The things we sing about are timeless. Political affairs and social situations come and go. But if you're singing about empowerment and not playing by the rules, you can sing about them until you can't sing anymore.

It's absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspiration, and then tell me that we're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Credibility is someone else's idea of what I should be doing.

Youth is incredible because you really do feel invincible.

Anybody with money can put on a KISS show, but they can't be KISS.

Whenever anybody comes to me with a way that I can give something back, it would be ungrateful at this point in my life to not say yes.

The great thing about doing art shows is you get to meet the people who are interested in your art, and I think that when you're purchasing a piece of art it's a tremendous bonus to get to meet the artist because you get a chance to pick their brain a bit and find out first hand what the piece is about for the artist.