his prime in a Rolling Stone interview, the ex-Van Halen frontman decided to get in the last word — 18 times.
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KISS's Gene Simmons talks COVID vaccinations: 'I'm a firm believer that this should be a law'
"I don't care what party you're affiliated with, or whether you think the election was stolen or not. ... This is really serious stuff."
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Gene Simmons recalls producing early Van Halen demos — and why he tore up their contract: 'They owe me nothing'
“I had a choice of... doing the ethical thing, which is: ‘Guys, you don't owe me anything. I'm tearing up your contract. You're free to go.’”
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