Gene Simmons of KISS Cheated on Cher With Who?! | Howie Mandel Does Stuff

Gene Simmons of KISS sleeps with just under 5,000 women, has dated everyone, and will take your girlfriend home while pooping in bed.
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[@Glorfinniel]

I just listened to the podcast with Paul Stanley, and Howie & his daughter didn't interrupt & cut off him as much as they did Gene.

[@gjgp89]

As a KISS fan, seeing Gene making his impersonation of Paul singing Sunday Driver (later Let Me Know, on their first Album), is SOMETHING ELSE!

[@scottperry6865]

Yes that was ausome

[@ezvue]

Patient man, Gene. Tolerated the annoying interruptions by Howie. Good stories.

[@michaelelliott1212]

Um...what? Whose podcast is it? LOL

[@daveytandtheplacetobe7561]

@@michaelelliott1212 at least ezuve cited actual evidence for his claim smh

[@badeugenecops4741]

​@@michaelelliott1212 Crawl out of Howies butt ya clout chaser. It's called an INTERVIEW. LOL!

[@glentz716]

So much simping

[@brianhill3850]

Right? Howie is such an unfunny tool!

[@gb7995]

I think I've watched every single Gene Simmons interview available and I've never seen him so casual. Amazing interview

[@YouTube.Algorithmic.Nonsense]

And he wasn't selling something.

[@vikingrebalgrindjaniicelan1369]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂

[@Austin-cc7gw]

Comfortable around a fellow jew

[@JK-ry7id]

Free speech: Hes so come it’s like he drank a bottle of alcohol before this interview or something

[@therealcyber5]

Been decades since I heard Gene on a talk show. Forgot just how intelligent, articulate and eloquent he is. Great job guys!

[@arlen1630]

You must love venereal diseases 😅

[@thedappercook]

Hes being doing the rounds before this, lots of footage on KZbin but this was excellent.

[@TOPCHEF19733]

Gene was a 6th grade teacher in Spanish Harlem for a short time.

[@me67226]

And creepy he is such a steel wool head he needs a wig worst hair in the world. 😂😂

[@me67226]

​@@TOPCHEF19733so what hes a male chovenist

[@AdityaGupta-go2qd]

Cried laughing! Gene is hilarious, and the chemistry between howie & gene was on-point. Such a rich, eclectic life Gene has had, and to think he did without drugs or alcohol, deserves respect. "I'll go home with your girlfriend, and your mother" - Gene Simmons, 2022.

[@nickstrapko7549]

Hes a pervert ,, With Love.......

[@desmulhern6872]

Agreed! Gene we love you long time!!

[@icanfartloud]

No drugs, no alcohol.....just Like Trump....Trump 2024

[@manp1039]

its a cliche.. i think even a song had those words in it.

[@trufflesrheaven]

@@icanfartloudTrump snorts Adderall..

[@kashs2515]

Howie has some solid power/reach to get all rare guests who usually dont do other pods. We need to run this channel up ASAP

[@excisionsstepserum8336]

Actually he does a lot I saw a video with only 20k views and he was on it

[@johnwpmusic]

Gene "No Free Ride" Simmons will do anything for publicity or self-recognition! He is an ego maniac.

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

Gene is all over. He'll interview with anyone. Far far far far from rare. Its Peter Criss that would make this podcast super unique.

[@kkittycatkat1990]

@@johnwpmusic There it is! I didn't have to look through but 3 comments to find what I was going to write. The man who says he "invented" the devil horns when it's actually been proven that it was used before him. Can't stand the guy.

[@joshualove5920]

Howie keeps interrupting Gene it's infuriating

[@markpolesel4127]

So annoyingly shut up howie

[@josephtafur]

ADHD

[@onecuet]

It's irritating as hell!

[@blacksunshine7485]

Bad interview technique 101

[@andrewcross8244]

They are all Jews. All 3 of them

[@renanpires3396]

When Gene allows himself to break out of character, the conversation gets really interesting. After 33 minutes of Diana and Cher stuff, the conversation becomes very interesting.

