Gene Simmons
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Podcast Appearances
No, no, there is such a thing. We didn't know what the word marketing meant. If you have the right thing, even though you think it's for that, and you're at the right place and the right time, your chances are much higher. So we happen to be this idea of putting on makeup with the things and looking different. Mm-hmm. Than what everybody else is.
No, no, there is such a thing. We didn't know what the word marketing meant. If you have the right thing, even though you think it's for that, and you're at the right place and the right time, your chances are much higher. So we happen to be this idea of putting on makeup with the things and looking different. Mm-hmm. Than what everybody else is.
And for no reason in the world, sticking my tongue out, I have no idea what I was doing. Except that in sixth or seventh grade, I used to do that because the chicks, you know, would make that sound that turkeys make when they're about to get their heads chopped off.
And for no reason in the world, sticking my tongue out, I have no idea what I was doing. Except that in sixth or seventh grade, I used to do that because the chicks, you know, would make that sound that turkeys make when they're about to get their heads chopped off.
And for no reason in the world, sticking my tongue out, I have no idea what I was doing. Except that in sixth or seventh grade, I used to do that because the chicks, you know, would make that sound that turkeys make when they're about to get their heads chopped off.
But I didn't know when I stuck my tongue out. You want me to put what? Where? I didn't know that.
But I didn't know when I stuck my tongue out. You want me to put what? Where? I didn't know that.
But I didn't know when I stuck my tongue out. You want me to put what? Where? I didn't know that.
And I had to be careful when I stuck my tongue out because not all the floors were clean. Did you get that one? Yes. Yes. Some were dirty. And... That was a great laugh. So... Nobody can lay claim to it. We just happen to find each other. And in retrospect, it's fair to say not every person is designed to run a marathon.
And I had to be careful when I stuck my tongue out because not all the floors were clean. Did you get that one? Yes. Yes. Some were dirty. And... That was a great laugh. So... Nobody can lay claim to it. We just happen to find each other. And in retrospect, it's fair to say not every person is designed to run a marathon.
And I had to be careful when I stuck my tongue out because not all the floors were clean. Did you get that one? Yes. Yes. Some were dirty. And... That was a great laugh. So... Nobody can lay claim to it. We just happen to find each other. And in retrospect, it's fair to say not every person is designed to run a marathon.
So the two original guys, Ace and Peter, were great in the beginning, but it didn't last long. You know, once... In the beginning, there was no drugs and alcohol, maybe outside the band. But once they got money and the money came in fast, we used to put in order forms in the albums. So you can put $5, $10, $20 before the post office became, you know, a crook haven.
So the two original guys, Ace and Peter, were great in the beginning, but it didn't last long. You know, once... In the beginning, there was no drugs and alcohol, maybe outside the band. But once they got money and the money came in fast, we used to put in order forms in the albums. So you can put $5, $10, $20 before the post office became, you know, a crook haven.
So the two original guys, Ace and Peter, were great in the beginning, but it didn't last long. You know, once... In the beginning, there was no drugs and alcohol, maybe outside the band. But once they got money and the money came in fast, we used to put in order forms in the albums. So you can put $5, $10, $20 before the post office became, you know, a crook haven.
And night and day, we would open these envelopes for T-shirts, belts. We had four envelopes. warehouses operating 24 hours a day in the valley in 1976, fulfilling orders. Nobody's ever done that before, during, or since. No. Well, during, we did. And in 1979, 20th Century Fox's... Top two licensing and merchandising things were Star Wars and Kiss.
And night and day, we would open these envelopes for T-shirts, belts. We had four envelopes. warehouses operating 24 hours a day in the valley in 1976, fulfilling orders. Nobody's ever done that before, during, or since. No. Well, during, we did. And in 1979, 20th Century Fox's... Top two licensing and merchandising things were Star Wars and Kiss.
And night and day, we would open these envelopes for T-shirts, belts. We had four envelopes. warehouses operating 24 hours a day in the valley in 1976, fulfilling orders. Nobody's ever done that before, during, or since. No. Well, during, we did. And in 1979, 20th Century Fox's... Top two licensing and merchandising things were Star Wars and Kiss.