KISS icon Gene Simmons gives shocker after shocker in his interview with a therapist

[@PostUp_Time]

*TRUE ABOUT MOTHERS. THEY ARE ANGELS. AND THEY STAY WITH YOU TIL DEATH. GOD BLESS MY MOTHER*

[@sxelxe1961]

I've been following this man and his band for 49 years, all my friends thought I was completely nuts, but they don't think I'm nuts anymore! They have been around all these years and still are working in their 70's! I'm in my 60's and plan to work as long as I can and like Gene I was always a curious person and still ask questions till this day about everything. I am a musician and worked in the music business in my 20's and decided it wasn't for me and went into dentistry...lol...I will stay in dentistry until I am ready to retire from working a four day week. Then I think I would like to work with animals in some capacity. Kiss is a piece of history that we will never see the likes of again! I'm so glad I was exposed to them and saw them as mentors, the message they sent was if you want it, you can get it, no matter what anyone tells you! Believe in Yourself❤

[@PowerTom_kyle]

I wish a Diehard would interview the band. I want to hear KISS questions! For example, When Eric Carr joined the band was there any pressure for Eric to use Pearl drums instead of Ludwig drums? Why did Paul change from a straight mic stand to a boom mic stand beginning with The Elder thru the EOTR tour? And a ton more! Interview him again with more questions like this! Thank you.

[@PostUp_Time]

Agree. Need real Band questions. Heard same questions over n over we already know the answers

[@regaltip8A]

Well that's because the interviewer has ZERO musical knowledge.

[@PowerTom_kyle]

@@regaltip8A obviously. That’s my point.

[@simpleanswer8954]

Anyone that cares why a person changed mic stands needs to step back and reflect on their obvious over obsession.

[@PowerTom_kyle]

@@simpleanswer8954 we are die hards. We want all the answers.

[@armymomheatherc]

Great Dad, husband,and son. Imperfect, but honest. That's all anyone can want.

[@daveytandtheplacetobe7561]

glad Gene was able to keep it interesting with all the pedestrian questions

[@MM1717mm]

@daveytandtheplacetobe7561 with the same answers and corny jokes hes been using for 20 years 🙄🙄

[@armymomheatherc]

I hear a complicated guy that is actually humble where he ought to be. He just said it takes a team. He could have easily said otherwise but was honest.

[@Strommel1]

This was a good interview

[@souflikar6702]

"It was a pleasure to talk to me." lol...gotta love it!

[@SherryB-m9c]

@@souflikar6702 LOL!!! ALWAYS!!

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

Excellent, excellent interview!

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

Gene likes to challenge people. She stood up to him and he respected her for it.

[@MM1717mm]

Yawn...

[@armymomheatherc]

Great businessman, SMART. HE AND PAUL very smart. Let's get that straight. But I must say, what strikes me is how grounded he is in his values. Yes he had his vice for women. But he has obviously grown into a wonderful devoted man. Kudos to you Gene. As a mom myself, married for almost 30 years, my husband and I know what it takes to be a devoted person. That's the most rewarding, challenging undertaking you can ever delve into. No one hands you a manual . You have a great Mom Gene. You did her proud.

[@pabloduran8100]

Basically a demi God. A man of integrity and an example of honesty and responsibilities ⚡️Great Interview! ❤

[@MM1717mm]

Gene is going to blow a load at you calling him a God 😂

[@armymomheatherc]

Btw, Genes solo band is really great! Gene is a master creator of successful business. An entrepreneur really. Unafraid. If hes gonna fail at something or succeed, hes going to do it 110%. I admire that.

[@jessiwolfe1818]

So one of his first jobs was delivering prosthetic teeth and balls. You learn something new every day. I'm surprised that wasn't in his biography.

[@JUPITERJTK]

I realllly enjoyed the locked frame in the middle. That FACE! ☺

[@יעליעקב-ת4מ]

I love how the real sensitive Gene finally comes out! ❤

[@massapower]

Never heard of this so called Famous KARA.... Only here for GENE !!😎

[@morbidmanmusic]

she didn't call herself famous, it is "really famous, with...."