[@thor7564]

The thing is to get him to speak about music.

[@adamcorcoran7338]

Ace Frehley was never kicked out of Kiss. He quit both times.

[@margaretlee-reed814]

So nice hearing Gene speak of how smitten he was with Shannon. He/They have a daughter & son and these stories are immensely important for them to hear and know.

[@Auqua1973]

I watched an interview with Nick yesterday. What a respectable and likable family. Respect for staying true to as humble as you can be.

[@racheller8753]

Me too!! Lol! Agreed✨

[@jamesjustice8711]

Did you see him with Christina P?

[@CreativeReptiles]

I wasn't born during the kiss era, but my intro to Gene was his reality show, and i loved his energy & how funny he and his family are. Quickly became a fan and looked up his music. Great interview!!! This episode was so funny

[@patriksweden9203]

Gene "No Free Ride" Simmons will do anything for publicity or self-recognition! He is an ego maniac.

[@taergehtsiram]

This was great. I usually can't take Gene Simmons interviews, because he answers with the same, sound-bite responses. But this was a pretty honest, open interview.

[@Ayanami0001]

LEGEND. Get Ace Frehley and and Peter Criss on the podcast!

[@markl5998]

Ace is hilarious

[@ashleighsalinas8526]

I'd love to see both of em

[@cb2354]

I agree. Ace would take the piss out of G and P.

[@napoearth]

Agreed, let them give their side too.

[@martinv1503]

Yes!!!

[@poppycock6572]

Honestly, Has anyone stopped to really look at how long Howie has been around... AND relevant? Very talented guy and he seems very genuine. He's come a very long way since blowing up balloons with his nose 🤣!

[@mrc4545]

I can't believe he was about to tell a story about calling Bob Dylan and you cut him off and started talking about trivial things and then never came back to the story.

[@badeugenecops4741]

I wish he was OCD about shutting the fk up when his guests speak.

[@SheriMeligan-tn9vb]

Let the "poop in the bed" story go Howie! Stop interrupting too!

[@bigseeks1417]

Love the podcast y'all, been following since day 1. Keep up the great work!! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Bulldog_skin]

The Richard Simmons reference had me rolling.. The reason being, my father who is not particularly aware of popular music of the last 50 years would attend the NAMM show each year with his company that imported pianos from Europe into the USA. One year a television producer approached him and said that they were filming a reality tv show and Gene Simmons wanted to be filmed playing one of their pianos at their booth. They asked him if he was familiar with Gene Simmons and he responded “Is that Richard’s brother?” He came in with his son and played one of their pianos as I saw a picture but seeing the show air Family Jewels it apparently hit the cutting room floor as they did air a segment of him and his son walking around NAMM that year.

[@robertbrady7914]

Gene showed the patience of Job in this interview. My hat’s off to him.

[@ThumpPodcast]

Great interview and so was Paul’s. Two very different personalities that work and work well. They brought us entertainment based concerts and the hair band. Wannabe purists tend to talk down about KISS and their music abilities. KISS’ priority was a show, party and a good time. I found the podcast over the summer and gradually going back to earlier interviews. Thank you Howie for your mental health awareness. I’ve dealt with OCD for almost 30 years.

[@gavegas7043]

I just wish he'd stop interrupting. OCD = All about me

[@user-nv8qj9kg5k]

I haven’t seen Paul’s interview yet! Looking it up now thanks 🤘

[@roxannemoser]

Paul once said if songs don't rhyme, they're not real songs. Neil Finn is one of my favorite songwriters of all time. He has quite a few that don't rhyme.

[@hollyjames1581]

While I had a bad experience meeting Gene, I still believe he is a very intelligent man. And for that, I respect him.

[@JoyofBooking]

Tell the story

[@hughhaefner3317]

Spill the tea holly.

[@gussygatlin3093]

😂

[@TheJustinJ]

Was the feeing mutual? 'Cause that's a factor often omitted.

