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A surreal encounter with Gene Simmons

A surreal encounter with Gene Simmons

Kiss and tell: I concluded that the terrifying star of glam-rock hated me

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Dan Perry
Jun 08, 2025
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Interfering with Gene’s line of sight

There are times when you meet an interview subject and conflict instantly results. Usually this relates to politics, where extreme distaste is hard to hide. It never happened to me in other contexts – but then I met Gene Simmons.

It was 2011 and I was in Jerusalem, shortly after my seven years in London and just befor…

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