[@magicmike7198]

The thing with Gene, if you want to bother with it of course, is to get over the image he wants to give of himself. All this theatricality, these puns, these interruptions, these awkward jokes, etc... It's all fireworks. For those who are interested, we then discover an endearing, curious, interesting, generous, sensitive and altruistic being. Unfortunately, not everyone has the patience or interest to make the effort to get past all these smoke screens and, sometimes, obscenity. But it's Gene. Take it or leave it. I, for one, find him endearing. How about you?

[@Sgtwilsonn]

You sound like a KISStard

[@shawnc318]

Exactly

[@WhatMikeySaid]

Not interested in his self-centred approach to interviews. He should be able to be authentic at 75.

[@sudicalwig]

Fantastic interview!

[@MM1717mm]

🙄🙄🙄 not really ... same interview he's been giving since 2002....

[@sudicalwig]

@@MM1717mm Just about! But not quite

[@mortenkalland]

Gene is gifted. Love from Oslo!

[@MM1717mm]

More lucky than gifted ... he fails to mention that a lot

[@markcausey6048]

Gene Simmons was my idol growing up which is why i played bass guitar in bands Then I seen Simmons family Jewels I read many of interviews where he threw Ace and Peter under the bus Constantly .Ace ,Peter and Eric were and still the most loved members of Kiss Gene and Paul are egotistical Paul was the driving force and main song writer and Gene went along for the ride Gene was good at marketing kiss products

[@Sgtwilsonn]

he’s successful with business because of the band he co-created with the help of Bill Aucoin, Sean Delaney and Neil Bogart fifty years ago. Everything he’s tried to do by himself has been a flop. Simmons Records, flop. Tongue Magazine, cancelled after four issues and they refunded everyone. Celeb Apprentice - got fired on the third episode. Who Wants to be a Millionaire - bombed out after the fourth question and won zero for his charity. All the albums he produced - Black n Blue, Loz Netto etc - all flops. Simmons/Abraham Marketing - flop. Everything he has ever done not directly related to KISS has flopped. Paul even says in his book the biggest success Gene ever had was convincing everyone he was a business guru. It’s all nonsense.

[@regaltip8A]

Finally some truth lets not forget that Bill Aucoin had debts over $20 000 in the early 70s to keep the band running. If he had pulled the plug Gene would be teaching elementary school somewhere.

[@MM1717mm]

Oooooo BURRRRNNN 🔥🔥🔥 man that was too on target

[@louislapointe74]

And what have you done??? You can't blame him for trying and he's laughing all the way to the bank.

[@Sgtwilsonn]

@@louislapointe74 LOL. That’s an argument straight out of junior high isn’t it. You KISStard.

[@adamjackson6002]

Well Gene has always been honest about those ventures as you just mentioned. He admitted that in Me Inc. However that's how it is with business, you win some and lose some. You failed to mention he scaled Kiss merch to another level. He has also invested successfully in many things such as stocks and real estate. The Gene Simmons Family Jewels was also succesfull to some degree. He is not afraid to fail. But yeah the KISS thing is his mothership. He's got some things to be proud of for sure.

[@WhatMikeySaid]

Gene is too busy mansplaining and not allowing the interviewer the opportunity to ask questions or engage in a conversation without interrupting her. Gene has no more insight than he did in his twenties. He’s doing his usual schmuck routine and it’s not interesting anymore.

[@corinnelovescats]

It's funny that he talked about how women speak more words per day than men yet he dominated this interview. 😊

[@adamjackson6002]

Looool

[@bkpktrekker4086]

@@corinnelovescats because she wanted him to for her show

[@RDnAC]

He talked the whole time but swore women out talk men by some astronomical number - later he says “I’m probably delusional.” I finally understand this guy.

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

😂

[@יעליעקב-ת4מ]

אין כמוך, חיים ויץ 😍😍

[@thenerveensemble7810]

Gene Simmons is a character Chaim Witz has played for over 50 years. He only breaks character when he talks about being delusional before going back to being delusional.

[@brandonshane1432]

Gene says that his father was a hound! Hahahaha!!!

