I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.

I can't even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke.

I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet.

I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.

I knew I was destined to do a solo album, but when I did that first album in 1978, I had no idea it was going to be that well received.

I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of foresight. I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album 'New York Groove'.

That's what Kiss is all about - not just music, but entertainment, y'know? We're there to take you away from your problems, and rock and roll all night and party every day for those two hours you're at the concert.