Bass/Vocals. Born on August 25th, 1949 in Israel, Gene came to America in 1949.
With an obsession for horror films and comic books Gene transformed himself into the 6'2' leather-winged, tounge-wagging God Of Thunder.

"I Want KISS COLA, I Want my own COUNTRY, I Want my own RELIGION, I Want IT ALL!" - Gene Simmons 1998
Gene Simmons is most likely the 1st thing to pop in your head when thinking of KISS. He is the center of the show with his onstage antics of spitting fire, drooling blood, and flying to the rafters all while pounding the bass.

"We were able to see our vision. We were four guys who didn't have a clue where we were going, but we did know we were on our way." - Gene Simmons 1998