Gene Simmons Remembers the First Time KISS Did Their Make-up

Gene Simmons was the newest visitor on Steve-O‘s Wild Experience! podcast, and throughout the dialog, he recalled the primary time KISS put the make-up on within the early ’70s.

KISS fashioned in 1973, and performed their very first present on the Popcorn Membership in Queens, N.Y. on Jan. 30 of that 12 months. Although the make-up has been a part of their look for the reason that starting, Simmons could not fairly recall who first got here up with the thought for them to put on it, however remembered the way it began.

“No one who was ever in KISS can ever lay declare to saying, ‘I’ve obtained a superb concept, everyone ought to placed on make-up. Let’s put on extra make-up and better heels than your mommy ever did.’ No one did, it simply occurred,” Simmons defined.

The rocker talked about that the band rehearsed in a “rat-infested loft” round that point, and after they determined to go buy face make-up, additionally they purchased low cost mirrors so they might see themselves whereas they utilized it.

Simmons pointed to a photograph of the band that was taken on Sundown Boulevard in 1974, and mentioned that their make-up within the image was virtually an identical to the designs they got here up with of their rehearsal loft the 12 months prior.

See a photograph from the identical shoot beneath.

“I’ve to say that I can not recall being attentive to something as a result of we have been all getting off on one another,” Simmons responded when he was requested what the preliminary reception to the make-up was.

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Afterward, Steve-O, who was kicked out of The Gene Simmons Roast in 2008, was lastly in a position to share the joke he was going to make on the occasion, however by no means had the prospect to.

“I believed it was humorous when KISS took off their make-up within the ’80s. However man, it was hilarious after they needed to put it again on,” the Jackass star mentioned.

“The very best a part of that joke is whenever you’re too wealthy to provide a f–k,” Simmons replied.

Watch the complete episode beneath — it is filled with gems, or… jewels.

Gene Simmons Remembers When Kiss First Began to Put on Make-up