110+ Gene Simmons Quotes On Rock, Shock And Kiss

Gene Simmons is an American musician, best known as the bassist and co-lead singer of the rock band KISS. He is also the co-founder and primary songwriter of the band, which is known for its elaborate live performances and hit songs like "Rock and Roll All Nite". Simmons is also a successful businessman, having co-founded the clothing line Rock & Brews and the restaurant chain of the same name. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Gene Simmons on life, rock, shock.

Top 10 Gene Simmons Quotes

1. When you walk through a bad neighborhood, you don't want a poodle by your side. You want a Rottweiler.
2. Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.
3. I'm forbidden fruit. Once you go to certain households, mommy doesn't want you to see that dirty man who sticks his tongue out and spits out blood and all that stuff.
4. Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get by and you can be in a rock band.
5. The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered.
6. James Bond has a license to kill, rockstars have a license to be outrageous. Rock is about grabbing people's attention.
7. It's hard to see your destination when you're focused on the cracks in the sidewalk.
8. When you really think about it, I'm not delusional enough to think that what I do is important to life as we know it on this planet. No. But neither is what you do.
9. There are many really stupid ideas that wind up being brilliant, if you can implement them.
10. Music is the only industry where you don't need to know what you're doing to get ahead. Well, that and politics.

Gene Simmons Short Quotes

• Belief is self-knowing. Even Yoda out of Star Wars said, 'Do or do not. There is no try.'
• The most important word in American, in Western culture, is "I."
• Our perception of yesterday is the foundation for our expectations of tomorrow.
• I love money, I love women, I like to work hard and I don't use drugs.
• Being a Jew, you realize your strongest weapon is your mind.
• My skin is more beautiful than yours. I would be quite more popular in jail if I so chose.
• I'm in a weird band. We've done very well. The American Dream is alive and well.
• You know why I'm pulling your leg? Because I can't touch it from where I am.
• Happy new year everbody! And remember: be kind to eachother.
• A good marriage can be ruined by poor communications - and by forgetting to put the lid back down.

Gene Simmons Quotes About Life

You can't start motoring up life's road until you get your buns in gear. — Gene Simmons

I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life. — Gene Simmons

My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day. — Gene Simmons

The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave. — Gene Simmons

Unless you took courses in architecture, engineering, or pre-med, the rest of your liberal arts education hardly prepares you for life as the business warrior and champion you envision yourself to be. — Gene Simmons

Never negotiate with kids. They don't have life experience, and they don't have repercussions for bad decisions; they still get fed and housed. — Gene Simmons

My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons. — Gene Simmons

The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage. — Gene Simmons

If you take a life, I will take yours. Put me in charge, I will fix it. — Gene Simmons

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference. — Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons Quotes About Rock

I was never interested in being a rock star. I always wanted to be Boris Karloff. — Gene Simmons

Rock stars are idiots. You know that! Remember this moron never went to music school, never learned music theory and can't read or write music. So why not be suspicious of everything this idiot says? — Gene Simmons

Anyone who tells you they got into rock'n'roll for reasons other than girls, fame and money is full of s***. — Gene Simmons

Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team. — Gene Simmons

I hope the guy who came up with the phrase 'sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll' rots in hell, I'd like to change it so it makes more sense: 'sex death and rock 'n' roll' — Gene Simmons

When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain. — Gene Simmons

Recognize a rock 'n' roller for what he is, which is a damned lucky guy not to have to work for a living. — Gene Simmons

Elvis is the king of rock and roll, who made white kids shake their shackle. — Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons Quotes About Kiss

Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat. — Gene Simmons

Kiss is the number-one American band in gold-record sales. In the world, only the Beatles and the Stones are ahead of us. Every other band should be wiping my ass. The line forms over there to the left. — Gene Simmons

Kiss is not a charity. Never, ever mix commerce and charity. — Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons Quotes About People

I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don't like being alone because they truly don't like themselves, but I love me. — Gene Simmons

The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. We're all passing through; the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish. — Gene Simmons

If you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge. — Gene Simmons

People who are the salt of the earth get up and go to a job that they hate. — Gene Simmons

