💋SHOCKING REVELATIONS! Gene Simmons Regrets Not Being "HARDER" on ACE & PETER ♦️🐱
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Gene Simmons throws a bombshell! In this exclusive interview, he confesses to wishing he'd taken a "harder" stance with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. Did their on-again, off-again stints in KISS hold the band back? Plus, Gene reveals his surprisingly strong relationship with Paul Stanley. This ain't your typical KISS interview, so buckle up for some rock and roll drama!
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For what it’s worth, Ace was never fired. He walked away on his own in 82 when Paul tried to get him to stay, and he walked away as agreed upon after the reunion/first farewell tour. Peter is the one who was fired 2-3 times, so that’s who Gene is referring to when he says that.
Love how Gene constantly says Ace was fired three times! Ace was NEVER FIRED! The guy left twice!
Gene was not in a position to fire Ace. The four original members were equals in the band. It took a majority vote for any decision to be made. Peter wouldn't have been on board with firing Ace, so it didn't happen. Gene tries to act like he was alpha dog boss man from the beginning, but he wasn't.
Gene hasn't seen anyone be witty when drunk or high??? I immediately thought of the old TV interview where Ace described himself as a plumber!😂
Ace RULED that Halloween interview with Tom Snyder and Gene was PISSED. It was fantastic!
Genes humor is terribleeeee
Ace's laugh & the funny stuff he did 🪐 He will always be my fav ✌️
No , actually im a plumma
Funny, I've never seen Gene be witty, or funny when sober... maybe he should've tried getting high.
Ace wasn't let go. He quit.
Yup! Twice. The first time Paul even spent a day trying to convince him to stay. The second time it really was a farewall for Ace.... outside of that winter olympics gig.
And he left because of Gene & Paul.
Theres no way around it! Those four originals made the band! Then control issues and dtugs and alco made their stamp on the band it was what it was! Nothing more nothing less! Period. So sad about Eric Carr though who deserved so much more!
Paul Stanley went to his house and BEGGED him not to leave the band.
Ace is an idiot.
Watching a Gene Simmons interview is like watching repeats of old television shows.
Gene needs to address his hair
He doesn't address his hair...the companies who provide his wigs address them to his location.
oh, I thought it was a dead coyote 😆
@@Eddie62070 that's an insult to the beauty of coyotes. what Gene has on his haid is more like those hairs you take out of the shower draing after a long time. pukeworthy.
That’s a helmet
He saw “Planet of the Apes” snd thought to himself: “Now there’s a look”!
Ace was the best thing to EVER happen to KISS - and Gene knows it ..
ACK lol
Just saw ACE solo in Atlanta.
He was as good or better than KISS LIVE... ON THE FAREWELL TOUR.
ONLY Thing They HAVE ON ACE IS There Stage SHOW. MUSICLY ACE WAS FABULOUS & PLAYED ALL THE KISS HITS. ACE IS KISS.
He’s not wrong. There isn’t a person posting on this site that would allow an addict to jeopardize their livelihood.
Ace was never let go. In fact Paul begged him to stay to avoid being sued for being in default of their contract with Polygram. Peter Criss was brought back post retirement tour, because Aerosmith wouldn't tour without more original members in the band. And when Criss' contract was up they simply did not renew it. Simmons and Stanley always wanted to sell the public on this idea they were in "control" when in fact they seldom were. Doc McGhee placed them on a nostalgia tour starting in '96 and they ceased being a band. So much for being "on top". Now all four original members have sold off their ownership of the IP including the makeup, so Simmons and Stanley can talk all they want, but in truth they have no more say in KISS. And if Simmons once to be hard on someone, he should have been harder on himself for abandoning Stanley in the 80's after Frehley left. To be "brothers" that was the biggest betrayal of all of them.