[@Robothut]

Wow. I never saw this side of Gene S. before. Enjoyed the whole pod cast. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@oldpilotnewtricks]

The camera angles are strange. They both look like they are looking the same direction. It is very distracting.

[@missmelissa2303]

They’re breaking the 180 degree rule. The guest camera needs to be on the opposite side, but then it would probably be in the way of the full studio shot camera, so then the full shot camera would need to be on the opposite side of the room, but then it wouldn’t be facing the set or the participants. What a bad set up.

[@BigRedRam11]

Agree - I bet gene wants some kind of angle to be on camera that he thinks is flattering

[@missmelissa2303]

@@BigRedRam11 it’s nothing to do with Gene. All the guests since they updated their set have had this issue unfortunately.

[@tleeg74]

That is annoying as hell

[@jamesjustice8711]

Damn now it's bothering me!

[@megamasa77]

Howie you interrupt too much. Let them finish a sentence.

[@doctorkayak]

Nearly an hour and a half of Gene Simmons being "Almost Human"!

[@derrick8224]

This is an awesome interview. Thank you

[@Brian19451]

Gene to Howie: “You are powerful, attractive man.”

[@TaraVixen]

All of my kids first concert was KISS. I made my oldest son a Gene Simmons costume including 3inch heals, for him to go 2 his first KISS concert when he was 9yo. He was photographed by everyone including celebrities and appears on a poster inside one of the KISS albums “Alive IV KISS Symphony”(he’s next to the KISS emblem) On the next tour at 11yo he was front row and taken up on stage by “Machine Gun Fellatio” (support act) at the Rob Laver Arena in Melbourne in front of 14,000 KISS fans & they called him “Little Gene” he became a little star & could not walk more than 5ft at concerts without fans stopping to take photos with hun. My daughter was 5yo and was in a FULL Paul Stanley costume with 2inch heals. He was now known as “little Gene” & was asked to make appearances in his costume for fan memorabilia swaps in Melbourne. He ended up on the front page of our local newspaper in full makeup & costume. The Day Kiss arrived in Melbourne we spent the day at Crown Casino walking around in heals & costume my 5yo daughter also in her full Paul costume with 2inch heals & they got to meet Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer who were both AMAZING!! They stopped to have their photo taken with them & sign merchandise. Gene had not arrived in Melbourne yet, but my son had previously got to meet Gene at the “speaking in tongues” concern Gene did in Melbourne. Unfortunately Paul wasn’t as willing to stop & meet the kids at Crown casino but he did stop & wave at them. So by 11yo my son had met most of his favourite band, met his hero & dressed up as him. He had been on their stage & appeared on a poster inside one of their album covers & spent 4 days in a row in costume to meet them & attended all 3 nights of the tour. He had also appeared on the front page of the local paper in the makeup & costume. To this day my family are still HUGE fans and my daughter (now 24yo) attended their last concert here in australia 2nights ago!! Wish I could attach the pics of them in costume on here! 😄

[@Z0mbie432]

I love how without fail every guest I've seen so far brings up how young Jacque looks "you're 12 you don't know what that word is?" xD

[@NandaLinnAung]

Gene Simmons is absolutely an honest guy.. In Paul Stanley interview, he explained in a very polite manner, Paul Stanley said TRUST.. these two guys are absolutely amazing.. hats off..

[@grantbaechler3529]

This is my first time watching this and instantly became a fan. Talk about first impressions and nailing it. As a fellow Canadian,thank you Howie and all of your crew. Can’t wait to watch more episodes.

[@fofrankstank]

Mine also I agree !

[@gavegas7043]

He interrupts WAY to much. Needs training on how to interview people

[@deangriffith9116]

I never really realized how different Paul and Gene are until this and Paul's interview. Night and day but they make it work.

[@veritosvampire]

I died laughing at this interview. Gene will always be a true devil, I LOVE HIM! 😈🤩

[@notgivinup]

Me too! I used to LOVE the Gene Simmons Family Jewels show on A&E back in the day!

