Who owns kiss band

The richest member of KISS, Simmons is also the co-founder of the band which he and Paul Stanley formed after they departed from Wicked Lester in a quest for a new musical direction.

Moreover, Simmons is known for his successful investments, particularly in cryptocurrency. The multitalented artist has been focusing on his career with KISS and his side band, Soul Station, as well as his solo projects. Although he had to suffer from a hearing disability which caused by a birth defect called microtia, Paul managed to keep his interest in creating music. Fortunately, the KISS icon underwent surgery at the age of 30, which made it possible for him to hear on his right ear.

After 40 years, putting on that cumbersome Kiss makeup 45 minutes to apply , clomping around in those giant high heels, and singing, once again, "I want to rock and roll all night and party every day! The band is fine, but what Simmons knows is that it is the brand that brings in the real money. What brand is that, you ask? Well, what do you think of when you think of Kiss? That gaudy makeup, wild shows, pyrotechnics -- the whole outlaw rock and roll thing, right?

Simmons and Kiss have spent considerable time, effort, and money cultivating that bad boy rock outlaw image. According to an article for Brandweek magazine, "Kiss has licensed its name to more than 3, product categories, from lunch boxes and comic books to credit cards and condoms to become nearly a one-billion-dollar brand.

You start by doing that thing you are hired to do, and you must do it well. The lawyer must sadly litigate. The florist must have a great eye and fresh flowers.

They are all different. Do you feel people buy your product for the name or the product or both? How do think people react to everything you do? There is such a thing as sugar-coating, people may get interested because of me but you have got to deliver the goods. Are you ever worried about over commercialization of your music? Do you think it ever turns off people? When was the decision to put the business behind KISS and really commercialize the name?

Hippies never understood the nature of business. How many products do you think Disney has out there? See, there is no such thing as too many. That was a hippy comment. More is the reason for life. Stop and wait to die? No, you go and climb another mountain. Hippies not so much. The earth gives all of us a choice.

When you first got into KISS, did you look at it as more of a business or something you enjoyed doing? Well everything begins with songs. People are going to want to see you live and when they do your show has got to be real. You have got to be able to deliver. They charge for their concerts too and they have t-shirts, just like KISS. What are you most proud of in your children?

You can not fail. Since you have all the opportunities the universe has to offer, you have no excuse for sitting on your thumb. He is also the 1 international bestselling author of Me 2.

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