
Gene Simmons Gets Candid: KISS Classics, Backlash, and Going Off-Script
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Coming up you asked for it. and so her it is Round 2 with the UNFILTERED Dr Love. Gene Simmons of Kiss. This first iteration got backlash and I even got called out for not pushing back in the last interview My job is to ask questions and get out of the way. Well, haters are gonna hate because This one may piss them off even more. We talk about the classics from Kiss’ biggest song ever I Was Made for Loving You to the one that put ‘em on the map I Wanna Rock n Roll All Nite (And Party Every Day) plus some deep cuts, his notorious tongue, he shares his feelings on his roots which is very touching, how he made it in America, and then his phone dies mid-interview. He says what he wants, and along the way we get some great stories. Here’s Gene Simmons of Kiss on the biggest hits and misses.
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