KISS frontman Gene Simmons recently made controversial remarks about Generation Z, criticizing what he perceives as their sense of entitlement in comments shared on The HoneyDew Podcast.

The rock legend’s statements focused on work ethic and generational attitudes toward earning money and benefits.

“Neither [my son] Nick nor [my daughter] Sophie ever got — what is it called? — allowances, where you give your kids money for nothing,” Simmons said. “No. You want money? You’ve gotta do something. Do this. I don’t know — mow the lawn, clean this, do that. Then you understand the value of it. And then you don’t have to say ‘thank you’. You don’t owe anybody money.”

Simmons continued his critique by targeting what he called the “entitled generation.”

“The love of labor… If you can get that into the thick skulls of — what’s the new generation? Generation X? What is it? … Generation fucked up,” he said. “The entitled generation. ‘Cause if you go through your whole life getting your palm greased, which used to mean you get money for nothing, when you turn 18 or 20, whenever it is that you’re on your own, you get entitled: ‘Hey, I deserve healthcare.’ No, actually, you don’t. ‘I deserve free living.’”

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LP is almost impossible to find. This is the real one NOT a bootleg copy.

KISS frontman Paul Stanley, tweeted the following on his X account:

“THE BIGGEST KISS SONG OF ALL TIME IS… I Was Made for Lovin’ You with 1.3 BILLION total streams on Spotify as of late August and approximately 850 THOUSAND daily streams!! Amazing and THANK YOU!”

According to blabbermouth.net, although I Was Made For Lovin’ You was a huge chart success for KISS 40 years ago, it was maligned by many of the group’s fans who didn’t appreciate the track’s disco beat…

…In 2018, [KISS bassist/vocalist Gene] Simmons said that he hated performing I Was Made For Lovin’ You because he is forced to sing like his grandmother. Asked in an interview with OK! magazine to name a song that he wasn’t initially crazy about that ended up becoming a hit, Simmons said,”…’ I hate playing that song to [this] day. Stadiums full of people jump up and down like biblical locusts — they go nuts — with tattoos and grills on… ‘Ahhhh!’ They’re all jumping up and down, and I’m going, ‘Do, do, do, do, do, do… Kill me now.’ Still — still to this day I hate that song.”

After the female interviewer pressed him on whether the song ever grew on him after performing it for the last four decades, he said, “Well, how about you sing that song? You’re a girl. I wanna sing guy stuff.”

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CADILLAC — On an October morning in 1975, Cadillac became the loudest small town in America.

The football field was likely in the decor of the autumn season as autumn leaves were brightly colored and the faint smell of popcorn filled the stands. The high school gym echoed from amplifiers, and, in the heart of the homecoming parade, four men in black leather, platform boots and face paint waved to a stunned but excited crowd.

It was KISS — yes, that KISS — strutting through a northern Michigan town better known for lumber history than for hosting rock legends.

That visit put Cadillac on the map of rock-and-roll destinations, and, during an upcoming October weekend, the city is preparing to rock and roll all night and party every day.

While the story is steeped in Cadillac and rock history, if you haven’t heard it before, here’s a quick recap.

The band’s visit wasn’t a fluke; it was the payoff to an unlikely football turnaround. A year earlier, the Cadillac High School Vikings had stumbled out of the gate in 1974 with two straight losses — a shock after their undefeated season the year before.

Assistant Coach Jim Neff, looking for a spark, decided the team needed more than pep talks — they needed power chords. He dropped the needle on the band’s records, filling the locker room with KISS anthems before games and practices.

The Vikings won their next seven games and shared the conference championship.

When Neff wrote to thank the band, KISS did more than write back — they showed up.

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Ace Frehley Signed Funko Pop!  This was signed backstage in Cleveland at the House of Blues after his show on 8/4/19.   

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Great official poster featuring the Dressed To Kill artwork airbrushed! Poster measures 24×36 inches. Poster and frame made of wood. Impossible to find now.

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Dale Torborg The Demon signed in red paint pen at a private signing in Sarasota, FL in 2024.  Comes with our Certificate of Authenticity.  Includes Demon Face Dale Torborg XWF pick and protective case.

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Former KISS guitarist, Bruce Kulick, has shared a new video along with the following introduction:

“August 9th, 1995 was the date KISS performed at Sony Studios in NYC, the iconic KISS MTV Unplugged. It was also the beginning of the KISS reunion, where Ace Frehley and Peter Criss would join Paul and Gene on stage to the delight of the fans. From this performance, the reunion tour was born. KISS MTV Unplugged was shown on Halloween night in 1995, and then finally released as a CD and VHS on March 12th, 1996. The performances were excellent and at one point six KISS members all performed two songs. A memorable event, and a huge part of KISStory. Here’s my memories of this show from 30 years ago.”

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It’s safe to say that the Kiss universe is never short of drama between the behemoth outfit’s various members.

The latest? Many fans have been left wondering why Ace Frehley wasn’t invited – or seemingly declined the opportunity – to join his former bandmates at the Kiss Kruise: Land-locked in Vegas event at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas this November, which will also include Bruce Kulick, Kiss’ guitarist between 1984 and 1996.

“They asked me and I declined,” he tells Guitar World matter-of-factly. “There’s no way I’m gonna be involved with that, you know? Their biggest mistake is that they should have done that at Madison Square Garden, not in Las Vegas in a 5000-seater, or whatever it is.”

When GW points out that Frehley has participated in Kiss Kruises – the long-running Kiss-themed cruise excursions – before, he replies, “There are multiple reasons. You know, Paul [Stanley], towards the end [of the End of the Road World Tour], about nine months before Kiss was going to play Madison Square Garden [for its final shows], both Paul and Gene [Simmons] were saying, ‘We’re going to bring everybody out on stage.’

“And then, a few months before the concert, they both changed their tune and said, ‘Ace and Peter [Criss] aren’t going to do it.’ In fact, Paul went on to say, ‘If Ace and Peter got on stage with us, the band could be called Piss.’ So, I kind of got into an argument with him.”

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