Love and respect the dude, but it's just a broken record with him that just keeps skipping. We've literally heard all this since the 80s. Whether he'll ever admitted now, there's was always chemistry with the original 4
I think you're saying that he is just a broken record, because he keeps getting asked the same questions by interviewers. So he answers them
@@Wishes890 no, he was never asked specifically about ace and Peter. He was asked about did he have any regrets! Instead of the many mistakes he's made, he inevitably goes to the same Ole crap. I'm not saying ace and Peter are perfect and didn't make many many mistakes. They've all made stupid mistakes. Haven't we all
@@russdance7959 It seems to be the same question only worded differently, at least, Gene seems to think it was. I believe his answer was honest. And, you are right, I've made a couple dumb mistakes in my life, it's what you learn from them that makes us grow.
The biggest mistake Ace and Peter made was selling their character image for Gene and Paul to exploit.
Their own stupidity. They can live with it
@@dcavfactoryAce didn’t Sell out he holds the right to Space Ace he gets Royalty Checks for renting it out,👍👍 on the other note Peter Sold out his Cat Man Image .. 👎🏼 🤟✌️
At the time it wasn’t worth much and there was no reason to expect it ever would be.
@@3dawgs147 Yes this is a FACT. Unlike Peter who sold everything for what was then a huge one off payment [imagine the net worth in today's US dollars] - Ace did NOT 100% sell off his iconic "Spaceman" image completely. There has been, still is continuous debate online by fans as to 'what' really happened - but the 'facts' are Ace himself has admitted on several occasions he receives royalties for the iconic "Spaceman" imagine. So this issue is 'not' black + white'.
@rjlong89100 percent correct
Like him or not, I must give gene and paul credit for remaining focused and disciplined throughout it all. Although, I began to slowly lose interest after Dynasty. Ultimately, one cannot control another from self- destructive behavior. Ace has stated that he had to leave kiss or he believed he would die.
NO QUESTION, neither of them did drugs or drank, they are the winners, ace is a mess from what he did to him self through out the decades, glad he did sober up though.
Are you kidding me? Gene barely had anything to do with kiss in the 80’s because he wanted to act. Paul has and always will be the real leader of the band. I bet Gene would have left also if he acted in better movies or gotten more roles.
@thecausalgamer7916 The reason why Gene barely didn't wanna have anything to do with the band during that time was because Kiss became a moniker in the 80s. Sure, they put up some great hits, but they were following too many bands that were a decade younger based on their thrends, and they didn't have a real identity once the makeup was removed. As much as Gene has an ego, I don't blame him. He went from being this kick ass blood thirsty demon to wearing full women's makeup with feminine colors while looking like a mannequin on stage. I love the 80s, and a lot of 70s bands had found a good niche within that decade, but Kiss wasn't one of them.
'' Hard on Ace and Peter '' They were an Integral part of the original line up. KISS
Kiss had a good long run, its in pop house hands now. Move on and be friends. Everyone has a family and everyone is in a good place that is all that counts.
Well said.👍
It wasn't just drugs & alcohol. Ace & Peter were both treated and paid like mere hired hands on both reunions.
And they made equal money in the 70's and didn't carry their own weight. I wouldn't have made them equal partners either
@@brianstrutter1501😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the lists
Poor little Brian , had to block me cause I embarrassed you with the lists . How pathetic . Poor Brian 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Ace and Peter sold their co-ownership. When they came back, of course, they were employees. But made more money than with their solo-careers. Win-Win!
They were paid better than hired hands. BUT they quit the band originally, so that's why they were hired back and not given ownership rights
The ‘problem’ w/ Ace and Peter was that those two were the Hardest Partiers of the group!!!!!:/:/
In his 2001 book Gene tells us how he ate a few space cakes by accident when being out with... Donna Summer, or Cher of whoever and.. .well... being high ONCE in his lifetime :D
CAN I HAVE A GLASS OF MILK !?!?!?!?🥛🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sorry but as much as I love Gene,,he's lying about Ace,,Ace left every single stint with kiss,,after the supposedly final 2000 tour,,he told Gene and Paul he's done,,
Ace has more Class then Gene. Gene's arrogance is obvious.
@@Mark3-16 please don't take your dress off.
Yes I love Gene as well but both times Ace left it was his own guilt and he couldn't seem to beat not doing drugs and alcohol and the expectations were just out of his reach. I think he quit before he knew he was going to get let go anyways. He was offered a lot from kiss the first time to come back to the band. I would say though as much as I love ace and Peter that they both failed the test and missed the mark.
