Gene Simmons tells CNBC's Jon Fortt about growing up in Israel

Gene Simmons, founding member of the rock band KISS, sits down with CNBC's Jon Fortt to talk about music, life, business and relationships.
Full conversation: forttknox.com/apple, Episode 14.
Rich ideas and powerful people: CNBC's Jon Fortt brings you closer to the entrepreneurs and executives who are crafting the future in technology and beyond.

[@tenbroeck1958]

Gene's autobiography was great - I have read it multiple times. His stories of growing up in Israel and having no bathroom and the war that was happening, all amazing to hear from the perspective of a young, Jewish boy. His mother was a strong and beautiful woman, who was always her son's biggest advocate.

[@ReeseChown]

I like in the book when he said "this is what my dick looks like when it's soft".

[@donnasmith8742]

I have heard other interviews. He is a proud jew, a proud Israeli, and very smart (he speaks 5 languages fluently. But he is the proudest american of all. They got into the war and saved his mother. His mother and his uncle are the only survivors of the holocaust. All others perished because of hitler. He named his daughter Sophie from Sophie’s choice.

[@Starfightingf104]

YIKES!!!!

[@Monarchist94]

@@user-kb4lh4cv5r you don’t exist.

[@dtcdtc8328]

So smart he pushed the coof jab that is anything but "safe and effective" AND all the subsequent "variants" were totally BS. Many of us suspected it when it happened now we know for Fact. I have every Kiss album , still. And some other very old memorabilia, could care less about it . I'm sick of these "protected" classes , every single one Would not have survived w/out the Courage Strength and abdominal spirit of the straight American White Male. War after War we saved people yet , we are the only ones who get " White Lives Matter" labeled as an Antisemitic Hate Speech. F THAT and screw the ADL

[@naorshahar7759]

Such a sweet voice 😊

[@nelsonnigel4775]

Good job #JonFortt and good work by the #ForttKnoxx team on producing these cool videos in these wonderful settings. Plus it does not hurt when you are interviewing solid rockstar legends like #GeneSimmons.

[@anibal6031]

Absolutely loved that he said, “We also wrote the New Testament” 🤙🏽

[@Starfightingf104]

lol at your phenotype

[@jonznuff]

Acts 7:43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

[@jonznuff]

John 8:44 / Revelations 2.9 , 3.9 / Acts 7:43

[@rodneyvandermerwe188]

Christianity is a Jewish fraud to take over the world... It's a sheep religion

[@HappyMachorino-bd8no]

Gene's "God Of Thunder" voice. What a voice! Paul Stanley wrote the song. Thank you, Lord, for giving us your jewish sons. For giving us KISS❤

[@Every-picture-tells-a-story]

Ok. So Jesus is Jewish. Then why do Jewish people Call Christians Goyuim.. ? Makes no sense

[@Monarchist94]

Because we aren’t Jews.

[@copiasrat6116]

Bc they “changed” our religion

[@dogman-fx9ub]

The goyuim thing is exaggerated by antisemites. Yes some Jews think in that manner but most Jews are rational decent people.

[@sunnyhill5119]

​​@@copiasrat6116Who is 'our'? I'm just asking because I don't know what you mean. And what does Goyuim mean?

[@jamieboon4335]

Israël Forever

[@VanessaDo-lu7cd]

gene fans kiss sweet

[@skitzotheproducer3469]

Jews Rock!

[@Supertron1]

Israeli? I would've guessed he's Puerto Rican.

[@thomasward00]

Gene was born in Israel

[@johnconway6976]

@@thomasward00 Gene was born when Kiss was born. Chaim Weitz was born in Israel. He's been reincarnated several times - thus giving him the right to say "We wrote" the Bible

[@Abilliph]

@@johnconway6976 yeah... I know you're kidding, but it's we as in Jews.

[@jonznuff]

|< | |< € $ in S a t a n s S e r v I c e Acts 7:43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

[@deadlyshotta2893]

He’s no dummy