Birth Name: Chaim Witz (Chaim means life in Hebrew)
Stage Name: Gene Simmons
Birthday: August 25, 1949
Place of Birth: Hafia, Israel
Education: Attended Newton High School in Queens Sullivan Community College in Plattskill NY (majoring in education) Transferred to Richmond College on Staten Island
Former bands: Rainbow, Long Island Sounds, Missing Links, Rising Sun, Bull Frog Beer
Favorite Quotes: (a few because Gene is a spewing fountain of brilliant words)
�We're every critic's worst nightmare. We not only won't go away, we're getting bigger and bigger.� - Gene Simmons
�� size does count. Don't believe what they say. Girls lie--size counts. And that's why KISS is the biggest show out there--and continues to get bigger.� - Gene Simmons " I fuck my brains out. I fuck everything that moves. And if it doesn't move, we work something out.� - Gene Simmons
"The difference between being in a band and not being in one is like the difference between fucking and jerking off." - Gene Simmons |