Wealth for its own sake is an empty shell. Wealth that includes making other people's lives better will reward you even more than the beautiful mansion you live in. — Gene Simmons

Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs. — Gene Simmons

My sense is that file sharing started in predominantly white, middle- and upper-middle-cl ass young people who were native-born, who felt they were entitled to have something for free, because that's what they were used to. — Gene Simmons

That's why I'm a big supporter of the death penalty. I want to be the hangman. I would put many more people to death like the kids who want to kill other people, I'd put 'em to death. — Gene Simmons

I don't wanna go on vacation. There's nothing about it that appeals to me. People look forward to doing that; I look forward to getting up every day and doing something. — Gene Simmons

It's too easy to do a patriotic-themed show to crawl into people's hearts and minds. — Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons Famous Quotes And Sayings

Women, you have all this power, I'm telling you. In business, you have something called an inferred fiduciary duty to yourself. Look at the other hugely successful women in industry, commerce, science and everywhere else and you'll see women who are feminine, beautiful but also do not rely on men for their self-empowerment. — Gene Simmons

When I meet a woman, I don't think, 'Gee, I wonder if she's read the latest thesis by Stephen Hawking? I think, 'Great tits.' — Gene Simmons

It's better to be an octopus than a fish. If an octopus loses a tentacle to a predator, the octopus will survive with seven tentacles left for itself. — Gene Simmons

The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something. — Gene Simmons

Before a show, you might have aches or pains, or it's a bad rainy day, or it's too humid. We all complain about stuff. But... how do I put this poetically? Once it's the roar of the crowd and the smell of the greasepaint, forget it. Once the adrenaline kicks in and your chest expands, you forget about all that. — Gene Simmons

I worship scones and danishes. If I never had another meal, I wouldn't care as long as I could eat pastries and jelly doughnuts. — Gene Simmons

If you want to welcome me with open arms, I'm afraid you're also going to have to welcome me with open legs. — Gene Simmons

I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party. — Gene Simmons

It's very professionally done, very clever songwriting. I like Backstreet Boys more than 'N Sync, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, it's all very well done stuff. Much better than the Partridge Family and New Kids On The Block. I took my kids to see Backstreet Boys live and they flipped out — Gene Simmons

First, when I was 12, I saw a Spanish girl jumping rope. I never saw her face, but it was still the most beautiful sight I'd ever seen. — Gene Simmons

When you look at Clark Kent when he's working at the Daily Planet, he's a reporter. He doesn't fly through the air in his glasses and his suit. — Gene Simmons

If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong. — Gene Simmons

If you look at the CEOs of some the most successful companies in the world like IKEA, they never fly first class. They always go economy. — Gene Simmons

Sugar-free ice pops are an invention of God. They hardly have any calories since they're mostly water. I eat about 15 pops every two days. — Gene Simmons

I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing his attention on the woman, and not what's on the stove. — Gene Simmons

It's in the history books, the Holocaust. It's just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandfathers or my grandmothers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany. — Gene Simmons

I voted for President Bush. I voted for President Clinton and although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama. — Gene Simmons

If a vacuum cleaner salesman rings your front door, he will be selling HIMSELF first. The vacuum cleaner is secondary. — Gene Simmons

Your date will not be impressed by you throwing up on her brand-new shoes, as you spout poetic babblings that are meaningful only to you. — Gene Simmons

When you're busy doing your own stuff it's like running a race. You try not to look over your shoulder to see who else is in the race, you do the best you can. — Gene Simmons

Let's say you're a garage mechanic, and you have big dreams about opening up your own chain of branded garages around the country. Terrific. — Gene Simmons

I wanted to be in a band that gave bang for the buck. I wanted to be in the band who didn't look like a bunch of guys who, you know, should be in a library studying for their finals. — Gene Simmons

Better to discuss everything out in the open while you're in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It's called Full Disclosure Before The Fact. — Gene Simmons

I don't know whether you [musician] can be all things to everybody, which is why there are different kinds of music. — Gene Simmons