Ace left the last time because he was being paid crap.
Just saw Ace on his solo tour and he’s as bad ass as ever. Soldiered through a broken rib to put on an amazing show. Solo band is tight!
As usual, Gene can not help stroking his ego.
Who does not?
Can't blame him in 1 of the most successful long running band 50 years & drug free giving the fan the best possible music he could after getting rid of the 2 druggies
@@jamiesonmathias7859 You dont get any Gold Star for being "drug free" in Rock & Roll.
Maybe the problem has been that somebody needed to be "HARDER" on Gene.
I am not a great KISS fan, but I think that my favorite KISS album is Dressed To Kill. They sound very cohesive. I really enjoy Love Her All I Can, including Ace's leads.
Dressed to kill is a marvelous album!
Cowbell prescription filled.
They only had 9 top 40 hits
Come on Gene the plumber was witty
haha
And trout player.
Despite what Gene says, Ace and Peter turned out all right.
I have been a kiss fan since 1975 but to me kiss is Peter and Ace … always had been
what the hell is that on his head, a brillo pad?
Jew fro they call it .
oh boy
I thought it was a hoodie
Ace quit twice..because of these kind of interviews.
Gene wasn't their dad you know.
Tho I'm sure Gene thought so.
@@Mark3-16 That's bs man..we are talking full grown men here
Full grown men maybe - but with a mindset of a child.
Ace quit twice
So? He was wasted out of his mind both times.
Yes. Suggest if you're interested you read Ace's imo excellent autobiography. Ace is brutally honest about his behaviour and F ups.
For Phuc sake, Gene, Ace was in Kiss twice from 73 to 82 from 96 to 2001 and both times he left because it wasn't fun anymore
You know hearing from bands like Rush say how Peter and Ace were great guys, and knowing being in a band that got as big as KISS did, the pressures of it all, and on top of that having to work with Gene and Paul on the other side.
Can you blame those two from having some drinks to get through their days, especially working with Gene. I love how in every interview Gene likes to say how he never drank did drugs, but addiction is addiction, and Gene is a Sex Addict.
I guess most would blame these two if you’re trying to run a four guys million dollars business and two of the involved is either too drunk or high on drugs to be able to work at all. Partying is okay, but you need to stay focused on the thing that pays your bills - your job.
Nothing wrong with sex addiction.
People do say stupid crap while intoxicated, but all of the regrettable things that came forth from Gene's mouth was while he was in his sobriety. Doing alcohol and drugs never appealed to Gene as he says just like some people can't relate to sex addiction.
I'll bet Gene did lots of things destructive to the band, acting out in his sex addiction. That makes just as much of an ass out of you as being stupid drunk. Gene was in his 70s when KISS did their final farewell tour, chasing very young girls, 50 years skidding on the edge of the precipice himself.
Hypocrisy is easy for some, money makes it easier, and he made lots, screwed Ace and Peter, let them fall.
@regtaylor1163 He's really a creep. His sex addiction really took its toll on his family too. A man in his 70's shouldn't be looking at young girls like they're on the menu, IMO
@@regtaylor1163- omg that's complete bullshit. No one had to have someone dress like Gene just in case he didn't show. Gene was never late. Gene didn't fall down drunk on stage. Gene did crash his car and they could only put makeup on half his face to do the album cover shoot for their 2nd album. Nope that was all Ace. Don't even try that shit. You're either such an Ace fan you're making excuses for Ace or just a damn liar
Doesn't matter anyway, Ace and Peter were the coolest members in KISS, and Gene can't get over it... :)
Gene ran out of fresh talking points three or four years ago ("We wore more make-up than your mom" "I'm not being anti-semantic--see what I did there?" "We have Kiss condoms and Kiss caskets--we get you coming and we get you going" etc) so now he's returned to kvetching about Ace, Peter/drink and drugs. At the end of the clip, he gratuitously aggrandizes himself about the girlfriends he "swooped in on" & "took" from his older drunk pals while they were apparently passed-out--hilarious! He couldn't resist a nice self-serving narcissist nugget. Gene is apparently unaware of the fact that David Bowie & Joni Mitchell did some of their best work while using cocaine. Neither Bowie or Mitchell "went to rehab" nor did they publicly announce themselves as being "addicts in recovery." Bowie went thru a "skeletor" period, then cut way down on the devil's dandruff, & stopped using it entirely. Mitchell was done with it by the end of the 1970s. And some superb music was made during the period of its use. Quite a number of other musicians, actors, & artists did likewise. Gene has a very narrow & limited viewpoint on drink and recreational drugs. He also has, apparently, nothing else to talk about in his media appearances. The Kiss/Simmons Brand decided that Gene discussing what books he's been reading that have especially excited his interest would not good for his image. The first thing the film crew did when shooting Family Jewels in Gene & Sharon's home was to figure out how to keep their library out of camera range. The window on the cash cow of material from the first five Kiss albums is closing. Something tells me no one will have the slightest interest in the "avatars". Gene's & Paul's interviews in less than five years from now will consist of them lamenting the fact that they can't find any good pumpernickel bread anywhere. Doc McGhee, Ace & Peter will have closed their media windows by then.
