Gene Simmons Says What Hollywood Won’t Say to Oscar-Winning Elite (Video)

In this 31 August 2026 published video, host Andrew Gold talks with Gene Simmons who gives a completely unfiltered Heretics interview about KISS, celebrity politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Israel, fame, sex, money and the first 29 years of his relationship with Shannon Tweed, which he now sees very differently.

The KISS co-founder and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer explains why he believes the public should ignore political advice from entertainers—including himself. He takes aim at celebrity activism, discusses Kylie Jenner, Javier Bardem, Bruce Springsteen and Billie Eilish, reveals why he abandoned the Democratic Party, and warns that Los Angeles and New York are in deep trouble.

But the most revealing moments are personal. Gene discusses being abandoned by his father, the terrifying childhood night that taught him to rely on himself, his extraordinary self-belief and why he says fame gave him permission to behave in ways an ordinary man never could.

He also addresses the stories about 4,800 women, admits how his behaviour affected Shannon and their children, and responds directly to an explosive accusation involving his late KISS bandmate Ace Frehley.

Along the way: Donald Trump, Mike Tyson, Margaret Thatcher, antisemitism, Israel, Islam, capitalism, the nuclear family, Gene’s infamous tongue—and how KISS became “Disney without the overhead,” selling everything from condoms to caskets.

This is Gene Simmons as few interviews capture him: funny, combative, candid and completely unfiltered.

https://youtu.be/-v321-fLsJo

CHAPTERS

0:00 Gene Simmons Arrives—and Asks Why We’re in “the Ghetto”
2:20 “Ignore Celebrities”: Kylie Jenner & Javier Bardem
6:34 His Father Abandoned Him: The Poverty That Shaped Gene
10:56 Donald Trump, Democracy & Britain’s “Flawed” System
15:09 Why Gene Abandoned the Democrats—LA & New York in Trouble
19:22 Trans Politics, the Nuclear Family & Why Musicians Should Shut Up
23:31 Billie Eilish’s “Stolen Land” Claim—Then Religion Gets Explosive
29:07 Hollywood’s Israel Problem & 6,000 Years of Antisemitism
33:35 Judaism, Humanism & Why Gene Simmons Loves Himself
37:15 The Childhood Night That Changed Him—and Mike Tyson’s Secret
41:31 “Stop Complaining”: Gene’s Brutal Formula for Success
46:25 The Infamous Tongue, 4,800 Women & Sex Addiction
52:02 “Didn’t It Hurt Shannon?”—His 29-Year Reckoning
57:16 Gene Simmons Answers Ace Frehley’s Explosive Accusation
1:01:43 Armie Hammer, Islam, Extremism & Britain’s Grooming Gangs
1:05:39 Jesus, Galileo & the Heretics Gene Simmons Admires