Gene Simmons on his Relationships with Cher and Diana Ross

[@thadsriway]

Dan Rather is a masterclass in the art of the interview: ask a question, then let the subject tell it all.

[@snarkyenigma9219]

He's also a biased crazy liberal who's career in journalism ended when he was caught lying about and forging documents.

[@RobynHood1021]

Yeah he doesn’t talk too much like a lot of interviewers do

[@c.s.2110]

​@@RobynHood1021Yeah, like Kelly Clarkson. I had to stop watching her show because she was like an auctioneer talking a mile a minute. I enjoy her singing but I just couldn't get over her fast talking and constantly interrupting her guests

[@gregknipe8772]

the term masterclass has become pretentiously meaningless. please stop.

[@snarkyenigma9219]

@@gregknipe8772 ITA, and "GOAT" is becoming right up there as well.

[@ris4773]

An articulate and interesting man who took accountability for his actions and behaviour. He came to the realisation as to what was the most important thing in his life, his wife and children. Life is a journey of self discovery. We live with the hope that in our last breath on this earth that we were at the very least, decent human beings.

[@c.s.2110]

Beautifully said Ris

[@timray7066]

When Gene was a judge on American Idol, mom could not believe how respectful, polite, how well he listened to those kids. And he's in KISS!

[@hollyg3372]

Funny how we judge people by what we perceive them to be

[@davestuddaman8127]

He could be an absolute prick sometimes too. It's called being human

[@colleenshea2293]

You have to respect someone who speaks well of others like this.

[@luckypenny4263]

Right

[@TimeIdle]

Him speaking highly of Cher and Diana Ross speak volumes to his character.

[@REUBENSABBAGH]

I respect his honesty no matter what others think.

[@johnbruenn8755]

Gene’s word on drug and alcohol addiction is spot on. “Disease” my ass. It’s a CHOICE. I’ve been sober for 1.5 years now. BEST decision I ever made.

[@robertrutherford-nq9mm]

Sober now 14 years. Best decision. Keep it up! You got this.

[@c.s.2110]

@@robertrutherford-nq9mm Congrats on your sobriety. Stay strong

[@SedB101]

How’d you get sober?

[@johnbruenn8755]

@ I had tried several times to quit on my own. Within a few days I’d be right back to the tequila. One Monday, got home hung over AGAIN. Totally disgusted with myself. I got down on my knees and asked God to forgive me for ever letting my addiction get that bad, and asked Him to deliver me from it. He did right then and there. I got up off my knees and the cravings were gone. I’ve never had an urge to drink since.

[@robertrutherford-nq9mm]

@@SedB101 For me, I had a desire to change, and a very patient wife who supported my decision to get clean. She put up with my worst qualities and still had faith in me. I also distanced myself from the triggers that would get me in the mood to drink. Which also helped with my quitting smoking. Which honestly was harder than the alcohol.

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

that's the one thing I respect about Gene. Stayed clean, never touched addictive substances and loves the women.

[@vayabroder729]

Just like Uncle Ted

[@JohnDoe-ny1wp]

LOL. Webster Dictionary just removed the word "gullible" .

[@davidsmith385]

I think the Women love him because of his long tongue. 😅

[@GordonPyzik]

Would of rather had him on drugs than being with the 100s of women

[@ayronsmama05]

Sex was his addiction!

[@kirkscobey3031]

I was a KISS kid since Alive came out. All my posters and clippings went to the curb 40 years ago. I still like the music but over the years had gotten sick of all the bickering between past and present members and usually ignored them. Thank you Gene for this interview. I can now look at you again. Classy interview and the respect for his mother is beyond reproach.

[@armymomheatherc]

As any good human, good son, good husband,father, you either evolve or devolve. Gene chose to evolve, and learn as he went and self examined himself, and today it sure sounds like he's a damn good man. Love his honesty. God Bless you Gene. Your Mom I'm sure is/was very proud of her son. Well done!

[@cmjGemara]

How can you be a good father while perpetually cheating on and hurting the mother of your children? You care so much about your own mother but not about the mother of your children?

[@Youtuber-cu8ls]

Yeah he’s a hypocrite lol

[@misstigermilk]

Agreed, he's disgusting This interview is a superficial little show. Look at how he has treated people out of the spotlight with no cameras. He chirps out like he's giving himself gold stars and simultaneously promoting his new show that he cheated, was an asshole, etc. No real remorse at all. Ugh.

[@briechilli4496]

why would any woman put up with 29 yrs of cheating ?

[@cmjGemara]

@briechilli4496 it's self-abuse

[@robertrutherford-nq9mm]

@@briechilli4496a side piece of their own? A lavish lifestyle provided? I dunno.

