
“Our strength comes from the masses, not from the critics. All anyone talks about is the makeup, or ‘Let me see your tongue.’ Sometimes you want to say, ‘Can’t you just focus your eyes up here so that we can have a conversation?‘” “My life in Kiss is like being a girl with huge tits. “I admire bands like Radiohead, but the idea of being that serious? Fuck that, get up on stage and blow shit up.” “My philosophy is: ‘Dress British, think Yiddish’.” “Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.”

Opinion: Why Gene Simmons is wrong about rap's inclusion in the Hall Of Fame.If strapping a guitar around their neck hadn’t worked out, thanks to the grace of god, they’d be putting on an apron and asking the person next to them if they’d like fries with that.”

I don’t remember the last poor person who gave me a job.” “If the 1 percent didn’t exist, there would be chaos and the American economy would drop dead. “There’s an old adage that says that money is the root of all evil. “To those who said we sold out a long time ago, you’re goddamn right we did. The commitment involved to being in Kiss is unmatched by any band in history.” “People think Kiss is the same thing as U2 and the Stones, that we get up onstage and play some songs, but they don’t have a fucking clue.
