Born: Haifa, Israel, 1949
Member of: Kiss
Influenced by: Dennis Dunaway, Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath, Cliff Burton, Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, John Paul Jones, The Rolling Stones, Ian Hill, The Beatles, Cream, The Yardbirds
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Biography: Although Gene Simmons found fame as a blood-spurting, fire-breathing, bass-playing demon with Kiss, his early years were ...
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Sep 18 2008 12:00PM
by Karen Bliss
Filed under: News, Exclusive, Movies
Spinner: Makeup and role play isn't out of the ordinary for Gene Simmons. That said, it only seems fitting that the Kiss bassist makes a cameo in Japan's No. 2 box office hit, 'Detroit Metal City,' as Jack Ill Dark, a legendary American death metal guitarist ... Read moreJun 19 2008 7:00AM
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Spinner: Kiss bassist Gene Simmons is blaming artists like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Green Day offshoot the Foxboro Hot Tubs for "contributing to the demise of the record industry" by giving away their music for free. Gene's also blaming the fans. "The ... Read moreFeb 22 2008 10:00AM
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Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: "Every other band should be wiping my ass. The line forms over there to the left." -- Gene Simmons Previous Next Download Kiss on iTunes ... Read more
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