You and I and everyone else have the attention span of gnats. And that means that saying or doing anything once simply doesn't work. — Gene Simmons

If your songs connect with the fans and they pump their fists in the air and go "Yeah!!" that's when a song really works. That's the electric church of it. The glory hallelujah of it. — Gene Simmons

I'm aware, as a sane person, that I'm not the best-looking guy in the world. I'm aware of it. But when I go into a party, I will walk out with your girlfriend. — Gene Simmons

I also learned that I love making money. Anyone who is not afraid of work will be happy with the money they make. — Gene Simmons

Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important. — Gene Simmons

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant. — Gene Simmons

Despite what your girlfriend may have told you, size is important, bigger is better. — Gene Simmons

People who are qualified are symphonic orchestra players and jazz musicians; they're qualified to do what they do. Rock stars are lucky. It's a combination of right time, right place and having certain genes or a gimmick or whatever, but it's really not anything more than sugar. It tastes good and goes away fast. — Gene Simmons

If you're lucky, you don't think in a straight line. — Gene Simmons

You need to eat, but you don't really need to eat filet mignon every night or buy bottles of champagne at a thousand a pop. — Gene Simmons

I'm from Israel, so America has no limits. I started a record label, and then I started managing other artists, like Liza Minelli. — Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons planned on being a success the moment he launched himself out of his mother's womb. — Gene Simmons

No. Better research needed. Fire your research person. No fishnet stockings. Never. Not in this band. — Gene Simmons

I think it's pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It's love or hate. — Gene Simmons

Get rid of the friends who want you to spend your whole day doing nothing with them. They're not your friends. They're your enemies. — Gene Simmons

To be in a band on the road is to have anything and everything you want just by picking up the phone. — Gene Simmons

I think I know it all, relatively speaking. — Gene Simmons

Why is it that most of the folks I know think "personal growth" is caused entirely by those second and third helpings of biscuits and gravy? — Gene Simmons

It's easy to be drowned out by the crowd, but to thine own self be true, say I, no matter what everybody says, no matter what the popular vibe is. — Gene Simmons

The root of all evil isn't money; rather, it's not having enough money. — Gene Simmons

Prince, sad to say, has passed on!!!He was a Giant. My deep condolences go out to his family, friends and fans. — Gene Simmons

The biggest reason for divorce is marriage. — Gene Simmons

I have sold my soul to the devil. — Gene Simmons

Most people are so busy living they neglect to take the time to ask why. — Gene Simmons

Men want success and sex. Women want everything. — Gene Simmons

If you choose to become a smoker, you are an idiot, and you may lack the discipline and intelligence to be a successful entrepreneur. — Gene Simmons

I crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it. — Gene Simmons

Coming back to Israel is a homecoming. — Gene Simmons

There are no limitations to any of our dreams. — Gene Simmons

Walk amongst the natives by day, but in your heart be Superman. — Gene Simmons

Live well - respire frequently. — Gene Simmons

There is nothing that I would do ever to break my mother's heart. — Gene Simmons

I've never been high or drunk in my life. — Gene Simmons

No one has the right to shake his finger in your face. — Gene Simmons

I think that Shakespeare is a s***. Absolute s***! He may have been a genius for his time, but I just can't relate to that stuff. "Thee and thous" - the guy sounds like a faggot. — Gene Simmons

England is a profoundly bizarre place that has produced thousands of bands the world has worshipped. — Gene Simmons

I would recommend you watch the movie 'Jobs' starring Ashton Kutcher, if you don't have time to read Jobs's biography. — Gene Simmons

We don't know whether or not it's the Farewell Tour odr the Jews in Space Tour, which I prefer as a title. — Gene Simmons

I want to be dictator. — Gene Simmons

Life Lessons by Gene Simmons

1. Gene Simmons has taught us that hard work and dedication can lead to success; he has worked tirelessly to make his dreams a reality.
2. He has also shown us that it is possible to be creative and innovative, and to think outside the box in order to achieve success.
3. Finally, Gene Simmons has demonstrated that it is possible to remain true to oneself and one's values while still achieving success in the music industry.