<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Gene-simmons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/gene-simmons Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:26:21 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Gene and Paul came back to the studio with their jaws on the floor. Gene said, ‘No-one has ever turned down Kiss’“: The glam-rock guitarist who accidentally turned down Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-glam-rock-guitarist-who-accidentally-turned-down-kiss df4JHv3GrsjbV86fJwpvon Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:26:21 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:21:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Doors are immediately opened for us, but once you’re in the room they don’t necessarily give you the benefit of the doubt”: Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons on the realities of making it in the music industry as the sons of two Kiss legends ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/stanley-simmons-on-following-in-their-fathers-footsteps UBeXTsJ6TqxWZKuySbbTsG Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:18:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s still a ton happening behind the scenes”: Tommy Thayer says there is still more in store for Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/tommy-thayer-on-the-future-of-kiss 5AubHK8SknwCBqrFSipAqn Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:31:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My hand to God, I didn’t intend to hurt Ace or his legacy”: Gene Simmons apologizes for previous comments saying Ace Frehley dying due to a series of “bad decisions” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/gene-simmons-apologizes-for-comments-made-following-ace-frehley-death shiifjKeN2KZjbjoqEgnvL Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:26:04 +0000 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:27:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You want to get through the tour for selfish reasons. In the meantime, your brother is ruining their life”: Gene Simmons on how he wished he’d handled his relationship with Ace Frehley differently ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-tough-love-ace-frehley-regret UP3hCGotE7LT3xFCrzUfSM Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:24:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We certainly had differences, but that’s what family is about”: Kiss honor Ace Frehley with candlelit tribute at their first show in nearly 2 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/kiss-pay-tribute-to-ace-frehley-at-kiss-kruise pu6WjFEQQHvintUYfksYFQ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:34:19 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:13:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a slight fender bender. It happens. Especially to those of us who are horrible drivers”: Gene Simmons rushed to hospital after reportedly losing consciousness and crashing his SUV into a parked vehicle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-kiss-car-crash-malibu VkHAheqf77wzinM2yiwRSW Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:03:11 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:31:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I did the least amount of overdubs on Alive! – I’ll let the fans decide why that is…” Ace Frehley looks beyond his next Origins album to his travel guitar, more touring and even reconciling with Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ace-frehley-origins-vol-3 hTADCtex2idTvtreiNPnyh Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:21:15 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:17:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m the kind of guy that never says never. I don’t hate Paul or Gene. We’re rock and roll brothers”: Ace Frehley sets the record straight on where things stand with Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/ace-frehley-sets-the-record-straight-on-where-things-stand-with-kiss 5nNsjE5bfoAjsMdeuUpPuH Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:31:00 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:19:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not going to die with a lot of money. I’m going to die happy”: This Kiss superfan just paid $12k to be Gene Simmons’ roadie for a day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-roadie-for-a-day-package-reviewed-by-a-fan 8ujjL73ketTpsECTXDz9iF Wed, 14 May 2025 16:50:38 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:13:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Mike, I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s a note-for-note guitar solo from...” Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – but Ace Frehley had already stolen it from another legendary classic rock band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mike-mccready-alive-solo-stolen-rom-kiss-stolen-from-the-doors vvq7wBQdmNVqjLuxFVj5HU Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:45:38 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:26:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had to use the same microphone that Gene Simmons used with all the blood coming out of his mouth. Can you imagine that!” Mick Rogers recalls Kiss supporting Manfred Mann's Earth Band in their early days ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/mick-rogers-recalls-kiss-supporting-manfred-manns-earth-band-in-their-early-days PpXEiF79Zj3PwvEaPGojYC Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:32:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can set up amplifiers and drums to your heart’s content”: Gene Simmons defends paid roadie scheme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-defends-paid-roadie-scheme EURASW4Qd8gSdocBd7baGY Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:44:59 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:09:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve always missed being in Kiss”: Kiss announce unmasked Vegas show with former guitarist Bruce Kulick, as Gene Simmons postpones 17 solo dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/kiss-announce-special-one-off-show-with-bruce-kulick HxynAg2m6rFHBDZBVkZWuC Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:43:38 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:52:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of the misconceptions were created by Paul and Gene. They still say in interviews that they fired me, but I was never fired from Kiss”: Ace Frehley sets the record straight on his multiple departures from Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ace-frehley-sets-the-record-straight-on-his-multiple-departures-from-kiss Ziw7baDqRdAWfDLcYaUiFj Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:41:20 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:10:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can get up there and be a rockstar”: Gene Simmons is offering fans the chance to be his personal assistant and roadie for a day… for $12,495 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/be-gene-simmons-roadie-for-a-day B42zouSBDnsBSLAgXrkDRe Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:20:27 +0000 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:59:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember sitting with Gene and him saying, ‘You need to start growing your hair again.’ That was the discussion!” The moment Tommy Thayer knew he would be officially joining Kiss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-thayer-on-joining-kiss WLpcp5mmsShuPJbVxGH5Xi Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:22:23 +0000 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:30:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This guy comes in, plugs in, and starts playing while we’re talking to another guy. I said, ‘Buddy, you better sit down before I knock you out’”: Ace Frehley interrupted the band when he auditioned for Kiss – and Gene Simmons was ready to throw fists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gene-simmons-on-ace-frehleys-kiss-audition 224PUoZCcyEhCaSGRhS25G Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:26:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:07:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We started doing that before there was a thing called ‘metal’ or the Seattle stuff, we just did it to save our voices. And then it became commonplace”: Gene Simmons says Kiss was one of the first bands to take down-tuning into the mainstream ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-claims-kiss-was-one-of-the-bands-to-take-downtuning-into-the-mainstream vZfx3UCKmHokTRSNTLsGqj Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:42:17 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:16:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of them need to be played. They have souls”: One of California’s top music entrepreneurs has left behind one of the finest vintage guitar collections we’ve ever seen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/sacramento-music-icon-guitar-collection-auction Qa37WS6jKD4hCXvsWWpRYb Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:08:38 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:01:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gene Simmons used a Grabber for a reason – because they play like nothing else on earth”: Epiphone Grabber Bass review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/epiphone-grabber-bass-review UjhZ4cyfe697AdPXjSxchU Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:18:39 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:56:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Carol Kaye taught me real hard, telling me, ‘No, no, you’re playing the notes but you’re not playing the feel’”: Gene Simmons names 6 bass players who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-bassists-who-shaped-my-sound fE8AtEfxgD4JMmgMW6Fxm3 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:46:28 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:49:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Name a jazz player that means something. You can be respected by musicians, but the rest of the world doesn't care. That music is intended to show off how well you play”: Gene Simmons on why technical skill doesn't really matter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gene-simmons-technical-skill-doesnt-matter bpvYzGBp86tQX9wXmVTtBC Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:42:52 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:04:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He came up to me after the show and said, ‘Mate, you can give John Entwistle a run for his money’”: Gene Simmons recalls the moment Jimmy Page complimented his bass playing – and turned out to be a KISS fan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jimmy-page-compliments-gene-simmons-bass-playing NHgBtGv5fvnvuvyK3yb3a5 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:13:31 +0000 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have tried to destroy my reputation over the years. 10,000 Volts is going to make them look like imbeciles”: He may have missed Kiss’ last-ever performance, but Ace Frehley is set to make a statement with his new solo album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ace-frehley-10000-volts-statement CZVPot4fAUSWVcHh5dTHVe Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:37:44 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:24:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chris Cornell said I created ‘a symphony of chaos’ – it was his favorite thing about the track. It meant even more because he was gone less than a year later”: Meet Ryan Wariner, go-to session guitarist for everyone from Dave Mustaine to Ann Wilson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ryan-wariner-session-guitar 64BVms7C4BNW2vaHj5nG3h Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:09:21 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:59:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gene Simmons is breaking ground again”: Gibson unveils second signature bass guitar for the Kiss icon – and it’s the brand’s first 30.5” scale custom shop model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-gene-simmons-eb-0 CyfGduJ6sFawkuP57u4wzQ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:36:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gene-simmons-geddy-lee-blues-scale 6nL5z9jsGPiV9fJy5zQ5f8 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:49:22 +0000 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons: “Eddie Van Halen talked about being a fan of Eric Clapton. I’m sorry, I don’t see that. What he did was closer to classical music” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gene-simmons-eddie-van-halen-clapton-classical dq42jWamG3QqqvgHW25dqd Mon, 15 May 2023 16:47:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t buy the idea that the bass player is the quiet one”: The 5 most notorious bass guitarists in rock ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/i-dont-buy-the-idea-that-the-bass-player-is-the-quiet-one-the-5-most-notorious-bass-guitarists-in-rock tECzJAuFwQKzGozCMcE8Xo Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:06:08 +0000 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Only known Kiss soundboard recording with Mark St. John set for official release this spring ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/new-kiss-off-the-soundboard-bootleg-with-mark-st-john Hja5o4ubnCxH2ty7AkSpWf Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:13:16 +0000 