[@zarkruzam3090]

As an American machinist, I will say, the metric system is a hell of a lot easier to use

[@MM1717mm]

😂😂😂

[@adamjackson6002]

As an european machinist, I respectfully disagree.

[@johnnyringo9759]

Oh that hair!!!

[@MM1717mm]

😂😂😂😂

[@hidraaegi]

Any chance to made interviews with :Ynwie, Jhon 5, Vinnie Moore, Macalpine,Tafolla,Gilbert,Jhon Sykes, Scott Ghorham from Thin Lizzy, George Lynch, Waren Di Martini (Ratt),Satriani,Vai, Akira Loudness, gary holt, , exodus, alex from testamet, Locicero from Forbidden, Vanderberg, , Don Dokken,Mick ,Pilson or Lynch, Ratt : Pearcy,Croucier or Blotz, Lita Fprd,, - Uriah Heep ,Jeff Waters (Annihilator) , Dee Snider, - Eddie Ojeda or Jay Jay French(Twisted Sister) - - Chris Caffery (Savatage ,TSO,Spirits of Fire) - Rudy Sarzo - Ynwie - Bobby or Ray Fates Warning - Lizzy Borden Holmes from WASP, Armored Saint,Zlozower,Mark Weiss,Def Leppard,Motley, Flotsam,Overkill,Anthrax, etc ?

[@shandonsahm3343]

That' wig....yikes looks like Daniel Boone skin cap

[@iSiberianHusky]

What do you mean by simply "looks like?" In fact, an Indian scalped it in 1820 and then Gene bought it at a garage sale in 2001.

[@zachary_attackery]

if that was a wig, wouldn't he get one that actually looks good? I'm pretty sure he's just combing over what little hair he has left and spraying it with a ton of hairspray so it doesn't move

[@iSiberianHusky]

@@zachary_attackery No, Simmons would not get one that actually looks good. First, none actually "look good." Second, what you just typed is precisely the reason he wears shitty rugs. He knows that if he wears ridiculous head helmets, people will say that it's his own hair because nobody would intentionally go out in public wearing a wig that looks like that. Uh, yes, one person will. The guy is a master manipulator.

[@zachary_attackery]

@@iSiberianHusky his 1992-1995 wig actually look good

[@armymomheatherc]

Gene should go to the bald look. It would suit him. Joe Lynn Turner wears wigs no more and it suits him well. The fans would embrace Gene no matter what. Great interview.

[@AWL-vn9vs]

Love this man.

[@j.reveille6815]

Used to… once he called people who disagree with him the enemy he lost me.

[@MM1717mm]

Funny ... cuz unless u were handing over $2000 for a kiss vault he probably couldn't give a F about u ..

[@chriswoosley1697]

she's gorgeous

[@robgray4188]

Great interview but if all of his fans had the mentality he says to have which is on days u don’t work stay home don’t waste money. If the fans lived that way their tours wouldn’t have made them multi millionaires. No body lives by that mentality not even gene and his family. But it sounds good. I enjoyed this interview a lot. The only bad thing is the video would stop playing for several minutes at a time. Has anyone else noticed this?

[@ReverendBad]

I wondered what kinda shocker he was giving!

[@BillyBeethoven]

Two in the pink, one in the stink?

[@gibson7289]

This guy will never get another dollar from me....

[@adamjackson6002]

Lool I'm honestly embarrassed of how much money I've given him. Albums, KISS tickets, his books etc... I fall for the Gene trap everytime.

[@bkpktrekker4086]

He's being honest, most people aren't

[@mikefeltner4216]

Gene Simmons $$$$$$$$$$ The God of Thunder!!!!

[@MM1717mm]

U mean God of doing Shannon's chores 😂

[@DavidNelsonM]

No need to feel creepy. He needs rock star talk as well as relaxed. It must be intimidating. A great man

[@leemelone6482]

Hi Gene PorkChopPete Detroit, Michigan 🎸💥🎸💥🎸💥🎸

[@tomnohmy1273]

Kara is beautiful

[@MM1717mm]

???? ummm ... OK 😂

[@pauldunlea3669]

Thinking that he is such an Intellectual

[@scottblack9213]

Kiss .. not so big in England, the country who gave us the best bands in the world. Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, Led Zeppelin, The Cure, Genesis, King Crimson, Pistols, Elton, Roxy, David Bowie.

