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Gene Simmons has spent the past few days proving that retirement from Kiss does not mean disappearing from the headlines. The most consequential development for his long term biography is his full tilt dive into politics adjacent advocacy in Washington. According to LiveNOW from FOX video coverage of Capitol Hill, Simmons appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property this month to testify in favor of the American Music Fairness Act, arguing that AM and FM radio must finally pay recording artists when their songs are broadcast. In carefully prepared remarks, he framed it as a generational issue, saying that todays pennies matter for tomorrow’s stars and for our children and our childrens children, positioning himself not just as a rock icon but as an industry elder trying to reshape the royalty system. ABC and other national outlets echoed that this puts Simmons squarely in the middle of a potentially major shift in how radio and artists share billions in revenue.
That testimony fed straight into a fresh media blitz. Consequence and Fox News report that Simmons appeared on CNNs Inside Politics with Manu Raju, where he doubled down on two themes with real biographical weight. First, he urged Americans to shut up and stop worrying about their neighbors political beliefs, insisting that who you support is nobody’s business but your own. Second, he praised his long relationship with Donald Trump, at one point likening the way people argue about Trump to arguments over Jesus, a comparison that has fueled days of commentary and criticism. Paste Magazine and The A.V. Club describe this as part of an awful press tour, accusing Simmons of using controversy to keep himself in the spotlight, a characterization he has not responded to publicly but that reinforces his long standing image as an unapologetic self promoter.
On the business and touring front, Simmons continues to treat Gene Simmons the brand as a going concern. Blabbermouth, BrooklynVegan, Ultimate Classic Rock and Consequence all detail new 2025 U.S. solo dates with the Gene Simmons Band, including shows in Tallahassee, Beaver Dam, Red Bank, Dallas and Houston in late April and May. The reports emphasize his stripped down but highly lucrative touring model: local promoters provide gear and logistics, while he shows up with little more than a bass and a guitar pick and pockets a six figure fee per night. In the longer view, that cements his post Kiss narrative as a case study in rock star capitalism, milking the Kiss catalog and his own persona without the expense or physical strain of the old makeup and arena production.
On the home front, Metal Wani and other rock outlets picked up a more personal story with a tabloid edge. Simmons wife, Shannon Tweed Simmons, posted security footage on Instagram showing an unidentified thief stealing Christmas packages from their property, gifts their son Nick had sent for the holidays. The clips went viral, with fans flooding the comments to express sympathy and to joke nervously about anyone being brave enough to steal from Gene Simmons. So far there has been no public update on an arrest or recovery of the gifts, and neither Gene nor Nick has commented directly, but the incident feeds into the ongoing social media portrait of the Simmons household as both celebrity compound and surprisingly ordinary family dealing with the same porch piracy plague as everyone else.
Taken together, the last few days have seen Gene Simmons in three modes that will matter to any future biography: policy advocate in Washington fighting for artist royalties, media lightning rod stoking debates about Trump and political privacy, and still active touring businessman rolling out another round of cash efficient solo dates, all while his family life plays out in real time on Instagram. Thank you for listening, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on Gene Simmons, and search the term Biography Flash for more great biographies.
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