‘She was my rock’: Gene Simmons praises his late mother

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons expresses appreciation for his late mother Flora Klein as he reveals how she survived a Nazi concentration camp.
Simmons' mother survived the concentration camps as a 12-year-old girl using her hairdressing skills and by keeping her ability to speak German a secret.
The rockstar praised his mother for being his rock and “moral compass” throughout his life.
“My mother lived to be 94 years of age and always told me, ‘everyday above ground is a good day’, and I take that with me wherever I go,” he told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan.

[@stevewallwork4297]

If you are lucky enough to still have your mother in your life, you are blessed. I miss mine every single day. 😢😢

[@mikeelek9713]

The more I hear from Gene Simmons, the more I respect him.

[@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544]

Keep listening it’ll go away again.

[@Christine16425]

​@@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544why ? He knows life, Charity for children in Africa they don't eat - he pays for their studies for years , he loves animals too - Gene a du cœur ❤️ 👍🏻🇫🇷

[@Christine16425]

He's a good person 👍🏻

[@bradleynichols4909]

I have new found respect for this man and his mother. I never knew this. Bless them both!

[@MrMick560]

I will never forget when he told a story about him and his mother, when they first arrived in America they were very poor, he remembered his mother letting him drink the juice from a tin of, I think it was peaches and he said that the juice tasted like nectar to him and as he drank it he thought of America as the greatest country in the world and he would always be proud to be American.

[@izom]

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[@bigmike2464]

I watched him telling the story about coming to America when he was in Amsterdam and he visited the Anna Frank museum and he came close to a nervous breakdown. Just being in that museum really messed his head up, which is understandable considering his mother's past

[@MrMick560]

You just reminded me of a video I was watching on KZbin a couple of days ago, the person commentating made an Anne Frank joke which I thought was disgusting, I was liking the video but I let him know what I thought about the joke.

[@josephmichaeldicarlo2041]

Why would anyone be proud to be an american,where this is more gun violence than a 3rd world country?,where people now want to use leashes and identify themselves as dogs and catsWTF?

[@stacy5445]

Thank you Mr. Simmons for being honest, true and loving! So many people do not know your background or how you feel about America! Please….keep spreading your words! ✝️✡️God Bess America🇺🇸

[@allthethingsyouwillsee1081]

So nice to hear Gene speak so highly of his mother

[@nbgirl483]

He always did. Only thing i ever liked about him.

[@lauralutz4538]

@@nbgirl483 Lol!

[@cece6652]

@@nbgirl483he’s an amazing dad too, his kids are awesome, his only fault has been ego

[@Frankcastlepunisher74]

❤God bless you, Gene. You are a good man. You and your Mom. Reminds me alot of my life. (My Dad passed away in 2022. My parents were married in 1974 to the day he passed) Now it's me and my Mom against the world. I understand so well.

[@joemoore8054]

Love to meet Gene and talk about life in general.

[@mauser8515]

Im so Happy that Gene's Mother brought him to the USA. His family is an absolute blessing.

[@corrineanders6373]

❤❤ Gene Simmons is a Good and Respectable person.

[@humantacos9800]

At least now, but better later than never

[@Christine16425]

​@@humantacos9800he knows life . Charity for children in Africa he pays.

[@igorpasko3606]

What an admirable relationship between mother and son! And all the essence of it put into Gene's children. I am 55 and always when visiting (often..and now even only) my mum, I embrace and kiss her when leaving. Remembering Gene's "command" for each child - to show love and thanks to mothers everytime you are together. ( and I know I'm not good son enough...)

[@brettski2532]

My first hero… Long Live Uncle Gene! 🤟🔥🦇

[@suetipping4841]

I always tell my middle aged sons to enjoy every day. And I tell them now I'm making memories. Your Mother is correct, life is about the little things.

[@lauralutz4538]

I remember, Gene’s, Mom from his reality show. She was a Sweatheart & very pretty for her age. She must have been something as a young woman in the camp of horror. So many wasted years, so much misery & fear. She raised a good son. RIP🌹🕯

[@vivrowe2763]

No she didn't do that, you know nothing about this man I guess.

[@lauralutz4538]

@@vivrowe2763 Since you know so much, enlighten me, please!

[@lauralutz4538]

@@vivrowe2763 A little envy?

[@vivrowe2763]

@@lauralutz4538 I don't envy where this guy will end.

[@Christine16425]

​@@vivrowe2763he's a good person, Charity for children in Africa he pays don't forget. He loves animals too ❤

[@LanaWarzynski]

Gene is a good person i always new about his mother which made me like him cause honestly i thought he was a pig but knowing his love for his mom made me melt

[@izom]

great interviews with gene - thanx- back then i like their music- today i respect him as a person- one of the reasons hes a smart good guy is his mother and her education- and maybe cause she was hungarian ;-)

[@torarauland7145]

Never seen Gene like this be nice to people. Keep Rockin` GENE My you live for a long time. Rock % Roll is your reasen to be here. Thanks from Norway

[@victorhorace8467]

What an astonishing interview. It’s heartbreaking to hear holocaust stories. Thanks Gene for relating your stories too. We need to learn from history and not make the same mistakes.

[@KelliMarieRiggsBriscoe-t8f]

Praise be to these fine people Shannon and Gene Simmons. What a lovely couple they make and what a resilient strong Mom Gene had. I loved their Reality Show and the fact their Daughter opened Sophie’s Place in Surrey where my relative was a City Council Member. Sophie’s Place has brought a lot to the City of Surrey and has been a beacon of light .