[@LaXihuatl]

So he’s quick to dismiss how drugs & alcohol can be an addiction, but he’s quick to draw the line when Dan tries to draw parallels to Gene’s sex addiction. Gene glossed over Dan’s reference to possible Narcissism. 😁 I miss Dan Rather’s style of interviewing.

[@robertjordan3155]

Oh Shut Up!!!!!!!!!!

[@jlouutube65]

Narcissists always think they were good fathers.

[@drobson8004]

Maybe one can be both.

[@lgarcia67]

They always do

[@barb7528]

He's a good father because he stuck sround?

[@donnamariadelisser8082]

Not one of Cher's finer moments.

[@kerry-j4m]

@@barb7528 Years from now his son will write a tell all book on how foul his father was to him. LOL.

[@TL50-r9f]

when I was 5 years old in Florida seen Cher in person for a moment at a Circus show with Sonny, she had the most beautiful eyes.

[@Angie4God67]

Sexual addiction is what he had instead of drugs/alcohol..still an addiction noneless. I respect him for admitting to being arrogant and selfish. I think plenty of us have been in our lives we just weren't scrutinized in front of millions of people. Anyone can change and it seems he recognizes his shortcomings and has rectified them. Bravo

[@damned_1]

Class acts right there… interviewer and interviewee 🖤🖤🖤

[@sylviaAguenther-zc9lg]

Class Act to someone who claims to have constantly cheated on his playboy centerfold girlfriend! U mean class act asshole

[@Jazzfestn]

I can imagine where his TONGUE has been!

[@paulshamblin6260]

Say what you will but Gene gives you a good show. The fire blowing. The flying on a wire. He plays well. He shows up on time. He likes his fans.

[@JoAnnAK30]

I could say I wasn't arrogant and from a big family. It did take most of my life to learn to just appreciate things more. You think you do when you're young, but it does take every day of life to learn. I don't think you really know a whole lot till at least after 48-49. You really start to put things in perspective. About 47, I felt little depressed, like I wasted my life and could have done more. I felt out of time to do some things. You really want to treasure life.

[@garysondrini4911]

Great analogy.

[@vas5353]

Great interview

[@richardnassano623]

Because of Gene

[@wholetthedogsoutwhowho]

Excellent interview!!

[@trudideswarteTrudes]

I have always loved Gene and his philosophy on everything ❤️.

[@arfriedman4577]

Womanizing and cheating on Sharon, maybe using no protection.

[@Danny-fs1hk]

No drinking, no drugs but loves women. My kind of Rocker!

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Loves the women on drugs and alcohol 😂

[@Danny-fs1hk]

@@crazyprayingmantis5596yep 😂

[@StereoAnthony]

Don't kid yourself. Woman can be equally if not more intoxicating than any drink or drug.

[@timg185]

Most people use drugs or alcohol to have a good time. Or self medicate . But how could you not have a good time with woman throwing themselves at you.

[@rawbacon]

Put the year of the interview up. If he said he was married 2 years then this must be 2013.

[@fherrivera951]

Gene is such a gentleman,nothing negative to say about a woman!

[@mrchopsticks3]

"I've never been willingly drunk or high" - what does THAT mean?

[@Diana-yx8dh]

Right!???

[@thirteeneleven]

He (unknowingly) ate some “brownies” at a party in the 70s apparently.

[@gt3505]

Please Gene do something about your hair style

[@Rob-z7k]

A new wig

[@ckaydw]

I agree with Gene about drugs and drinking. No good comes from it and so many people get hurt. ❤😊

[@carolinecaton5553]

Also as he found out no good comes from being a slave to sex

[@lisag18]

Yet has a sex addiction

[@Peaceful777-y5e]

I’m hairdresser that’s his dyed hair not wig his always had curly hair

[@DMC33]

Lol

[@julier.1902]

Is his hair like natural hair? I wish there was a nicer way to style/cut it. It looks kind of odd, I guess.

[@sjg5994]

I thought it was his hair. Too terrible to be a wig.

[@Diana-yx8dh]

Probably would look better if he just kept it short

[@KennethStone-u2e]

I remember way back in that time. Sometimes you forget

[@user-gs7fy1jz5h]

Rock on Gene Simmons and Kiss! 💋 Thank you for all your great songs and music. You’re a legend. You know that you have a beautiful wife too, and I’m happy for you all of you. You’re also smart man, no drugs, no alcohol. Rock on! Kiss fan forever! 😘❤️💋 Greatest 😊

[@erice.4976]

I love this guy is so confident... A legend 🎵🎵🎵🎵👍👍👍👍

[@bobthebear1246]

You have to applaud Gene Simmons for his honesty.

