Gene simmons is a 1978 solo album by gene simmons, the bassist and covocalist of the american hard rock band kiss. As the frontman of hard rock band kiss, gene has spat blood and. Currently preparing their new album, the band is still touring and performing today. Nov 01, 2007 kiss and tell tweed, shannon, simmons, gene, mccarron, julie on. Regardless of your like or dislike of kiss or gene simmons he solidly demonstrates fundamental principles about commitment, perseverance, integrity, and respect. Feb 20, 2002 kiss gene simmons, promoting his new book, kiss and makeup, was a guest recently on terry gross national public radio show fresh air. Paul stanley reflects on his life in kiss and the end of the road tour, sharing his thoughts on gene simmons and the thought of. Sophie simmons blasts katey sagal over tellall book.
Find out what kiss song gene simmons hates playing. Kiss kompendium gene simmons, paul stanley 9780061728198. Gene simmons booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Before societys views changed and drug use, alcoholism, and sexual promiscuity came under greater scrutiny, there was little a famed rock star like gene simmons couldnt do without impunity. Gene klein born chaim witz on august 25, 1949, known professionally as gene simmons, is an american musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, author and television personality. Mar 23, 2017 gene simmons comes from an era of decadence when kiss was at its heyday and rock stars were revered by music lovers even more so than today. Making connections, seeking opportunities, setting goals, cutting deals, and most importantly taking actions on his plans, even at 70 years old, simmons is a force to reckon with. As kiss bassplaying, firebreathing demon, gene simmons is the embodiment of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Kiss and tell 9781597775175 by tweed, shannon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Kiss and tell by shannon tweed nook book ebook barnes. Kiss and makeup is the new biography on kiss bassist gene simmons. Gene simmons kiss and makeup audio chapter 7 youtube. Top 5 reasons why gene simmons is a piece of shit metal blast.
Gene simmons shares the secret to bedding 4,897 women tv. That no news therehowever it is simmonss retelling of the kiss story that is a page turner. The book will tell more stories about being on the road with the band, as well as tales about growing up in the bronx. The interview began with simmons making an obscene. Gene simmons revealed some exclusive, never before heard, stories about his iconic career with kiss.
Formed in 1973, kiss has long reached iconic status in the world of rock n roll. Get the best deals on kiss concert memorabilia when you shop the largest online. The first festival in the series is set to take place in grand forks, british columbia august 6th through the 8th 2020. Kiss and tell tweed, shannon, simmons, gene, mccarron, julie on.
For the first time gene reveals all the facets of his complex personalityson, rock star, actor, record producer, businessman, ladies man, devoted father, and now author. Thrilled by comic books, the ed sullivan show, and rock and roll, simmons ultimately decided that people crave great rock and roll music and a great theatrical show. Gene simmons paul stanley ace frehley peter criss bob mcadams became paul frehleys closest childhood friend around 1963 and remained friends to. He chronicles his life through the tough times living with his mother. People never seem to get enough of all their outrageous stories and finally after retelling these tales about ace frehley and kiss for the umpteen thousandth time bob and gordon decided to tell their stories one last time in kiss and tell.
Kiss and tell by shannon tweed, julie mccarron, gene. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gene simmons books online. News \ peter criss stabbed a guy, gene simmons stinks. So much so that his new book s title contains this word three times. In retrospect it was the kiss album that should not have happened, well looking back, gene simmons has said more than once that music from the elder is a good album, just not a good kiss.
Old pal says gene simmons would kiss and tell page six. Of course kiss fans dont want to hear bad things about their dear ace but from what i hear, genes book rips dear ace also. The book also includes exclusive neverbeforeseen backstage photos from kiss newest tour along with commentary by the bandmembers. What makes this book intriguing is the authors blunt retelling of. I had a basic idea of the playboy years and time with gene simmons. Gene simmons was born a very poor chaim witz in israel in 1949, and immigrated with his divorced mother to brooklyn in 1958. Gene simmons has another way to shine in the spotlight. Nov 07, 2012 news \ peter criss stabbed a guy, gene simmons stinks. Kiss frontman paul stanley pens tellall book about sex, drugs, rock and roll and disability on eve of rock hall of fame entry. As kiss gets inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame this week in brooklyn, lead singer paul stanley talks to the news about his amazing. Ive done more than 400 radio interviews and i truly enjoyed every single one. Gene simmons contact info booking agent, manager, publicist.
I get to genes room just as he just started undoing his knee pads and leggings. Full of dozens of photographs, many neverbeforeseen pictures from genes private collection, kiss and makeup is a surprising, intimate look at the man behind the mask. Reaching number 22 on the us billboard 200 albums chart, it was the highestplacing of all the. Gene simmons the longtongued kiss bassist and author of me, inc. Katey sagal talks drugs and gene simmons affair in memoir. Kiss and tell audiobook by shannon tweed, jules mccarron.
