732 - THE DEMON (Gene Simmons)

 

 

 

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"(KISS - GENE SIMMONS)"

"“ Gene Simmons was born Chaim Witz on August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel and is an American musician who was the co-founder, Bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retirement in 2023. Simmons established "The Demon" character for his Kiss persona. Gene became involved with his first band, Lynx, then renamed the Missing Links, when he was a teenager. He disbanded the band to form the Long Island Sounds, later joining a new band, Bullfrog Bheer, with the band recording a demo, Leeta which was later included on the Kiss box set. Simmons formed the rock band Wicked Lester in the early 1970s with Paul Stanley and recorded one album, which was never released. Dissatisfied with Wicked Lester's sound and look they decided to form the "ultimate rock band" in its place. Kiss released their self-titled debut album in February 1974. Stanley took on the role of lead performer on stage, while Simmons became the driving force behind what became an extensive Kiss merchandising franchise. Besides music Gene has been involved with such projects as: His own magazine, Gene Simmons Tongue Magazine, his own label, Simmons Records, and animated series, My Dad the Rock Star. Simmons Records has released albums by such bands as Kobra and the Lotus, Silent Rage, Gypsy Rose and House of Lords as well as Gene's own solo releases. In 1976, Simmons signed a management and production contract with the band Van Halen. Two years later Simmons appeared in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, a made-for-television movie released in 1978. In 2004 Simmons released his first Solo album Asshole or second if you count the Kiss Solo set. In 2012, Simmons partnered with Paul Stanley and three other investors to form the restaurant franchise Rock & Brews. On December 15, 2014, Simmons was awarded the Golden Medal by Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona and later that year was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Kiss. In 2017, Simmons launched "The Vault" which is a compilation of all of his major works selling for $2,000. In 2020, Simmons won two Guinness World Records for "highest flame projection in a music concert" and "most flame projections launched simultaneously in a music concert. Both of the records were established at the KISS 2020 Goodbye concert Kiss performed their final show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 2, 2023, which was streamed via Pay-per-view Gene continues to tour with his group The Gene Simmons Band "