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.

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

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

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

Personally I support 14,000 kids in Zambia - I feed and clothe them - but I don't hold press conferences about it. I don't do it so you'll think what a nice person I am; it's private.

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

I am an entrepreneur in the classic mold. No matter what I do - outside of sticking my tongue out - I tend to make money, and quite a bit in non-KISS stuff.

I would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every dollar that they don't want. I'd be happy to take it off them.

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

James Bond has a license to kill, rockstars have a license to be outrageous. Rock is about grabbing people's attention.

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

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.