[@thecurrent730]

He states he's a good father. A good father doesn't cheat on his children's mother, now wife. Although I do respect his honesty, he's very arrogant.

[@Confessions089]

He believes he's good because he chose having a family over some strippers for the time being.

[@rolltide9547]

Rock stars have different rules.

[@sortingthroughdata.brb.7983]

I did not become my father. I am a good father. ❤

[@lindaminella7775]

A former NY school teacher and it shows. He is extremely intelligent.

[@gus91340]

Respect to Gene for being a real person 😎

[@lgarcia67]

He was addicted. He was a womanizer. Society may not see it as such, specially if you are in a rock band; but he sure was addicted. And it was not even sex, it’s the rush of conquering; the being able to say I slept with that woman. And the more impossible they are (like Diana Ross or a married woman) the bigger the thrill.

[@jerryanderson3181]

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are the best thank God for them the two most focused men on the planet and a work ethic second to none

[@hcklberypinkbrownies5170]

Love him!!! Great TV show!!! An Icon!! 💚 O+

[@marke219]

I loved listening to this

[@Confessions089]

One question, why is he wearing sunglasses in the interview?

[@lindamarcouxgunter875]

Sup with the sunglasses tho?

[@Diana-yx8dh]

Thats what im wondering

[@blazefairchild465]

Sex addicted , instead of substances. He just indulged because he could, then when his partner wanted him to stay away from cheating as she did ,he couldn’t even stop himself, like he said it’s a selfish illness addiction.

[@mickidonahue4038]

Obviously he's hurt those he loved. I hope Shannon has some peace of heart and mind now.

[@trudideswarteTrudes]

Shannon is Gene's wife's name Shanon Tweed,fully aware of who he was marrying.

[@LannieLord]

The Diana Ross / Cher era is never talked about . TRUE: when you live in NYC : you rarely see celebrities - sometimes a soap opera star or a Broadway star . LA is a different world .

[@kimberleyhouston70]

Diana was wrong to do Cher like this

[@angelyndibala5420]

An addiction is an addiction!!!

[@sylviaAguenther-zc9lg]

Why is he wearing sunglasses 😂😲

[@AndrewMark-hl9hh]

He's a she

[@paulettenoel4391]

How Shanon put up with this all those years? it's a mystery to me.

[@suzannek3493]

Me too . He's no prize.

[@timg185]

Woman come easy to rich and famous men . Woman usually know what they are getting into , I would bet most have some sort of arrangement . Bill Gates was allowed to cheat once a year . A lot of regular average men cheat . Ad in fame and money then it’s more prevalent and more accepted.

[@johnforell7018]

Money, what do you think?

[@adamfindlay7091]

Taurus women are extremely awesome.

[@--ag]

That amount of cheating. Three decades, and then he decides to marry. Wish women didn’t hang in there for the ring and they just LEAVE

[@johnaldred6864]

Love the motorcycle helmet on his head !

[@SWDetboy]

Sex addiction is ramped in the world..

[@Ohtiaraa]

Why do people keep posting this interview of him like it’s brand new? And how is he getting hundreds of thousands views still on this stuff?

[@garyporcello]

This is ten years ago. 2014...

[@Ohtiaraa]

@ I know that’s what I’m saying.. I swear I hear more about him now than when I regularly followed KISS a few years ago 🙄

[@lillianlindquist1720]

I am glad you Don't get high on drugs or drink.. Your High on Life. God Bless you.

[@mrchopsticks3]

No, he has other addictions - money and women.

[@minnipearls3633]

I like how he puts it.

[@centurione6489]

Gene SImmons ... a quite remarkable human being and a gentleman.

[@TomMeredith-n9k]

I’m sure as time went by with Gene , Cher noticed how tight he was with his money and his arrogance was pathetic.

[@runnn3107]

Plus he isn’t into to health or fitness like Cher, so I’m sure she got tired of his arrogance after a while. He’s the opposite of Cher, frankly.

[@albertdenton]

Love when a rockstar comes through there career and after all things looks at it like he landed on mars at a younger age instead of thinking it’s real life it’s refreshing

[@STOPBeingMeanPlease]

Gene always mentions what a great mother the women were, he said it about several women.

[@waynealvarez6519]

Can’t fault honesty

[@lisag18]

Sure you can. Honesty is fine but self discipline is a good thing, too

[@WORLDPARTYFORUM]

At which location with golden skulls on the walls was the interview conducted?

[@wayneevans8286]

Gene is working hard, he’s worth a deuce

[@georgethomasmendivil7776]

🌟LONG LIVE GENE SIMMONS🌟

[@Ingrid-b5z]

But I do respect his honesty ❤

[@familylifetoo9541]

What year was this ?