[@lauralutz4538]

What is, Sophie’s Place??? She is a sweet girl. I’ve watched the show as well.

[@KelliMarieRiggsBriscoe-t8f]

@@lauralutz4538 a shelter for young girls

[@GregB-uc1ky]

I have always appreciated Gene as a man...more than as a musician 💯🇺🇲🤘

[@Christine16425]

Me too 👍🏻

[@4615lisalou]

Polish like my great uncle, It took me a long time to understand why he had numbers on his arm. He got out. I asked him Bruno why, dad says tie a string or keep a note pad. He told me that there were some people who wanted him to never forget . He told me to never hate anyone,

[@anne-kristinklement24]

It s so terrible whats happen in the world we must every day for our country and the world,,

[@LanaWarzynski]

His mom was a good woman

[@bo0tsy1]

Not a fan of KISS, but rock let to metal in all it's forms.And Astonishing Rock and metal.

[@bernadettefletcher3182]

❤❤❤❤Godbless you and your family amen❤❤

[@djchausky6811]

Thank you Gene

[@anne-kristinklement24]

So a sympatic man

[@anne-kristinklement24]

Pray i mean❤

[@altonedwards2878]

Gene Simmons you got a nice you got a nice father and a mother😅❤

[@MrMick560]

I would love to know his thoughts on the dangers of A.I. ?

[@allahsnackbar2757]

The sunshine in the studio must be strong.

[@missymyopinion2902]

This made me cry

[@Frankcastlepunisher74]

Same here. Gene is a good man.

[@VanessaDo-lu7cd]

❤❤❤❤❤gene

[@derekdolcy5839]

😊👋hello there gean simions from nyc long island

[@claireingles-sj6xz]

People wonder why Gene always wears dark glasses or hides behind makeup. Heart on your sleeve much? Lol. ❤ Gene definitely got his brains from his mom. 🙂

[@anne-kristinklement24]

du bist sehr nett gene❤

[@goldfishi5776]

Deniers is a continuum. The final piece is denial of God. Never let anyone excuse their acts with fear.

[@derekdolcy5839]

I i bend fan of u guys since boy 😀😀😎 ❤️

[@spikeprotein5924]

Old Gene (Therapy) wanted the unvaxxed locked up and worse.

[@dwheel39]

Hes a prostitute for Big Pharma

[@homestuffstream9425]

Thanks for saying that and I had to comment on that too. The nerve of this smut peddler warning about the past yet wants people to inject poison or go to jail. Just like that POS has ragged on people who drank alcohol but sells it his bar and grills.

[@bill2066]

Agreed. He should have NEVER said that.

[@adrianjohn.]

Great music eight hundred years ago but jyst hangin round since then tbh 🥱

[@politicz1973]

The will to power vs the will to serve. The will to serve wins every time. The meek will inherit the earth. Matthew 5:43-48 New International Version Love for Enemies 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” The Catholic templated 4th Reich run by an Irish Catholic and Khazar Ashkenazi Jewish mafia of will to power should remember that.

[@iosefgarcia7499]

#GeneSimmonsReality. Hello & Bye .

[@humantacos9800]

I could never stand this guy, but lately I’ve found him to be pretty wise. Maybe it’s his arrogance in the music world that was irritating.

[@bbkmm1]

Now that he's the establishment, he's doing the same thing to peasants. Peasants are the enemies if they go against the main stream narrative. Stunning and brave shill pretending to be anti-establishment.

[@foff64]

We are to praise God not our family

[@bill2066]

ONE would think that Simmons would be AGAINST the JAB. Now, from the Comments, he was PRO JAB...and jail for those who did not get it. Thought he was for Freedom, conservatism, pro veteran, etc..My Opinion now has changed about him.

[@titusrobinson5413]

Gene Simmons the guy who spewed all kinds of hatred towards the unvaxxed? I have nothing to nice to say so...

[@bill2066]

I didnt know he was like that. I got two jabs and refuse the third. I should've NEVER gotten any of them and i'm regretting it now. I mean, in ten years, am I going to grow a tail?

[@20alphabet]

Late mother, huh? With all his money you'd think he'd have given her a decent watch.

[@lauralutz4538]

She chose to live in, New York & he gave her a lovely home in the neighborhood where her friends were. He appreciated all she did for him & was kind & good to her without reservation. A good son.

[@EDDIETRUJILLO-q8p]

Gene's uncle was a raft and his mother was a rock. Got it.

[@foff64]

Gene is selling his soul to the world ,fame ,and power

[@vivrowe2763]

Sold out years ago with the soul part! Bad guy in too many ways.

[@jamessherlock4721]

@@vivrowe2763 you are wrong

[@vivrowe2763]

@@jamessherlock4721 no I an not wrong, it's just you don't know who has.

[@jamessherlock4721]

@@vivrowe2763 you are wrong

[@bethanywhite877]

I think Gene definitely did lots of wrong but God is forgiving of us all if we truly repent. Even in his darkness moments he still looked for the light. It took time but he’s working towards that forgiveness in so many ways. His kids are amazing. He has a strong family and thats more than many can say. He does so much good for the world.

[@hardwood7955]

He's a big cry baby, momma's boy, and he has no respect for women despite how he carries on. Poor little Geney!

[@Batmandabomb]

Gene may have loved his mother... but he turned out not a good person

[@krissynow2024]

Ridiculous

[@boostjunkie2320]

My late mother was not a mother......