[@MM1717mm]

U forgot Queen

[@scottblack9213]

@@MM1717mm not world class

[@SherryB-m9c]

Lol! He's not alot of people's cup of tea or coffee. What he said at the beginning when he said "no one's asked me if I'm gay" 😂 they're too busy asking you if Paul is Gene, I've seen it 😂. Shannon's call " you wanna get laid tonight?" LMFAO 😂 it took me a while to.....Genes a acquired taste lol.

[@stephenroberts8964]

Gene interrupts a lot. He's always interesting, and is used to taking control, but come on man, listen to the lady.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Maybe he's deaf, he'll be 80 in five years... It's unreal, I've been a Kiss fan since the late '70s...

[@MM1717mm]

She didn't exactly ask the hard questions did she ? .... "guess what I paid for these shoes?" .... just fascinating

[@NightWarriorAlive]

32:54 - Oh, so Gene and Paul still own KISS, I thought they didn't.

[@EjSinner13]

No shocker after shocker just technical glitch after technical glitch.

[@caiolanglois]

I've seen hundreds of gene's interviews and this is, unfortunately, the same of same things he says over and over. Nothing new. Same script, same hiding behind the man, 'it's a pleasure talking to me' blah blah blah... the guy would never let anything out, and he definitely won't let anybody in. The real him and the finding out of who he really is will never transpire in front of a Camera. Never. There is too much to be left unsaid, so the cover-up saying a bunch of shit serve him just right.

[@PostUp_Time]

Same scripted answers from Gene or Paul

[@caiolanglois]

@PostUp_Time yeah, paul has his script as well, but because he is the spokesperson for Kiss, his speech has to adapt. 70s and 80s he was much more free speaking, between 96-2003, he became much more rigid and then from 2004 and on the script haven't changed.

[@MM1717mm]

He really did become a tired bore .... I can't imagine paying even $5 to see the GS solo tour

[@wvufreak56]

KISS...A very successful band that brought in millions, with makeup a stageshow and average musicians. Well played..but they never fooled me or got a nickel of my money 😂

[@mattstickle2725]

He always talks to interviewers as if the fact that they are asking him questions that they are ill educated. They're just doing their job. He feels superior and it's funny to watch. I love the guy for his persona and for his involvement in kiss. But when he started talking this became this joke. So full of himself. And I'll give a guy who's done so well a lot of credit for that. But there's a line when you just become a goofball

[@mattomite9097]

Great interview but Gene always sounds creepy. A super intelligent, well educated, successful man…that sounds creepy. See what I did there lol

[@exelchannel8806]

@@mattomite9097 I see you’re using big words like gymnasium ‘cause you’re not anti semantic.

[@kjnodwell]

No

[@MarcusSandoval-kx2th]

@@mattomite9097 he's Jewish 😜 they love banging white women

[@mattstickle2725]

He's not really that intelligent. He's bright but the intelligence thing is overblown. He thinks he's intelligent. He thinks he's the smartest guy in the room all the time. That's why he says stuff like "there's a big word".

[@MarcusSandoval-kx2th]

@@mattstickle2725 is he Ashkenazi???

[@sonofthecannon]

You know you're rich when you dont know what a trash bag is called. 😂 8:10

[@JamesBurchell-r5p]

These people that hide behind sunglasses when there is no sun in the room

[@pieterbalk-ht7kq]

Gene, I love the man. But one hour and literally nothing new.

[@petespistenbroke976]

you would think with the life hes had he can talk about something different apart from the same history script

[@PostUp_Time]

That's also because interviewers ask same dumb questions that we know the answers to. They never ask real band questions. How much money they make last tour. Per concert. How do hired help fake ace get paid. Still sleeping groupies, etc.