He’s not wrong. But on the other hand, alcohol and drugs may open up a shy person. Life’s not just black or white, there are many factors that is into play.
Gene, and I'm sure Paul as well, seem to think they were a delight to be around because of their 'Saintly' disposition of avoiding the drugs, in sex, drugs, and rock' n' roll. That that somehow elevated them to the best humans possible. I don't know them, but doubt that's the case. I imagine there are those who actually NEED to drink to be around them. As far as their band being better after Ace & Peter left, not the case. They continued to make money because of their product, but they also still used Ace & Peter's likeness, that alone says volumes. And neither Gene nor Paul could ever write a good song alone, without help. So, Gene and Paul continued on with a product that Ace & Peter were 50% of or more, and that's all they ever were after that. The new guys never had a voice because they were employees, so they don't count. They were also imposters for the Kiss product. Gene & Paul can rub how rich they are in anyone's face who disagrees with that, but it only ads to that point. It's always money to them, that's their only Ace in the hole. And I'm certain they robbed Ace & Peter of their rights along the way as well. If they haven't, then good for them all.
The fact Paul and Gene never got high in a line of work where alcohol/drugs are part of the fabric and the way they condescend kind of makes them seem inauthentic and very calculating,I like all the Kiss members but there is this nagging thought that makes one wonder what are Paul and Gene REALLY like without/camera,polish, and standard company lines they robotically speak in interviews,that said the sheer amount of live gigs those two have done is absolutely off the charts and remarkable,performing into their 70's is astounding.On the other hand Ace and Peter seem more like real humans w/ the faults that come w/being human.
Peter and Ace were their own worst enemies.
24 years past retirement
Growing up I always heard them referring to the pub. That was my little Canadian town’s way of saying -the bar in the 70s.
I wonder what Gene’s hair looks like underneath his helmet.
Apparently good enough to land a playboy model Shannon & thousands of other women.
@@jamiesonmathias7859 No, silly boy, it’s all about money. If Gene Simmons wasn’t wealthy do you think he’d have landed “a playboy model Shannon and thousands of other women”? You’re delusional if you think otherwise.
Gene's hair has reached its final form, it's Darth Vaders helmet, made from a brillo pad.
Gene’s been using that “gymnasium” joke for 30 years now. He needs some new material.
Chaim Witz hair looks like 4 ot steel wool?
great for window cleaning
Ace quit twice, Peter quit once and was fired once. They weren't let go 3 times.
Gene's take on alcohol and never imbibing is absolutely incredible. He must be the only rockstar in history to have never taken a drink nor fallen at one time or another, to the temptations of mind altering substances. I mean, consider the thousands of concerts, in hundreds of cities for decades... it's just astounding.
Wasn't Ted Nugent another one who mentioned he never indulged too?
Right but Ace and Peter had a serious problem, they were gentiles and splitting the cash evenly wasn't right, was it Gene?
The one thing I've always loved that Gene said about his sobriety, at the end of the day his purpose for staying clean was he didn't want to hurt his mom. I always loved that about him
Ace and Pete - made Paul and Gene tougher.