[@brendadavis5391]

Gene's an honest man.

[@raider7829]

Such a fun interview! Love it❤

[@stevenimeson902]

Amazing on every level! We’ll need him back for a part 2 haha

[@raymondmatias4441]

This is awesome, love Gene's stories, and the spontaneous humor of all three of them,

[@BobbyTucker]

Mr. Gene Simmons is a person I could listen to all day. Even if he's talking nonsense he turns it around and makes the conversation interesting. He has a tremendous command of the English language.

[@H-mu4bo]

Talking like mates, Gene and Howie are having fun, and the girls do love to have fun too. Great podcast.

[@jefffillinger8085]

I'm 52 and my cousin had life size card board cutouts of kiss this was prob around 1977 they were to cool wish I had those today anyway its cool to have gene on telling some old stories what a life he's led keep up the cool interviews Howie

[@user-nv8qj9kg5k]

This is by far the best interview I’ve seen in a long time! I grew up with both of you and follow your careers! How often do you get to watch 2 iconic performers just sit and chat about their lives! I love you both! Thank you Howie for bringing this epic interview to the world! ❤😎👍. Laugh 😆 and Rock 🎸on 🤘

[@Pistonbilly]

The look of confusion on her face while he talks in Gene-isms is priceless

[@KellyK387]

“Sit on my leg and make an old man happy “ 😅I can’t stop laughing 😂 😂

[@anniecrestani1121]

Loved this interview very informative baci x

[@jabo6479]

Say what you will about Gene.. he is the embodiment of the American dream.

[@WKRP187]

100% correct..He didn't even get into being so poor in Israel that he was hustling on the streets by like 6-7 yrs old for food money

[@rockbass7027]

He was just extremely lucky.

[@mick1406]

Gotta love Gene! Arrogant as f#@k, but so witty and intelligent. A true rock god who I find I am growing to respect more and more as I find out about his early life.

[@yettiman2817]

Loved that interview. Wish it was longer

[@dingalingmasterpiecetheater]

Watched the Paul Stanley interview and now Gene's. These interviews were great and the 2 hrs combined just flew by!

[@Wayne_Nero]

This is so good!! Thx 🙏

[@facepeeps]

Great interview!!!

[@dianam9028]

I find Gene Simmons very entertaining. Grew up listening to KISS and this was awesome!

[@John.K]

I have so much enjoyed this show. What a humor you guys have.

[@midwayer11]

Very very interesting and entertaining! I love all these people. So awesome to see Gene choke up seeing that little girl acknowledge the existence of KISS. I choked up too. What a feeling to know you are a positive part of MILLIONS and MILLIONS of lives! Inspiring. 🙏🙏🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟❤️

[@nicktownsend9695]

my wife's uncle, Bill Aucoin, was Kiss's manager....and loved the stories he would share.....

[@gailreese4102]

Loved this! So, so good! Thank you Howie & Jackie!

[@ericross441]

He looks like a full-sized Danny Devito

[@JamesBWest]

Thank you for this podcast. It was very entertaining and funny. I met Gene Simmons one time. He’s really a nice guy Howie keep doing your podcasts II gotta say it again I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.

[@sandrahartje9974]

Howie I saw you in Las Vegas when you were first starting out and blowing up the rubber gloves. Your stand up was hilarious. ty

[@starstar4314]

Howie is so rude, he doesn't let people speak...

[@me67226]

I'd rather hear Howie then Gene, Glad he interrupted him.

[@racheleidelbach]

@@me67226😢

[@ExploringTheWestCoast]

❤️ Howie's genuine stoke when I found out and heard his voice on the War Machine! I'll never listen to that song the same way either Howie! Put both hands up! 🤘🤘

[@sjw4638]

I love how watching this interview gave me a full perspective on how he lived his life. He really let life take him by the balls and lead him. 😂 I also came away from this interview with a whole new perspective of him and new a found respect. I have never heard or seen him speak like this before and I appreciate him doing this because it let us see him in a whole other light.

