I just didn't expect an acoustic version of Rock'n'Roll All Nite.

If I had known I would influence so many guitarists, I would have practiced more.

I went to my friend's house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said, I'm in love.

I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth.

As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.

One thing I love to do is produce. I've produced a couple of bands. I mean, nothing ever really happened with 'em, but I enjoy getting a young band into the studio and guiding them, and making them feel at ease.

By the time I'm 40, interplanetary travel will be common. Nobody will want to talk to me at that age, anyway.