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KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons has said that he doesn’t have any friends.The musician, 73, recently spoke to Goldmine magazine for its October/November 2022 issue amid KISS’ ongoing ‘End Of The Road’ farewell tour.“Even today as I sit here, other than Paul [Stanley, KISS co-founder], and we only get together when we do stuff for the band… How do I say this without sounding inhuman? I don’t have friends,” Simmons told the publication.“Yeah, if friends means, ‘Gee, I don’t know what I’m going to do this afternoon. Hey, you want to come over and hang out?’ I’m more interested in what I want to do, and I don’t want to pretend that I’m interested in what you want to do because I am not.”As Blabbermouth notes, Simmons has previously opened up about his lack of close friendships. He said in a 2006 interview on KISS’ official website that Paul Stanley was “simply the brother I never had”, adding: “I feel closer to Paul than anyone I know.”Simmons continued: “I have almost no friends.

When Kiss finally bring their lengthy farewell tour to an end and actually retire from that touring lark, what are they going to do? Well, while they’ve hinted at various post-touring plans, none of them include recording new music. So says guitarist Paul Stanley, anyway.It’s now ten years since the band released their last album ‘Monster’, and so the question of a follow-up naturally came up in a new interview with Stanley on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast. But the answer to the question “will there be a new Kiss record” is a simple “no”.But not because any new record wouldn’t be any good.

KISS have announced a deluxe reissue of their 10th studio album, ‘Creatures Of The Night’, set to arrive on November 18 in belated celebration of its 40th anniversary.Alongside a slew of merchandise, KISS will release the 40th anniversary edition of ‘Creatures Of The Night’ in five versions. There’ll be a single-disc CD and vinyl pressing – which will both feature a newly remastered mix of the original nine-track album – as well as a deluxe edition (over two CDs or three vinyl records) with an additional nine demos, rarities and outtakes, and seven tracks recorded live on the 1982/83 ‘Creatures’ tour.Rounding out the slate will be a “super deluxe” edition spread across five CDs, featuring a total of 103 tracks (75 of which are previously unreleased).

KISS music because it will “never compete with the past”.Speaking on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, Stanley said he and his KISS bandmates won’t be making a follow up to 2012’s ‘Monster’ soon because new music won’t have that “connection to important times in your life”.When asked if the band were working on new music, he replied: “No. Because at this point, I came to the conclusion that it can never compete with the past.

Barrels and barrels of beer made by the celebrated indie craft beer makers Beatnikz Republic are to be sold off for a fraction of their retail price, after the brewer folded earlier this year. The company dealing with the liquidation of the brewery’s stock is looking for as little as £1 a pint for the beer, which would usually sell for £6 in pubs and bars.

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Kiss frontman, 72, has some choice words for A-listers such as Bruno Mars and Beyoncé, among others.The rocker doesn’t believe that certain musicians would survive performing in his band’s notoriously outrageous costumes — and still deliver highly energetic yet wild stage performances.“You got to understand. We love [Mick] Jagger and Bruno Mars and Bono and anybody else. They’re all great.

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Michele Amabile Angermiller The musical community — including rock royals Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, the band Smashing Pumpkins and Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS — is mourning the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.Shortly after news broke that Hawkins died in Bogota, Colombia hours before the band was due to take the stage, tributes started pouring in on social media. A beloved fixture in Los Angeles, where he lived, along with the greater touring world, many shared memories and photos of Hawkins behind the kit along with heartfelt words of grief.“@TaylorHawkins was truly a great person and an amazing musician. My heart, my love and my condolences go out to his wife, his children, his family, his band and his fans,” wrote Osbourne on Twitter.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has criticised Kim Kardashian over her recent advice encouraging women in business to work harder.Kardashian and her family were recently profiled by Variety about their upcoming new reality show The Kardashians, which arrives on Hulu on April 14.A clip from the interview, in which Kim offers her advice for women in business, went viral after many mocked her comments for being rude and out of touch.“I have the best advice for women in business,” Kardashian said. “Get your fucking ass up and work. It seems like nobody wants to work these days.“You have to surround yourself with people that want to work,” she continued.

KISS frontman Gene Simmons has said that he will accept cryptocurrency to sell his Las Vegas mansion.The mansion is on sale for $13.5million (£9.93million) and he’s now revealed he will accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Uniswap, Polkadot, Litecoin, Aave, Try or a combination of those to purchase the home (via The Music Universe).In a statement to Blabbermouth earlier this month, Simmons said: “I have been an outspoken proponent of cryptocurrency from the beginning. It is the future of money, and it just makes sense to offer interested parties the option of using cryptocurrency to purchase the estate.”Simmons bought the house in 2021 for $10.8million (£7.95million) but told The Wall Street Journal that he and his family rarely stay at the property.A description of the house from says the “distinctive and modern estate offers unparalleled artistic beauty unrivalled anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley.”You can see images of the property here:A post shared by Forbes Global Properties (@forbesglobalproperties)Back in December, the Foo Fighters brought Simmons onstage during a show in Las Vegas.After spotting a fan who bore a striking resemblance to the bassist, Dave Grohl then invited the real Simmons to come out from the side of the stage during their gig at Park MGM’s Dolby Live theatre.As he left the stage Grohl said: “Can we just hear it one more time for Gene FUCKING Simmons,” before he told the crowd he had posters of the KISS legend on his wall as a child.

KISS has said he would be up for making some music with Foo Fighters if the opportunity ever came up.Speaking at the red carpet premiere of Studio 666 – the new horror-comedy starring the Foos – which took place at the TCL Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Wednesday (February 16), Stanley opened up about his connection to Dave Grohl.“Dave and I, we had children in the same school, so I’ve known Dave for a while,” the guitarist told Consequence.He then went on to share his admiration for the iconic frontman. “I mean, look, what he’s done is phenomenal,” said Stanley.

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Jordan Moreau Kiss’s next four concerts have been postponed because Gene Simmons has tested positive for COVID-19, just five days after the band had to cancel a show because Paul Stanley had tested positive.The band made the announcement Tuesday, saying that the musicians and crew members will have to stay at home and self-isolate for the next 10 days. Simmons’ symptoms are said to be mild, and Kiss’s tour is set to start up again on September 9 at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif.Read the band’s full statement below:Kiss will postpone their next four tour dates.

Joni Mitchell owns a KISS-branded pinball machine.In a new tweet, Stanley said he and Mitchell caught up over dinner at a restaurant this weekend.“I spent a few minutes last night catching up with Joni Mitchell at a restaurant,” he wrote. “I’m always in awe of her artistic journeys & spirit.

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KISS fans may need to let go of their dream reunion.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has discussed the idea of reuniting with the band’s original lineup, calling it “impossible”.During an interview on SiriusXM‘s Jim & Sam Show, Stanley was asked why fans are obsessed with the idea of the original quartet playing together again.“Well, the original four are the original four,” he said. “We were the ones who started this and created the template that we still stand by today.

KISS returned to the stage this week to perform a five-song set at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival – watch footage below.Friday’s (June 11) show came after a screening of the band’s upcoming documentary, Biography: KISStory.The band’s pyro-filled set saw them play ‘Detroit Rock City’, ‘War Machine’ and more before closing the set with their classic hit ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’.“We don’t have a permit to make a long show,” frontman Paul Stanley said at the end of the show. “So this is a little short.