[@polmartin8368]

"[...] but I certainly went to it, head, hands and feet."

[@familylifetoo9541]

Approx. 12 years ago...

[@loulou9978]

Shannon certainly tolerated a lot of BS from him!!!

[@larryrock11]

That wig tho 😂

[@marytrausch5230]

He must have had a sex addiction.

[@dankenton]

Looks like some leftover prop from those Planet of the Apes movies from the 70's.

[@dawnlee866]

😅😅

[@DMC33]

Lol

[@Lindalou5977]

It is quite horrendous

[@c.s.2110]

I never cared for Gene or the group Kiss. It's just not my type of music but I gained a lot of respect for Gene after watching this interview. He's not the man I perceived he was. I was judging him by his music and not the man he is in his personal life

[@rosacornett6320]

Gene done good with Shannon. Cher wouldnt have been anything without Sonny

[@jonklein7130]

No Sonny would have been nothing without Cher

[@mrchopsticks3]

@@jonklein7130 No, Sonny was a successful songwriter before Cher. Sonny gave Cher her break.

[@jonklein7130]

@ people did not watch the Sonny and Cher show because of Sonny. How many songs did he write after Cher left

[@mrchopsticks3]

@@jonklein7130 You said Sonny would be nothing without Cher, but he was something before Cher. Before Sonny, Cher was just another problematic teenager with no future to speak of.

[@Leslie27275]

That’s boloney. Cher was the talent. In the end Sonny stole all of the money Cher earned.

[@AndrewMark-hl9hh]

They are ALL male to female and female to male Gene is one.

[@vayabroder729]

Respect to Gene and his work ethic and his wisdom acquired through experience. But please! Do something about that hair!

[@wayneevans8286]

Plaster caster comes to mind

[@arfriedman4577]

My mom couldnt stand that he slept with so many people when he had a family. I had no idea he was with cher or diana. I just listen to music. I dont pay attention much to who famous people date or marry, or kids are, unless i have interest to know.

[@Peaceful777-y5e]

Loved kiss best sexy band ❤❤❤❤

[@TRUMPUSA1]

Nick was a MySpace friend of mine for a while. 😊 Pretty cool. Been so long I can't even login to my account these days. Lol

[@deanvoss7098]

She stayed with you because you still have the cash otherwise you'd never get a woman like that... If you were broke she would never be with you

[@andthisismywork]

Rather is a legend. Classy, softspoken, smart and folksy. I like him. He's what more modern-day broadcasting needs. Thanks, Rather.

[@rosemaryguyton9835]

He was raised as an only child. However, he has half brothers and sisters.

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Simmons was a bit of a stereotypical rock star, but none of my friends found him attractive.

[@jar8459]

Well done Gene we all have faults we have to acknowledge it.

[@davidfisher3273]

Contradicting himself

[@charluvstrue]

Not at all. He said who he is. What he is and was. That's authentic.

[@karengayehammat4199]

🌞Desperado

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Um i dunno everything on that timeline seems unobtainable and thank God for that ❤

[@malcolmhayward4431]

Take the sunglasses off

[@briechilli4496]

what type of women go with a man knowing he lives in a long term relationship and has children ?

[@janetwatson7966]

Thats the thing about cher, she was with a lot of guys..

[@SedB101]

That bad?

[@bb57365]

Loved loving mothers. 😂

[@Confessions089]

😂

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Is that Vinnie Vincents sister?

[@cynthiablandford6213]

Hey Gene, Darth Vader wants his helmet back!

[@Sally-ih6ls]

That’s his style, why make fun if him? R you perfect?

[@cynthiablandford6213]

@Sally-ih6ls Perfect as ever!

[@jeffreyzeiss1326]

Not so sure Cher is a good mother... Both of her kids have battled drug abuse and I messed up big time

[@Leslie27275]

Her son with Greg Allman inherited the addiction gene. Sadly. Cher herself did not drink to excess or do drugs.

[@PeteDavidson-yl3ps]

No GIRL in her right mind would pass up a Tongue like Gene's there are simply TOOOO many possibilities...endless possibilities...

[@angelyndibala5420]

Baahaahaaaa

[@eaccristo]

I thought that was what Cher wanted.

[@alexhess4925]

Gene said Cher was a FREAK !!!

[@judykane3024]

His addiction was sex.

[@suzannek3493]

gee really ?

[@JamesBurchell-r5p]

He doesn't want own up to being narcissistic

[@toscadonna]

What’s with the creepy skulls and paintings?

[@MrDogStream]

but being a womanizer is ok? LOL