KISS' Gene Simmons - "Rock And Roll Contains No Secret; It's A Moron's Job"
May 1, 2010, 14 years ago
The Yorkshire Post recently caught up with KISS legend Gene Simmons. An excerpt from the story is available below:
Despite being firmly ensconced in a world of excess, Simmons has never dabbled in drugs. He is vehemently anti-drink and an ardent non-smoker.
"It's because I am smart. Let's see if everyone knows this – does it have minerals? Does it have vitamins? Do cigarettes give you cancer? Does having a drink make men smarter? Drugs, do they make you walk the tight-rope better – it doesn't work, does it?"A man who drinks too much because he wants to get laid is going to wind up throwing up on the shoes the woman has just bought."He's not going to say anything witty and he's going to wake up with a headache the next day."
Simmons does not idolise his trade, either: "Rock and roll contains no secret – it's a moron's job. If it wasn't for a guitar round their neck, most would be asking, 'Do you want fries with that?' – they're idiots. They're lucky enough to do what they do."
Kiss's latest foray into rock and roll is Sonic Boom, the band's 19th album, and one that remains loyal to Kiss's most prominent lyrical theme – women.
"Rock and roll literally means 'to sleep with'," he explains. "'Let me rock and roll you all night long' is a blues term – which means rocking and rolling in the sack. A lot of our songs are about women."He likens Kiss's make-up and costume to women wearing make-up and high-heeled shoes.
"When you want attention, when you want power, what do you wear? You put on your high heels, your make-up, you make your hair big,put on your little black dress and you're ready to go.
"That's what Kiss does, except we wear a lot more make-up and higher heels than you do."
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