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Gene Simmons

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1743 total appearances

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The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You know who that is? I do. Yep. Yeah. Or how do you become Ben Shapiro? Well, do this stuff. And that's the modern version of it. So KISS exploded. And that's been I know it's difficult to believe that was about 53 years ago. But for 50 years and we finally sold our IP and all that in December a year ago to an amazing company called Pop House. And they paid a pretty shekel, Ben.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You know who that is? I do. Yep. Yeah. Or how do you become Ben Shapiro? Well, do this stuff. And that's the modern version of it. So KISS exploded. And that's been I know it's difficult to believe that was about 53 years ago. But for 50 years and we finally sold our IP and all that in December a year ago to an amazing company called Pop House. And they paid a pretty shekel, Ben.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You know who that is? I do. Yep. Yeah. Or how do you become Ben Shapiro? Well, do this stuff. And that's the modern version of it. So KISS exploded. And that's been I know it's difficult to believe that was about 53 years ago. But for 50 years and we finally sold our IP and all that in December a year ago to an amazing company called Pop House. And they paid a pretty shekel, Ben.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

And we continue on. You know, we're doing new stuff and everything. But during the course of Kiss's active years, every year we tour and stuff and kept breaking the rules by making toys and games and licensing and merchandising where other bands were concerned about things like credibility. that never entered into our minds. That's for losers.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

And we continue on. You know, we're doing new stuff and everything. But during the course of Kiss's active years, every year we tour and stuff and kept breaking the rules by making toys and games and licensing and merchandising where other bands were concerned about things like credibility. that never entered into our minds. That's for losers.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

And we continue on. You know, we're doing new stuff and everything. But during the course of Kiss's active years, every year we tour and stuff and kept breaking the rules by making toys and games and licensing and merchandising where other bands were concerned about things like credibility. that never entered into our minds. That's for losers.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

Credibility, you never even went to music school to learn how to to learn the basics of music. You can't read or write music. Lennon, McCartney, Hendrix, the Stone, they can't read or write music. You just kind of make it up. You're completely unqualified to do that, but you're concerned about credibility. Get out of here. You know, it's noise.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

Credibility, you never even went to music school to learn how to to learn the basics of music. You can't read or write music. Lennon, McCartney, Hendrix, the Stone, they can't read or write music. You just kind of make it up. You're completely unqualified to do that, but you're concerned about credibility. Get out of here. You know, it's noise.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

Credibility, you never even went to music school to learn how to to learn the basics of music. You can't read or write music. Lennon, McCartney, Hendrix, the Stone, they can't read or write music. You just kind of make it up. You're completely unqualified to do that, but you're concerned about credibility. Get out of here. You know, it's noise.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You're lucky enough if you can make some money and the chicks chase you, and then you die. That's all there is. What does it mean? Where is this going? Do I have my mother's hips? Shut up. Just be lucky you didn't have to join a symphony orchestra where you'd have to pay your dues to learn about Tchaikovsky and Chopin and music.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You're lucky enough if you can make some money and the chicks chase you, and then you die. That's all there is. What does it mean? Where is this going? Do I have my mother's hips? Shut up. Just be lucky you didn't have to join a symphony orchestra where you'd have to pay your dues to learn about Tchaikovsky and Chopin and music.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You're lucky enough if you can make some money and the chicks chase you, and then you die. That's all there is. What does it mean? Where is this going? Do I have my mother's hips? Shut up. Just be lucky you didn't have to join a symphony orchestra where you'd have to pay your dues to learn about Tchaikovsky and Chopin and music.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You know, just an idiot like me picks up a thing, and like a caveman, you sort of fumble through it. And if you can't sing, then write a song called Wild Thing. It goes like this. Wild Thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything. You know, you don't have to sing well. Ask any rapper. Going to 7-Eleven, going to go to heaven and stuff. You know, you're not talking about musical mindsets.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You know, just an idiot like me picks up a thing, and like a caveman, you sort of fumble through it. And if you can't sing, then write a song called Wild Thing. It goes like this. Wild Thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything. You know, you don't have to sing well. Ask any rapper. Going to 7-Eleven, going to go to heaven and stuff. You know, you're not talking about musical mindsets.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

You know, just an idiot like me picks up a thing, and like a caveman, you sort of fumble through it. And if you can't sing, then write a song called Wild Thing. It goes like this. Wild Thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything. You know, you don't have to sing well. Ask any rapper. Going to 7-Eleven, going to go to heaven and stuff. You know, you're not talking about musical mindsets.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

But you can be enormously popular and wealthy. Just scientists call it a singularity, having the right thing. And the right thing can be as idiotic as Gangnam Style. which was billions and billions of downloads, not the Beatles. No, not Beethoven. No, it's this guy with the Gangnam style, you know, who came from Korea, could barely speak English, but it caught on. You know, became a thing. And,

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

But you can be enormously popular and wealthy. Just scientists call it a singularity, having the right thing. And the right thing can be as idiotic as Gangnam Style. which was billions and billions of downloads, not the Beatles. No, not Beethoven. No, it's this guy with the Gangnam style, you know, who came from Korea, could barely speak English, but it caught on. You know, became a thing. And,

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

But you can be enormously popular and wealthy. Just scientists call it a singularity, having the right thing. And the right thing can be as idiotic as Gangnam Style. which was billions and billions of downloads, not the Beatles. No, not Beethoven. No, it's this guy with the Gangnam style, you know, who came from Korea, could barely speak English, but it caught on. You know, became a thing. And,

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

And there was also one about the shark. And the shark said, or is it the fox? I think the fox said.

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Evolution of a Rockstar | Gene Simmons

And there was also one about the shark. And the shark said, or is it the fox? I think the fox said.