Simmons sounds off on booze, drugs and his new book. The musician and notorious ladies man will release kiss and make up on dec. Even if you like the rock band kiss, and the bratty superhero antics of its founders, gene simmons and paul stanley, their appearance at the end of john varvatoss show in milan qualified as a cringe moment. Comparing the original band members memoirs peter, paul, ace and gene have some conflicting memories of the same events in the bands history. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Kiss gene simmons, promoting his new book, kiss and makeup, was a guest recently on terry gross national public radio show fresh air. The legendary rocker, known for his elaborate stage makeup, costume and a. Having gene reading the book brings lots of energy and credibility. Get the best deals on kiss concert memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. Kiss frontman paul stanley pens tellall book about sex, drugs, rock. Pauls book follows in the platformed footsteps of gene simmons kiss and. The daughter of gene simmons and shannon tweed feels that the confession should never have been made so publicly and shes speaking out at sagal over it. Kiss and tell is the surprising other side of the story from one of the worlds most beautiful women.
Gene simmons s most popular book is the art of war. Kiss and makeup and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Sep 27, 2018 gene simmons revealed some exclusive, never before heard, stories about his iconic career with kiss. Its an account of his life and the long career of the band, which took the world by storm in the 70s and continues to enjoy an enormous cult following. He is the author of sex money kiss, kiss and makeup, ladies of the knight, kiss and tell, and kiss. Best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life cofounder of hard rock supergroup, kiss. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of kiss on september 18, 1978. Simmons, gene sex money kiss 2006, simmonsphoenix books genes philosophy and general outlook on life featuring plenty of his pet projects from decades past. My journey through the corridors of power and how you can get more.
Born in august 25, 1949, gene simmons or legally known as chaim witz, came from tirat carmel, haifa, israel. Besides creating a hard rock band that produced topselling albums, members gene simmons, paul stanley, ace frehley, and peter criss released an incredible amount of kiss merchandise. Kiss front man gene simmons is joining the ranks of tellall autobiographers. Ace frehleys second kiss tellall on the way page six. If youre looking for brutally honest business advice, kiss frontman gene simmons is here to give you a tongue lashing. Gebert shows more balls than bill clinton under fire but with a sense of humor and, unlike the comparison, with a blunt honesty you have to admire.
The 23 page situational stories that fill the book basically just expose how much of an ass ace is to everyone his wife, the other kiss members, fans, his friends. New listing kiss 1979 dynasty tour concert program tour book pinball gene simmons vintage. Gene simmons contact information name, email address, phone number. A historical and personal perspective of the first and oldest profession. Gene simmons paul stanley ace frehley peter criss bob. Dec 01, 2014 gene simmons the longtongued kiss bassist and author of me, inc. Jan 11, 2014 gene simmons and paul stanley talk shop. Two decades and two children after their first meeting at the playboy mansion, shannon tweed and gene simmons are still happily together. I found this audio book while looking for other kiss books. Two decades and two children after their first meeting at the playboy mansion, shannon tweed and gene simmons are still happily togetherwith never a fight or even cross words.
Jun 01, 2004 two decades and two children after their first meeting at the playboy mansion, shannon tweed and gene simmons are still happily togetherwith never a fight or even cross words. In his 2001 book kiss and makeup, simmons claims to have had sex with 4600 women, in between. Ive slept with 4,800 groupies but my wife made me burn all the polaroids. Sophie simmons blasts katey sagal for dishing on genes affair. In her new memoir grace notes, katey sagal opens up about her battle with drugs, weight loss and her affair with kiss band member, gene simmons. Buy kiss and tell by shannon tweed, julie mccarron, gene simmons foreword by online at alibris. Family jewels sundays at 9 pmet, the occasionally kabuki. My journey through the corridors of power and how you can get more power is his selfhelp manifesto that alleges to outline the finer points of focused ambition.
As luck would have it, ace and paul are in genes room. Gene simmons s open, frank and honest work here is excellent and deepened my respect for him as a person. Gene simmons has 48 books on goodreads with 9564 ratings. Name a venture, project idea or merchandising opportunity, and hes probably tried his hand at it. Gene simmons vault is a box set of 10 cds, songs selected from demos made by kiss vocalist and bass player gene simmons during his entire career it is packaged in a specially designed road case and includes in addition to the discs also bonus material a gene simmons action figure, a book and a medallion. Kiss and makeup is the wild, shocking, unbelievable story. Pepper snapple shows part of a television ad featuring kiss band member gene simmons that aired during the 2010 super bowl. Kiss singer paul stanley weighs in on ace frehley, gene simmons feud. Thrilled by comic books, the ed sullivan show, and rock and roll, simmons ultimately decided that people crave great rock and roll music and a great theatrical. Filthy riffs from kiss drummers tellall the catman dishes a heaping, entertaining pile of dirt in his new memoir. He also discusses his new book, titled backstage pass as well as the bands end of the road tour. Kiss gene simmons likes being in the 1% this image provided by dr. Kiss frontman paul stanley pens tellall book about sex.
Rock hall of famer gene simmons of kiss discusses his band. Gene simmons of kiss has announced that he is teaming up with chuck varabioff, a canadianbased producer, to launch titans of rock a classic rock festival series. This paperback version features updatedadditional material. Kiss and makeup by gene simmons penguin books australia.
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