Kiss’ Gene Simmons on his and Paul Stanley’s sons making music together: ‘You either have that chemistry … or not’

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their farewell trek, the “End of the Road World Tour” at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 2023, but their legacy lives on in the sons of frontmen Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.That’s right: Nick Simmons, 36, and Evan Stanley, 30, are following in their fathers’ footsteps — without the face paint — by coming together in musical harmony, and the two dads are loving this unexpected Kiss connection.“You know, they both have their own bands,” Simmons told The Post about his son’s Sym Fera and Stanley’s Amber Wild.But of course, they have plenty of Kiss-story together.“Both have been pals because they went to see their dads work since they were little boys,” said Simmons. “And they never thought about getting together, just strumming and humming and all that.”While they are now rolling together, they aren’t exactly rocking like their fathers.

In fact, they are making folky harmony — think more Simon & Garfunkel than Kiss.Indeed, it all started with an impromptu rendition of “The Sound of Silence” in Nick’s living room that they posted on Instagram.“He set up a camera, and Evan just started strumming his guitar,” said Simmons. “They did ‘Sounds of Silence’ a few times and immediately everybody went, ‘What is that?’“Because you can’t create that.