[@MM1717mm]

" shoocker after shocker " .... 😂😂 ok

[@gregsuperguitarsawnick4653]

I have never heard of Kara Robinson. I am the biggest KISS fan in the world, but I do not understand the premise of why Gene is doing this interview with a therapist of some kind, and I really don't care. I really thought this was a different interview that I was looking for. No offense Kara, but really?

[@rogersyme1368]

It's a shame Gene hasn't learned some humility over the years...she was very patient...

[@shanemartin8904]

He has...he was much worse

[@ryanweatherman-holt4805]

George was a raft!

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

@@ryanweatherman-holt4805 I see what you did there

[@corvette19]

@@ryanweatherman-holt4805 underrated comment

[@dirtyharryville]

My uncle is a raft

[@adrianlopez2215]

Genie

[@johnnyrotten5507]

as Cher calls him.....

[@oldhickory4686]

Gene is more obnoxious and self absorbed than he ever was. What Gene fails to realize is, there is a day when all his debaucheries are going to be judged, and his millions will be left to others. Job 1 KJV 21 ...Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither:

[@adamjackson6002]

Lol is Gene wearing a friendship bracelet...

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

What kind of therapist is she?

[@MM1717mm]

Clearly not one to be taken too seriously

[@podoz]

i'm most of the way through the interview, i've been waiting for the first "shocker", but haven't heard one yet. I'm not going to waste my time with the rest.

[@pauld378]

I can’t even imagine being a student of gene and then telling people that the demon was your teacher.

[@jeffreymorreale7223]

"The audience is always right" and they've lasted 50 + years. Maybe people in the industry should take a couple notes. A wise person can learn from a fool but a fool learns from nobody.

[@EmilyHaysisabutterfly]

He talks like a lawyer. It's his feduciary duty to act as such.

[@davidames1746]

Kiss ended a joke. Live with that.

[@wvufreak56]

@davidames1746 Gene was/is a genius businessman and became rich marketing a band that's mostly know for makeup and a stage show, with very average musicians. He is also a creep, that Shannon Tweed somehow tolerated ? Great gig ...Gene

[@richardmiller1289]

Live with the fact that you will live in obscurity your whole life, and Gene will be remembered forever.. 💋

[@breakfastbuddy5]

this video is full off parts that are without sound

[@ReallyFamous]

Working on it now. Thanks for flagging!

[@neyrinckaudio1604]

Oh Gene. he complains about Starbucks despite that they “give the people what they want” and are wildly successful.

[@Kimlovesjesus101]

Why are all these musicians selling their music. Strange.

[@cyounger5716]

Because they're old and they want to cash in

[@nc3836]

@@Kimlovesjesus101 Try $300 million

[@morbidmanmusic]

that is why we do it.$$$

[@jbeebs1]

Because in 50 years it won’t be worth anything. Cash in now and the money will last generations

[@davestuff100]

You can’t sell records anymore so artists sell off the catalogues to companies who will sell the songs for use in ads, movies etc

[@shanemartin8904]

you got some ways...but this dude was veryyyyyyy damaged by life and was very good at filling this hour with his BS.

[@torarauland7145]

Gene are still Gene Cool anyway

[@tallulahdahling5025]

Gene loves toying with people. But he's cute about it.

[@postmodern9208]

Holy.... This is the first interview with Gene where I have seen him implement self-critical humility! It looks beautiful on him

[@postmodern9208]

Seriously.... He ha CHANGED!!!! And it is AWESOME!!!

[@TimeOfTroubles73]

@postmodern9208 Or more likely, you’re a complete woke-tard? Yes, that’s certainly it. I’m pointing my finger at you and laughing! 🤣 Latinos for Trump!

[@MM1717mm]

Humility? ... I must have been watching a different interview ..

[@dogfacedboy6947]

He's a lot duller than he thinks. I can see why fifth-graders liked KISS.

[@armymomheatherc]

Selling the brand makes me think its a golden parachute of sorts. MONEY. Why not. The band was gene and pauls baby, so they can do what they want.

