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Peter Criss

(1945) Drummer United States

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Peter Criss is a drummer from the United States, best known for Make up to breakup.

Quick Facts About Peter Criss

Born: December 20, 1945
Nationality: United States
Profession: Drummer
Notable works: Make up to breakup
Spouse: Debra Jensen

About Peter Criss

George Peter John Criscuola, better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is an American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and a vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. Criss established the Catman character for his Kiss persona. In 2014 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Kiss.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Quotes by Peter Criss

There's a lot of smoke being blown at you, but this is no new sport to me; I've been doing it a…

Long

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We're playing the Superbowl this year, we're opening up before the coins drop.

Before

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What I love about being a member of KISS is that we're the 'John Glenns' of rock - we always have to…

Firsts

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I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

Changes

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I once had money to burn. I'd fly to Barbados for the weekend. I lived in a twenty-two-room mansion and had my…

Barbados

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Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away.' It's just important, just go get checked out.…

Breast cancer

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I find myself evil. I believe in the devil as much as God. You can use either one to get things done.

Believe

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I finally got a chance to talk to my daughter from my previous marriage. I just got married May 3 to my…

Beautiful

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The magic's back and we're in a time tunnel, feeling like when we were in our 20s back in the 1970s.

Feelings

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I believe in the devil as much as God. You can use either one to get things done

Believe

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When 'Destroyer' was first released, we got a strong backlash from our hardcore fans. After six months, the album was dead in…

After

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We're much more controlled now. We were kids back then, we each had our own demons. It was insanity.

Back

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Cool things happen. Ace's guitar flies through space, goes through a hole, and blows up. I throw drumsticks and they come flying…

Ace

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As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the world.

Busy

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I deal with guys in their 20s and early 30s who are presidents of companies, who are movie directors.

Cinema

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Three times during the show the drums are lifted over the audience - I go up and out, right, left and back.

Audience

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Musicians play music because you love... I loved to play drums since I was five. It's all I ever wanted to do.…

Because

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It's a younger generation running the show, and I miss the generation we had in the '70s. They were really very honorable…

Bills

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We're really in control; that's the difference. We were out of control then.

Control

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Men get it. I think us men need you women to help us survive.

Breast cancer

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There's not a day that goes by that I don't bless myself with holy water and then get in my car and…

Bless

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I'm from Brooklyn. I grew up very poor- seven people, four rooms. My dad had no education.

Brooklyn

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I'll always be the catman.

Fame

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For me, music is all about emotion and attitude.

About

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