[@steveandersen469]

Thumbs up from me. Greatest episode, by far!! Peace out from the Southern Tip of Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada

[@RokDAWG1]

I love this as much as his interview with Paul! I love that Howie won’t settle for the typical answer & digs in to get real answers. It’s awesome that they are all having fun with the interview! Ok now we need an interview with Ace & Peter separately.

[@jamesjustice8711]

Would absolutely love an interview with Ace and Peter. I bet Ace would be down to come on, I don't hear much about Peter anymore.

[@RokDAWG1]

@@jamesjustice8711 Same here... I think that it would be cool if he interviewed all of the original members & then the two current members & even Vinnie Vincent!

[@terjeweum3677]

That would be so cool😎

[@1974kizz]

Every time I listen to a Gene Simmons interview I understand more and more why Peter and Ace loved getting high.

[@leahcaudill6559]

And these people have money.

[@gibson7289]

Imagine him and paul stanley making every decision about your life, id be the same as ace and peter.

[@adamgonzales5649]

❤😂great show man two of the best Howie and Gene man I envy that life !

[@pinman973]

Howie wont stop talking.

[@ajmarliere]

I had the honor of serving him dinner before a concert. He ordered a giant bowl of 3 different kinds of cereal, but one had to be shredded wheat, with skim milk and ice and the biggest spoon I could find. I thought he was joking. When I put it in front of him he grabbed my arm, pulled me closer to his face and said "tell me a Michael Jackson joke". Growing up a Kiss fan, it was the best/craziest experience I never thought I'd have. All my other coworkers at the hotel were saying how rude he was. They just didn't know him. I got fist bumped multiple times and before he left he told me I'm a wonderful human and never change.

[@michaelracicot233]

He didn't call you a powerful and attractive man?

[@johnbowen35]

Gene speaks the truth. I'm not an egotistical person, but I learned guitar, and bass, drums, and other instruments, by watching and practicing. I'm a multi-instrumental musician. I can play any lead guitar or bass solos, correctly, by watching a couple times. And I do not read music. I do not feel comfortable playing to an audience, I do it for myself. I guess you can call me hidden talent. But my point is, I agree with Gene, there are many famous artists, like Gene, that have no formal training, they are the chosen ones.

[@TheJustinJ]

Do what Leo did. Mix your own covers, release on YT. Make bank.

[@GeneWalkGroup]

Love Gene ! Great Show Howie & Team !

[@100hooker]

Funny, he talks about being responsible / showing up and doing the work. In Paul’s book he talks about Gene basically putting the band on the back burner and leaving Paul to shoulder the whole load. I’m sure they all remember it differently though.

[@markl5998]

Gene putting KISS on the back burner?

[@100hooker]

@@markl5998 yep. In Paul’s book he talks about Gene being absent around the time he was trying to get into acting. Paul said Gene was just phoning it in and leaving him to do all the work. That’s why he put himself in the forefront of the Smashes Thrashes and Hits cover among other things

[@thor7564]

That's not exactly any news. Known for decades, and Gene agrees (the closest you'll ever get a regret from Gene I guess). The thing is that KISS has never been 'Gene and Paul writing songs together', in fact they didn't write more than 7 songs together from the first album up to Destroyer, and then not a single song until The Elder. They have written less than 20 songs together, and the album they wrote most songs together was Monster (!) with 5. Also after the Love Gun tour/Alive 2, KISS isn't really a group anymore. Lots of hired hands, studio musicians and Paul/Gene/Ace sitting in separate studios writing and recording songs. On the other hand: Gene has been the main man latest years since Paul can't do high pitch anymore. Way more singing for Gene live.

