Don't believe bands who say it's all about the fans and they want to give their music away for free. The result… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
People who are qualified are symphonic orchestra players and jazz musicians; they're qualified to do what they do. Rock stars are lucky.… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
I don't know whether you [musician] can be all things to everybody, which is why there are different kinds of music. — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
By and large, Americans close their ears to anything not in English. That's stupid because there's some great music around the world… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
If your songs connect with the fans and they pump their fists in the air and go "Yeah!!" that's when a song… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Rock stars are idiots. You know that! Remember this moron never went to music school, never learned music theory and can't read… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Music is feeling. You can try to verbalize it. It really just hits you or it doesn't. — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Music is the only industry where you don't need to know what you're doing to get ahead. Well, that and politics. — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
I don't wanna go on vacation. There's nothing about it that appeals to me. People look forward to doing that; I look forward to… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
I think that Shakespeare is a s***. Absolute s***! He may have been a genius for his time, but I just can't relate to… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something. — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life. — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
After 9/11, people all of a sudden became patriotic and showed the colors. Why did it take something bad to happen? It means something.… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
You don't need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go ahead, but… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
If you're building a house, or doing anything, time is what you've got. Well, there's effort, but you need time. The more time you… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image