Those first 5 years - were insane ! Fast ! Historic !
He wishes he'd have been more of an asshole than he was? All that would've done was break up the band faster than it did to begin with...
Ace was not let go from KISS three times. Ace left KISS twice: The first time was in 1982, the second time was in 2001. The reason Paul and Gene continue to say this in interviews is because they know they’re not gonna get called out.
I regret he wasn't harder on Paul Stanley!
Gene needs to get a wig that looks like real hair, lol
He cleans his dishes with his head.
@@Multiverse14G3c🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You'd think with all his money he'd be able to afford a better wig
He looks like a chia pet
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I heard him say that Shannon said he was her chia pet
I used to judge Paul and Gene for the way they treated Ace and Peter, and then I became business partners with someone who became strung out on drugs. I get it now but Ace is still my favorite Kiss member.
Peter and ace gave kiss swagger
He is addicted to wigs
Great to see Dark Helmet found work after the unfortunate destruction of Megamaid.
Ace and Peter would have been fired in 76 they got lazy and drugged out Paul should have kicked Gene out after Animalize he got lazy
Ace has had more hits than Paul or Gene.
hahahaha
@@BTR-xw4of There was no mention of the solo albums! Just the horrendous statement that Ace got more hits than the other members! Wich is true regarding to the solo albums, but sure as hell not true if we consider all of KISS career. Not a single Ace song is on the top 10 of all KISS songs. Not one!!! Without grading them, the following songs are KISS biggest hits, if we consider selling numbers in all countries and all eras: Rock and roll all nite, Crazy crazy nights, Heavens on fire, I was made for loving you, I love it loud, Love Gun, Shandi, Beth, Lick it up, Forever! That was why I laughed!
Ace was never fired he quit
Didn't you listen?🎧
Gene said clearly: "They were let go".👋
Paul Stanley once said bad mouthing Peter Criss "He didn't get along in the band, also he was much older than the rest of us, he was almost like an old man." Really Paul? Gene was born in 1949, Ace was born in 1951, Paul in 1952 and Peter was born in 1945...Wow! By that reasoning Bill Wyman should've been kicked out of the Stones because he was 7 years older than Keith.
Gene Simmons is the definition of a pseudo intellectual
You ve got it gene and you have created the biggest Band in the world ❤
Gene should know better, as a New Yorker, than to say no one is witty or funny or intelligent while drunk - Jackie Gleason was incredible in his prime thru into his later years, and was wasted constantly - while writing jokes, executing them off the cuff and dancing around with perfect agility. Gleason was a powerhouse. Booze somehow fueled him in those decades.
For years I’ve thought, “This guy conquered the world and looks great and is touring at his age (or was). He’s a billionaire and he can’t get a decent toupee?”
Kiss needs to just go away...
Lifelong Kiss fan here. You're absolutely right
Why?
I am lucky that you seen eachother perhaps every day ❤❤
Hey there, cool video. Where can I get some of those awesome t-shirts? Couldn’t find them on Google. Thanks ✌🏻🤙🏻
If you want to know about Kiss. Ask ABBA
Gene is a smart man. he can sell you a kiss rock for 20💰. staying away from drugs kept him rich!
Hes rich with zero friends. I find that extremely sad
Having a lot of gullible KISS fans helped in that aspect.
@@cronejawford978 100% Spot on
Take any girl I wanted ... lust is yet another sin Geeeene, Geeeeze. He was doing good then pulled the Ted Nugent "I never drank nor smoked ... two out of three ain't bad."
i feel bad that they all didn't work a little harder to make it work... gene and paul spreading the money and power, paul and ace being more disciplined and staying more sober... staying sharp... they are four really talented guys.
Very insightful guy.
Gee, that’s swell Geney baby. How about some pork chops and applesauce.
Brady bunch?
Biggest mistake Ace and Peter made was fucking up the dynamic of Kiss by getting involved with drugs. The biggest mistake Gene and Paul made was being selfish and not seeing they were just as fucked up as Ace and Peter, just not on drugs but Ego.