[@VeN0m88]

I laughed so much durn this , What a great showman at 30:34 I am balling 😂😂😂

[@iggymac3473]

Beautiful guys I love this podcast love you all great show

[@whiteknightcutlass]

1:11:30 how ironic i fell asleep with Howie and dice clay playing and woke up just as this sing was playing, i have this album, this was one of my favorite songs out of all the kiss albums, crazy howie was on there, i had found a whole collection of kiss albums for 50 cents each at a garage sale in the early to mid 80's, i got destoryer, creatures of the night, unmasked, lick it up, and the one with heavens on fire on it, i think that was also the name of the album, i still have them all packed up somewhere in our storge room

[@caboluna2927]

Glad I kept watching after the sssssttttttooooorrrryyyy (man that took long). Funny though, yes, I sing in the shower. I have many "songs" I "wrote." Lol. Music is in my veins somewhere. But it is funny to me because I know that even though I can sing and play instruments a little I've always felt I could be a songwriter. So, pun intended, that part struck a chord with me. Thanks you all. Keep up the good work. EDIT. did not know all that info about War Machine!

[@badeugenecops4741]

If only Howie was OCD about shutting the fk up when his guests try to finish a thought or sentence.

[@codacreator6162]

I was lucky enough to be accompanied backstage at a KISS show by Gene’s bass tech (on that tour). It was a huge experience (before you could buy them) and I got to see how War Machine is performed live. More background singers than on the stage… not Howie, though. Sadly.

[@Variant1on1]

Gene called her “Howie’s daughter” instead of her name.😂

[@cls0372]

I remember Howie Mandel as narrator of the cartoon, Bobby's World.

[@Strommel1]

wish he would take it a little easy with the Howard Stern style of interrupting and tangents because it's super annoying when overdone.

[@elvis5138]

People Slam Gene so mutch but you can clearly tell his personality has improved 100%.

[@rustyshackleford928]

I wish Howie would ask a question and stfu for 45 seconds. Just hit a chess timer. damn.

[@mikaellofgren7]

Just WOW!! Loved this!

[@charlottedixon6628]

Great interview.💗Gene is a legend💗

[@levibriles4769]

Love Gene!!!!! Howie’s pod is low-key one of the best out there. Whitney coming in at the end just added to the mix. So much fun to listen to.

[@Keepmelevel]

Lesbian woke Whitney comes in that hates men got annoying.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@buddymills8112]

That was absolutely hilarious!

[@vox1966]

Man Great interview! Just found out about this channel

[@NazTrav]

Howie wants to ask about all the encounters with women, his daughter keeps coming back to ask about pooping the bed.

[@bangun172]

Howie let them finish and let your daughter ask questions

[@rockrowepodcast3786]

The Chocolate cake stuff is great! Lol.

[@troyyoung3087]

hey Jackie...looking great as always...love ya smile,,,you brighten up my day always..xo

[@terjeweum3677]

Love when little girl says Ace Frehley and Peter Criss and Gene Says omg she knows the whole band that is pure gold🥇

[@coryparsons8933]

Howie’s daughter is a much better interview than her dad.

[@brockbeckstedt6483]

Great show!

[@ChadStormTheAftermath]

@GeneSimmons - So many people, as you know, saw KISS and decided to pick up a guitar. You guys were my influence and kept me on the straight and narrow for nearly 50 years. I heard KISS before I saw what KISS looked liked. What I heard changed my life. What I saw...made my mouth drop. I was 5.

[@bobjohns-qt5uc]

This is the best howie thing he's done by far

[@darthsparrow1358]

My father left when I was very young, before 3 I would say. I didn’t know until I was 18 and my stepdad revealed he wasn’t my real dad. I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from that. I feel like I have no identity. Anyway, love this convo and gene/howie

[@JoyofBooking]

Gene can be your real dad

[@andrewa1219]

"Don't Sneet when you can Shart" - Gene Simmons, 2022.

[@paulrusinko666]

These 2 interviews with Gene and Paul are the best I've heard.

[@johnbowen35]

I mean this respectfully, Howies daughter is so beautiful! And she has a wonderful sense of humor, and she is articulate and intelligent. And her smile is beautiful as well. She decorates our world.

[@lionheartroar3104]

The best interview! Gene is fascinating!