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AI Summary
- Gene Simmons, KISS co-founder and The Demon persona, discussed his role creating outrageous on-stage presence breathing fire and spitting blood
- KISS pioneered merchandising empire beyond music, selling comic books, lunchboxes, and branded coffins; Simmons remains enigmatic at 76
- Justin Richmond explores Beatles' songwriting influence, why KISS never chased radio singles, and Simmons' off-color trademark remarks ahead of KISS Kruise XII: Landlocked in Vegas