You have a great personality Gene you are very symphatic ❤many greetings to Paul ❤❤
You are the greatest ❤❤
Should have been harder on his wigmaker
Gene, tell us what your father was like. Did you know him?
Gene is a harsh guy but he's super intelligent and based.
Simmons is a hypocrite. The Kiss name is used on many alcoholic beverages, him and Stanley make a big profit. Listen to the classic Kiss alive 1 recorded in Detroit Michigan. Right before they play "Cold Gin" Stanley is talking to the audience audience, promoting alcohol and getting high in general. Anybody can listen to it. The Best live album Kiss ever recorded.
Mostly re-recorded in the studio.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 I was there at Cobo Hall in Detroit Michigan. Eddie Kramer produced it. He added no overdubs.
@@stephensdygert7600 Uhm, yes they did; “Alive! was recorded over four stops on the Dressed to Kill Tour: May 16 at Cobo Arena in Detroit; June 21 at Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland; July 20 at RKO Orpheum Theater in Davenport; and July 23 at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood.[12] The 78-minute double album comprises 16 songs from the band's first three albums.[13] The live performances featured elaborate setups. For example, during the song "100,000 Years," crew members used flamethrowers to engulf the stage in a ring of fire, and Peter Criss' drum kit rose high above the other band members.[6]
"People have argued whether Alive! is a purely live recording or somehow enhanced. The answer is: yes, we enhanced it. Not to hide anything, not to fool anyone. But who wanted to hear a mistake repeated endlessly? Who wanted to hear an out-of-tune guitar? For what? Authenticity?"
-Paul Stanley[14]
Kiss' wild and energetic stage presence did not translate well to the live recordings.[5] Stanley and Simmons had several miscues, such as playing the wrong chords, knocking over mics, and not singing directly into the mic.[5] Producer Eddie Kramer knew that significant dubbing was needed to make the album sound good.[5] For many years, Kiss denied the use of dubbing on Alive!.[5] In Simmons' 2001 autobiography, Kiss and Make-up: A Memoir, he admitted the band had done some post-production alterations: "There have always been rumors that the Alive! record was substantially reworked in the studio. It's not true. We did touch up the vocal parts and fix some of the guitar solos, but we didn't have the time or money to completely rework the recordings. What we wanted, and what we got, was proof of the band's rawness and power."[9] In a 2003 episode of Ultimate Albums, Kiss fully admitted to overdubbing the album. Stanley said: "What we felt was necessary was to capture the energy of the performance, not necessarily having it note for note of what actually happened." Simmons said: "Most people assume it was all live. It wasn't." Criss said: "We touched up what we had to do and I think it only made it better."[15]
Kiss rerecorded parts of the album at Electric Lady Studios in August.[16] The live recordings were so heavily altered, only Criss' drum tracks remained untouched.[16] Even the audience was doctored, as Kramer spliced together the best cheers and screams from various Kiss performances.[5] The band wanted the listener to feel like they were in fact in the audience watching the show, and since directly recording an audience would not sound good, this was considered to be the next best solution.[5] Speaking about the heavy studio redubs years later, Kramer said: "Who cares if it was overdubbed? The energy still comes through."[17]”
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Let me simplify history. I saw Kiss many times at the Michigan Palace in Detroit Michigan. The most I ever paid was 5.00 Rush backed them up that night. The cover of Kiss alive, was a picture from the stage at the Michigan Palace. I was in sixth row of the Cobo Hall show. Tickets might of been 6.50 They had no sound problems, they had no guitars going out of tune, they had no Mike stands falling over. The show went flawlessly. The album that was released sounded identical to the sound I heard, and witnessed that night. The kids holding up the banner on the back of the album cover were sitting in the third row in front of me. Eddie Kramer turned down the gig with Boston, for this production of Kiss Alive. His goal was to really do "nothing" so the album sounded raw and clear. That's exactly how this album sounded. Kiss Alive 2 was garbage, and sounded like garbage. I don't know who produced it. All I know, the Kiss Alive album, sounded identical to the show I attended, heard, and witnessed. Detroit understood Kiss as a band, before anybody knew who they were.
