Pearls of Wisdom from Mr. Gene Simmons

Showing off the 10 pound book! (seriously, it’s 10 pounds)

We followed legendary KISS rocker Gene Simmons yesterday as he toured morning shows and book signings in NYC to promote his new book, KISS KOMPENDIUM (on-sale today). The experience was…entertaining, to say the least. Here’s what we learned from Gene about love, life, and being a very powerful and attractive man:

Gene does not smoke or drink. (Hear that folks? Straight edge is cool).

He does all his own makeup before shows, which takes him about 2 hours.

Gene was born in Israel and moved to the U.S. when he was 8. He also studied at a Yeshiva for a time before he started his music career.

His thoughts on that whole Tiger Woods situation: Women need to get a hobby. Why would a guy want to have sex with other women if he’s married? Because he can. Men are only driven by sex, period. Women need to stop obsessing about what he’s thinking and start worrying about their own lives.

Similarly: Girls grow up and mature, but men are always 12 year-old boys at heart.

On why he didn’t get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but  ABBA did: KISS has sold more than 80 million albums. You can’t beat that, no matter what some committee says.

The craziest thing a fan has ever done upon meeting him: Too dirty to print.

Comment below with your questions for the rocker !

The team before the book signing

Now THAT is love.

The tiniest KISS fan in the crowd--this boy made a special book for Gene at school!

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