I love Gene Simmons but his music sucked!
Quite the opposite. KISS saved me, changed my life. First thing I ever heard that wasn't Lawrence Welk (geezer funeral dirges) or Hee Haw (slap stick lame ass excuse for country) ... that first unplanned meeting with KISS on the 8-track was a turning point of epic proportions for me. Never cared for the makeup 'til I saw them without it, then I was happy to have it back.
Tom