Ace N Peter are the main sound of Kiss Gene`s vocals are awful,Paul stanley cant play guitar for sheet !
Gene as a human being is a great rock star.
Gene should have given Ace a reacharound every once in a while
Ted says the same thing..
I’m guessing that if wasn’t for gene and Paul the band would’ve fizzled out long ago.EVERY successful idea has a leader.props to the demon boss man.🙂
1:18 A precipice is a very steep cliff on a mountain. Not a gymnasium. Sorry Gene.
For me Kiss will ALWAYS be Ace & Peter !!!
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Well, thats gene
It was ALWAYS Gene & Paul...NOBODY else mattered. Their way or the highway & Kiss/Wicked Lester went out with a fizz...... They hated Ace & Peter for being more popular, but NEEDED them back to restart Kiss, but paid them pittance....
Sucks that Ace and Peter were so down and out, broke and desperate and accepted that shit deal. If they were smart, they should have walked. It was actually Gene and Paul that were desperate. Peter and Ace were already down and out. Paul and Gene's egos were scared shit less and were coming to terms their no make up clown show kiss band was DEAD! If Ace and Peter said, 4 way, 25% split or we walked and waited. Paul and Gene would have come crawling back and said, Ok.
@@johnsmith-ug5tp Shame how unfortunate they didn't realise they had ALL the power to control the Re-union...Kiss was dead & needed CPR and the ONLY to revive it was Peter & Ace... And look at the thanks that Gene & Paul gave....FRIGGIN NONE!!!!!!
@@jmilne5751 Yep!
I wish you both all the best
Genes addiction revolves around his schmeckel
He's so full of himself. Without Ace and Peter he would be nothing.
He may not have been famous but Gene would have found success in whatever and ever he undertook because he had a super strong work ethic. I mean look at what he was doing before kiss and while kiss was coming up he's working his butt off. He was hustling. He was doing the little things to be successful. Now he may not have found mega Fame like he did with kiss, but success would not have eluded that man.
What an absurd comment.
@kawada1 KISS could have only happened with those exact 4 guys - and everything sans their tenure has been about coasting on the name, legacy and music the four original created together.
@@daveb8449 To pretend that KISS would have happened without Ace & Peter - that is certainly a absurd idea.
@@FSboy70 You must literally not have read my comments. I said any other business endeavor.
It’s not that he’s wrong, he’s very right…BUT then why didn’t Mick lead a charge to oust Keith?? It’s called respect!! Plus, they were smart enough to design a work schedule for every year that gave them some time to breathe. Gene and Paul were NEVER going to do that!! Even Neil Peart talked about the KISS situation and what it can do to the more soft hearted type guys…
Gene RASPUTIN SIMMONS 😂😂😂😂
And once again, Gene is full of shit that we call "EGO". As a diehard fan since 1976. I heard and read so many interviews with Gene and Paul. Ace and Peter were NOT fired 3 times. Peter quit "Peter was always a quitter" in 1980 due to drugs and alcohol and he got married. Ace quit in 1982 due to his own demons. Peter left over contract disputes in 2001and left again 2004. Ace left again in 2002. As they say "unreconciled differences", which means, they don't get along. If Peter would not let Gigi get involved in the Kiss camp, I'm sure it would be different. Peter did sabotage a show or two. These guys were not saints. In the beginning, they had chemistry. 77 or 78, money was rolling in and people that are not used to this new lifestyle, can get the best of them. Bill Aucoin wanted them to be all 25% equal, and of course, Paul and Gene carried the weight later on into their superstardom. I wish it ended up differently, but with egos and money, it all goes astray.
Yes, Gene needs to do something about his hair. It's pathetic. A cross between a brillo pad and a chia pet.
Ace just put a new record out.
Gene did a funny voice in this interview.
Being in bands with addicts is a nightmare. I've seen it myself. I have utmost respect for people who kick the habit...but they do endanger the livelihood of the band.
Gene Simmons has a tongue that could fertilize 40 acres😅
Gene probably fertilizing your azz tight now!
You never got all of this complaining and bickering with RUSH.
Agreed. Geddy and Neil were not original members either.