Kiss and Make-up

Written by Gene Simmons

Narrated by Gene Simmons

Exploding on the music scene in the early 1970s, the rock group KISS combined raw energy with theatrical showmanship—not to mention face painting! Founding member Gene Simmons—an outrageous star whose superlong tongue, legendary sexual exploits, and demonic makeup have made him a rock icon—recounts his own story as well as the history of the band. In KISS and Make-Up, Simmons shares a wild, shocking, and unbelievable tale about an immigrant boy from Israel who studied to be a rabbi but was saved by rock and roll and became one of the most notorious rock stars in the world.

In his irreverent voice, Gene talks about the girls (more than 4,000!); his bond with KISS cofounder Paul Stanley; the struggles he and Paul had with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, and the untimely death of Eric Carr. He also details his love life, including stories about his relationships with Cher, Diana Ross, and Shannon Tweed—the mother of his son and daughter and companion for almost forty years. And, of course, Simmons expresses his enormous love and affection for the people who put him there in the first place—the KISS Army and the ever-loyal KISS fans around the world!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 1, 2003
• ISBN: 9781597772051

Gene Simmons

Known as rock's ultimate showmen, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons founded the hard rock supergroup KISS in the early 1970s. Since then, KISS has sold more than eighty million albums and performed more than two thousand shows around the world, and is still touring today.

Reviews for Kiss and Make-up

[William Marino · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have read/listened to all the Kiss autobiographies and who knows what the real story is, and I have to say, they're all interesting.

[Lindsey Luty · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting book to be sure and it's great Gene read it. I will say Paul Stanley's is more comprehensive if you're looking to explore KISS. Still a good read with insight from the Demon himself.