[@breakfastbuddy5]

as a man thinks so he is ,

[@joevaroskovic8475]

What about his father

[@thefonzkiss]

LYRICS : _I am the lard of the waistband_ _Big portion size, I will steal_ _I gather roast beef to please me_ _And I command you to meal_ _Before the_ _God of Blunder_ _And casserole!_ _Now we’re lip synching_ _And taking money is our only goal!_

[@johnnyrotten5507]

Fonz - "SIT ON IT"

[@michaelcamm1863]

@@thefonzkiss excellent should be his solo bands opening song 🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@paulkcormier]

13 minutes in im done

[@morbidmanmusic]

Gene is a giant cliche. he is not nearly as interesting as he thinks. I would love to have m et his mother. She sounds lovely! He is all his own fault.

[@jsm9096]

This makes me ashamed to be a former kiss fan. Gene is needlessly so tacky and obnoxious throughout this whole interview, and here I am thinking he lightened up over the years. Not so. Apparently, he's still desperate for any kind of attention he can get. It's a shame. I loved his band, but I don't like the way they act, like they're better than everyone else, and especially the treatment of women. I can sum up every single kiss song in one sentence: "Every woman wants me". Classic overcompensation. And before one of their fanboys squeaks up, you can have hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of sexual conquests and still be desperately insecure.

[@2728muzikmann]

agree 100 %

[@luismiguel69able]

wow he is trying to cancelled isnt he 😂😂😂😂

[@Sgtwilsonn]

Grandpa out of touch with pretty much everything.

[@vinylman6580]

Yeah and that's why he's so successful with business and so on. He's really out of touch!

[@Sgtwilsonn]

@@vinylman6580 he’s successful with business because of the band he co-created with the help of Bill Aucoin, Sean Delaney and Neil Bogart fifty years ago. Everything he’s tried to do by himself has been a flop. Simmons Records, flop. Tongue Magazine, cancelled after four issues and they refunded everyone. Celeb Apprentice - got fired on the third episode. Who Wants to be a Millionaire - bombed out after the fourth question and won zero for his charity. All the albums he produced - Black n Blue, Loz Netto etc - all flops. Simmons/Abraham Marketing - flop. Everything he has ever done not directly related to KISS has flopped. Paul even says in his book the biggest success Gene ever had was convincing everyone he was a business guru. It’s all nonsense.

[@ratnoinamaew7822]

He's not that good, the height of rudeness to take calls when you are with someone, especially an interview..

[@MM1717mm]

He is rude for sure... but it's not like he was interrupting a chat with the Queen

[@Christine16425]

He should change his wig 👨‍🦱

[@terrylynch9266]

He is such a nut.

[@pauldunlea3669]

Clearly this young girl is not Interested in Gene

[@barrakouta]

Typical Gene interview. He’s very good at deflection as a means of avoiding giving away too much of himself.

[@BjornAgain76]

Kiss fan most of my life, but pizza wasn't invented by americans, Gene...

[@chestrockwell4745]

Why is this interview so low budget. The sound?? Are u using my dads camcorder from 1998?

[@clete3977]

Struggles with remembering GLAD bags? Been rich too long.

[@clutch2827]

18:00 Gene bot shuts down for a while.

[@ReallyFamous]

Working on this right now. Thanks for flagging it!

[@2728muzikmann]

bla bla bla same old stuff. Used to respect him, don't anymore

[@erikhayes1]

I am still pissed that he has turned his back on Israel and Jews all around the world, especially here in America. 😞

[@MM1717mm]

Ugggh ... can we get away from that for 2 minutes please ??!

[@johnstevens8253]

The USA could not feed all the world.

[@thegeezergamer]

putz

[@AnonymousPoop_RYTP]

@@thegeezergamer you

[@pkelly3463]

The chic has zero sense of humor..

[@jewelswinfield]

Unfortunately, Gene doesn't follow the 7000 words a day for a man. The older he gets, he rambles on for 4x as long as it takes to answer the question. His interviews are becoming unwatchable.

[@mattstickle2725]

Why does he think he needs to talk to this interviewer about cave women periods. He thinks he's impressing her. 🤣🤣🤣 He is so lucky kiss worked out for him because this is doofus talk.

[@kenrowe5834]

menstrual colors! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