Show notes
Gene Simmons sits down with Michael Moynihan in Los Angeles for a conversation about family, ambition, and the American dream. They talk about his mother’s survival of the Holocaust, coming to America, KISS, Bob Dylan, money, marriage, and why the music business isn’t what it used to be. Oh yeah, and after nearly 50 years as the Demon, Gene Simmons is still speeding up. (0:00) Cold Open (0:31) Monologue (1:47) Gene Simmons, Nice Jewish Boy (6:31) Assimilation, America, and Learning the Language (9:36) His Mother Survived the Holocaust (19:23) The $8 Million Check to Mom (20:05) At 77, Gene Is Speeding Up (21:03) Why KISS Had to End (22:26) Bob Dylan Shows Up to Write a Song (31:24) Selling KISS and the Business of Rock (33:23) Streaming Killed the Romance of Music (36:36) Ace, Peter, Drugs, and the Breakup of the Original Band (45:25) Diana Ross, Shannon Tweed, and the Playboy Mansion (50:50) Twenty-Nine Years as “King Asshole” (53:48) Making His Mother Proud, Then His Wife and Kids Proud Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