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:20:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck: “We’ve lost our favorite guitarist, and one of the most intelligent, intuitive people I’ve ever met” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tal-wilkenfeld-on-jeff-beck-weve-lost-our-favorite-guitarist-and-one-of-the-most-intelligent-intuitive-people-ive-ever-met nF277zHK3ZqpLLSGX42GnG Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:38:01 +0000 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:30:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons talk classic Kiss tracks, including the lick they ripped off from the Rolling Stones, and the song they nearly gave to Rod Stewart ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kiss-paul-stanley-gene-simmons-classic-tracks wnsDbvJGx4BVAR3PdNYXwU Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:44:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons: "Everything Vinnie Vincent did sounded like Yngwie Malmsteen on crack" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gene-simmons-kiss-creatures-of-the-night-vinnie-vincent hxqjdbYTRkY4cfB8CxokuH Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:52:28 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:33:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vinnie Vincent's controversial Kiss solos drove Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley mad – watch one of the guitarist's craziest live wigouts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/vinnie-vincent-kiss-solo-paul-stanley-gene-simmons KmBo6cTBrE3Tvvk9mQWCcc Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:42:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/gibson-gene-simmons-g2-thunderbird-review 7rtWjjf9dsChB7kDmr3ZCd Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:30:30 +0000 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:46:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons says Kiss will “continue in ways even I haven't thought of” following conclusion of their End of the Road world tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kiss-could-continue-after-band-call-it-quits BDgmpqt5RtfHQQRjEakcEJ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:48:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley lacks “physical stamina” to play a full Kiss show on the End of the Road tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kiss-gene-simmons-ace-frehley N4M4hkqpUX3kBCneDixzmV Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:43:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons still wants Ace Frehley to join Kiss on their End of the Road farewell tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gene-simmons-ace-frehley-kiss-farewell-shows q7sFpbfFVj4vaQXpomEgna Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:21:20 +0000 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:25:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson partners with Gene Simmons for new signature G² Thunderbird bass guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-gene-simmons-g2-thunderbird-bass zNVysNXQFRdvxKp3vCSdk4 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:30:53 +0000 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:50:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ace Frehley on a potential future Kiss reunion: “Anything's possible” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ace-frehley-kiss-reunion kfTuTpmYcjLnTg3eUei49B Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:59:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kiss postpone four shows after Gene Simmons tests positive for COVID ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gene-simmons-covid gq5uxaPr9GvEi8NzhgzsRL Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:44:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons: “We are the hardest-working band in show business, but we do have an awful lot of fun. I have more fun than the Pope!“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gene-simmons-we-are-the-hardest-working-band-in-show-business-but-we-do-have-an-awful-lot-of-fun-i-have-more-fun-than-the-pope BSviRtBuN4rG7CZzNvSQHb Mon, 10 May 2021 11:23:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Four-hour career-spanning Kiss documentary to air in June ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/four-hour-career-spanning-kiss-documentary-to-air-in-june GAcPMWZwQiPhZtSSpWeRX6 Mon, 03 May 2021 16:32:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alice Cooper responds to Gene Simmons' comments on the death of rock music: “There's kids out there with guitars and they're playing hard rock” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alice-cooper-responds-to-gene-simmons-comments-on-the-death-of-rock-music-theres-kids-out-there-with-guitars-and-theyre-playing-hard-rock 9sTUvGwgm8doQLPVhKQxb5 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:18:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons: “People remember a classic and simple bassline more than they do the actual song” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gene-simmons-people-remember-a-classic-and-simple-bassline-more-than-they-do-the-actual-song NPP5DLjWbJkrHEVuxQJxhK Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:00:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen: “Not since Hendrix did anyone change the game like Edward“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gene-simmons-pays-tribute-to-eddie-van-halen-not-since-hendrix-did-anyone-change-the-game-like-edward znmFkQjseqbpa3zbHt9b2H Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:37:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson announces multi-year partnership with Gene Simmons on custom line of G² guitars and basses ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-gene-simmons-on-custom-line-of-g-guitars-and-basses cFXLdgpDVSK8RggYE2nNTc Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:11:15 +0000 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:47:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the first trailer for Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock ‘N’ Roll documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-the-first-trailer-for-chuck-berry-the-original-king-of-rock-n-roll-documentary e9rR4pKWpD5LDe42pdDzzi Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:29:30 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:31:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons: "Many guitarists call their instruments 'axes', but nobody trademarked it. Except this guy!" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gene-simmons-many-guitarists-call-their-instruments-axes-but-nobody-trademarked-it-except-this-guy QHgt5njmERRqA6ivkMhugm Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:04:08 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:47:02 +0000