That’s right: personal experience. From this guy:
Doesn’t that picture look like he’s about to MINDFREAK you?
I’m not sure going to a lot of hookers qualifies you to write a book about them. Who do you want to write the definitive book on chocolate: a candymaker, or some fat guy with a sweet tooth?
However, it’s sure to be better than the KISS coffeehouse. ‘Cause nothing says Rock and Roll all Night like a nice frappuccino. Oh, no, I'm sorry, a Rockuccino.
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/12/kiss-gene-simmons-authors-a-history-of-hookers/
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I love your stuff CCG, keep the material coming
Were you fortunate enough to hear the interview of him by Terri Gross on NPR? It was brilliant, and you ended up wanting to kick him in the teeth. It's illicitly archived here.
>> Who do you want to write the definitive book on chocolate: a candymaker, or some fat guy with a sweet tooth?
Very good point :P
This guy is the poster child for how creepy it is to still be talking like a 20-year-old when you're in your 50's.
The Terri Gross interview is a great piece. She shuts him down pretty effectively. You can tell he's so used to people being flummoxed by him, that someone actually standing up to him and not buying his shit was a total shock to him.
Who do you want to write the definitive book on chocolate: a candymaker, or some fat guy with a sweet tooth?
Well, both have their good and bad points, and points of view. The candymaker knows all the nuances of the craft, and UNDERSTANDS that not everyone will agree with their taste. (Fantastic though it may be.) Yet the consumer (fat guy with sweet tooth) knows what he likes and will proclaim the good and bad parts of that.
For the most part, I give people the benefit of doubt - that if they are intelligent and can read between the lines, they can see both sides. If I have the expendable income (or at least get off my lazy ass and re-up my library card), I'll probably read his book. It will probably be a literary train wreck: "I know this is crap, but DAMN is it fictionally entertaining!"
Love the blog by the way.
Gene Simmons is such an asscrack old worn out rockstar,that needs to retire.They never put out any rock songs that really really lasted,and I never hear anyone actually humming their tunes.All they were,was a bunch of showbizzy over-exposed rock show people,who knew how to prime the music business,and sell crap Made In China product. He always says on his TV Shows: "Sex Sells",well, he's the most unsexy rock star I've even seen.Time for more plastic surgery,I never bought into that whole BS about their music,their band or this guy.
Again,the main point:A guy like this,has to resort to hookers,and then writes about it? Hmm, would any rock star guy wanna admit that? (especially since he thinks he's such a studly man?)
What a pathetic egotrip.
I think his edition of Art of War is the one that really gets the WTF going.
When he visited Japan around 1989, there was a quote from his bandmate (and the one KISS member who still has dignity, creativity and class) Paul Stanley where he said all the band members got coupons for a Japanese soapland. The coupons entitled the bearer to a professional hand job. Paul said that the experience was extremely intense and immensely pleasurable and encouraged Gene to avail himself of the services. Gene said that he would never, ever engage in any sexual behavior for money. Paul countered that they didn't have to pay as the Japanese promoters provided the tickets, but Gene still refused as he would never have sex for money no matter who was footing the bill. This also jives with the fact that Gene is Jewish and, despite the fact that he downplays his connection to his faith, he's fairly observant of its traditions. Judaism forbids the patronizing of prostitutes. This leaves me wondering what qualifies him to write such a book on either side of the issue. The only tenuous connection he has to sex workers is that his long-time girlfriend (and now plastic surgery victim) is a professional masturbatory aid.
I think this is just his attempt to churn out one more piece of dreck to make a few dollars on. I wouldn't be surprised if the book is ghost-written by someone who researched the topic and Gene just shoe-horns some of his philosophy of life into it. That philosophy being that men are ruled by their dicks and women should always stand on their own two feet financially because they shouldn't be a burden on men who only want to use them for sex.
I third the comments of his interview with Terri Gross. All the other rock stars she interviewed were funny, ironic, and smart. This guy was just a dickwad. It would have been funny except for his absolute, complete, and total lack of any semblance of charm or charisma. Glad I didn't listen to his crappy music as a kid...long live Cheap Trick!
Gene is a total dickwad,He's already not allowing National Public Radio to broadcast this interview,and he's trying to get it taken off the air! WTF? Didn't like the interview? Didn't the interview go "his way"? He's a real shithead.
Go online and listen to the interview,before it's gone! He keeps trying to use "big words for public radio",Terri Gross is just interviewing the shit,and it's only helping him,and giving him publicity.That's what interviews are about! To promote.Yet,he's acting like a dick,and keeps trying to put Terri "in her place",which is like sucking his god rock star dick.Whatta nice guy,hope he doesn't treat his children that way,and especially his daughter!
He just keeps repeating it like a broken record,"Sex Sells". Then he proceeds to think his life is the best,since he can be single,an asshole,and pretend he's like a pirate raping and pillaging.Plus he's laughing all the way to the bank,you people who are fans,are surely fools!
What an old,worn out guy.
he looks like he's about to rip out my labia while trying to finger bang me in that picture.
"Who do you want to write the definitive book on chocolate: a candymaker, or some fat guy with a sweet tooth?"
Most restaurant, book, art, film, etc. critics ARE the functional equivalent of the fat guy with the sweet tooth -- they aren't chefs, film directors, etc. So, yes, a client could in theory write a good book about call girls.
Of course any such thing is unlikely to be forthcoming from Gene Simmons. But take Guy de Maupassant as just one example of client who wrote well, movingly and enduringly about prostitutes.
"Who do you want to write the definitive book on chocolate: a candymaker, or some fat guy with a sweet tooth?"
Ok - now I officially love you forever.
ps:I'm pretty sure that allowing a reality film crew to document his recent face lift was the nail in the rock coffin.Oh that poor Shannon Tweed!
Wow, you never know what you're going to find while poking through your referrer logs on a quiet evening. Hope everybody enjoys the interview. That's why I put it up.
Love your blog, by the way. Keep up the good.
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