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Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; Hebrew: חיים ויץ [χaˈim ˈvits]; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona " The Demon ", he was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss , which he co-founded with Paul Stanley , Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in the early 1970s until their retirement in 2023.
Apr 2, 2014 · Simmons later pursued interests in fashion, publishing and acting, and starred in the A&E reality TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Early Life Simmons was born Chaim Witz on August 25, 1949, in ...
Sep 21, 2022 · Gene Simmons clearly has his eye toward the future. As KISS wind down from their “End of the Road” tour,, Simmons, a self-described serial entrepreneur, has already proactively launched shopgenesimmons.com, a venture centered around merch sporting logo permutations of his money bag trademark.
Gene Simmons. Actor: Extract. Best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life co-founder of the major hard rock group, KISS. Simmons was actually born Chaim Witz in August 1949 in Haifa, Israel, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Flóra "Florence" (Klein or Kovács) and Feri Yechiel Witz. He moved to New York as a young child.
May 26, 2022 · Gene Simmons: Rightfully so, proudly so, gratefully so. If you have the self-respect, integrity, pride in what you do, you want to go out on top. And by the way, at 72, my hand doesn’t shake.
Apr 13, 2022 · Gene Simmons: "I stand by my words, rock is dead and the fans killed it." Its been almost 8 years since Gene Simmons first declared to the world that rock is dead, but even as rock albums catapult up the charts, streaming figures hit the billions and new acts make the leap up to arenas around the world, the Kiss bassist isn't backing down ...
Gene Simmons shows off his artwork Simmons was born Chaim Witz in Haifa, Israel, on 25 August 1949. His father, Ferenc Witz, abandoned the family while he was still young.
Jan 22, 2024 · The Demon reflects on Kiss's 50-year journey from New York City punks to global superstars. Gene Simmons backstage before the final Kiss show at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City(Image credit: Kevin Mazur) At the end of the day, Mother Nature and Father Time get their comeuppance,” Gene Simmons offers philosophically.
Nov 22, 2023 · Gene Simmons remembers the first time KISS played Madison Square Garden.. It was 1977 and he arrived at 33rd Street in a cab, fully aware of the significance of finally playing the world’s most ...
Gene Simmons. Actor: Extract. Best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life co-founder of the major hard rock group, KISS. Simmons was actually born Chaim Witz in August 1949 in Haifa, Israel, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Flóra "Florence" (Klein or Kovács) and Feri Yechiel Witz. He moved to New York as a young child. Like many American teenagers of the 1960s ...
