The one-two punch of Alive! and Destroyer made Kiss a success in the mid 1970s. In the summer of 1976, shortly after the release of Destroyer, Gene Simmons decided to use his newfound fame and fortune ...
Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone that his bond with a young Eddie Van Halen started in 1977 after seeing Van Halen live in Los Angeles. Impressed, he flew Eddie, his brother Alex, Michael Anthony, and ...
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Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley copied a Robby Krieger guitar solo note for note on a famous Kiss track
Rock music is full of licks, riffs and songs that writers and musicians borrowed or stole outright from others. The Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA” is a copy of Chuck Berry's “Sweet Little Sixteen,” George ...
Inspiration can strike anytime if you're paying close enough attention. For Kiss' "Dr. Love," it happened while Gene Simmons was watching the Three Stooges. The singer and bassist had been working on ...
For a group that performed in garish makeup and costumes amid explosions and fire-breathing, it’s perhaps not surprising that Kiss did not often get much respect as musicians. Yet the band’s ...
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