9 Facts About KISS

1.A road manager for a rival band had cut the power to the stage before KISS' encore. To prevent a reoccurrence KISS' road manager held the man at knife-point and locked him in an equipment case.

2.In 1983, Gene Simmons turned down the lead male role in "Flashdance." 

3.KISS once used original props from the 1931 film "Frankenstein" onstage. 

4.In 1979, Kiss purchased over 190 acres in Cincinatti, OH for a KISS amusement park which was never built.

5.Sammy Hagar was once thrown off as the opening act for KISS in the late 1970's because his language wasn't appropriate for children.

6.Gene Simmons and Cher dated in the late '70s. They even fixed up Paul Stanley with Cher's sister, Georgiann.

7.Gene Simmons managed Liza Minelli's career in the late 80s/early 90s.

8.Paul Stanley admits "Detroit Rock City" was written as almost a complete ripoff to a song by Paul Butterfield.

9.Gene Simmons would register at hotels under the name "Barbara Walters" claiming he wished he had her salary!