That's why I'm a big supporter of the death penalty. I want to be the hangman. I would put many more people to death like the kids who want to kill other people, I'd put 'em to death. Postal workers who get arrested, they have mental problems. You know what? When you're dead you don't have a mental problem. If you take a life, I will take yours. Put me in charge, I will fix it.
Gene SimmonsLet's look different! I like monster movies, so why can't I have Godzilla's face on my boots?
Gene SimmonsThe biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage.
Gene SimmonsI hope the guy who came up with the phrase 'sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll' rots in hell, I'd like to change it so it makes more sense: 'sex death and rock 'n' roll'
Gene SimmonsRock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team.
Gene SimmonsLet's say you're a garage mechanic, and you have big dreams about opening up your own chain of branded garages around the country. Terrific.
Gene SimmonsThat's why I'm a big supporter of the death penalty. I want to be the hangman. I would put many more people to death like the kids who want to kill other people, I'd put 'em to death.
Gene SimmonsYou don't need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go ahead, but if you come into a city it's straight to jail.
Gene SimmonsThere is not a single person alive who could keep a straight face and say "Oh yeah it's healthy, the reason I use drugs and alcohol and booze is because it's healthy!"
Gene SimmonsBetter to discuss everything out in the open while you're in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It's called Full Disclosure Before The Fact.
Gene SimmonsIt's easy to be drowned out by the crowd, but to thine own self be true, say I, no matter what everybody says, no matter what the popular vibe is.
Gene SimmonsWhen you walk through a bad neighborhood, you don't want a poodle by your side. You want a Rottweiler.
Gene SimmonsPeople who are qualified are symphonic orchestra players and jazz musicians; they're qualified to do what they do. Rock stars are lucky. It's a combination of right time, right place and having certain genes or a gimmick or whatever, but it's really not anything more than sugar. It tastes good and goes away fast.
Gene SimmonsMy mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day.
Gene SimmonsI crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it.
Gene SimmonsYou can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.
Gene SimmonsMy sense is that file sharing started in predominantly white, middle- and upper-middle-cl ass young people who were native-born, who felt they were entitled to have something for free, because that's what they were used to.
Gene SimmonsYou need to eat, but you don't really need to eat filet mignon every night or buy bottles of champagne at a thousand a pop.
Gene SimmonsIf you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge.
Gene SimmonsWhy is it that most of the folks I know think "personal growth" is caused entirely by those second and third helpings of biscuits and gravy?
Gene SimmonsGene Simmons planned on being a success the moment he launched himself out of his mother's womb.
Gene SimmonsMy hero is me. Why? Because I was a poor little kid who was told, `Hey stupid, can`t you speak English?` Now all those people work for me. Despite whatever circumstances I came across, I was always able to rise to the top and there`s only one way to do that - by being selfish, but also by believing in yourself. Belief is self-knowing. Even Yoda out of Star Wars said, `Do or do not. There is no try.
Gene SimmonsI also learned that I love making money. Anyone who is not afraid of work will be happy with the money they make.
Gene SimmonsA good marriage can be ruined by poor communications - and by forgetting to put the lid back down.
Gene SimmonsI'm from Israel, so America has no limits. I started a record label, and then I started managing other artists, like Liza Minelli.
Gene SimmonsTo be in a band on the road is to have anything and everything you want just by picking up the phone.
Gene SimmonsWell being in Kiss is having a more limited spectrum. It's a smaller playground to play in because there are limitations. I'm the big bad wolf and I'm supposed to do this and that. There are rules, which are self imposed I must say, but there are rules. We break enough of them, but the truth is that being Gene Simmons in an album called 'Asshole' forged me the opportunity of just recreating myself. Very much Jekyll and Hyde. Mr. Hyde is the big bad guy and Dr. Jekyll has studied and both are connected.
Gene SimmonsAfter 9/11, people all of a sudden became patriotic and showed the colors. Why did it take something bad to happen? It means something. People have died for it, and continue to do so.
Gene SimmonsI would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every dollar that they don't want. I'd be happy to take it off them.
Gene SimmonsDon't believe bands who say it's all about the fans and they want to give their music away for free. The result is they will continue to live in their mother's basement.
Gene SimmonsWhen you really think about it, I'm not delusional enough to think that what I do is important to life as we know it on this planet. No. But neither is what you do.
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