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"I remember looking at him and thinking: 'This guy's gonna die.'" Robben Ford's wild tales of Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and more

Session guitarist extraordinaire Robben Ford got high with George Harrison, hit on by Barry Manilow, yelled at by Miles Davis, blanked by Bob Dylan and headhunted by Gene Simmons... and these are his stories

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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

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Taylor Swift makes history as youngest woman inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Other stars inducted on Thursday night included Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart, Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins and Kiss’s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

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Paul Stanley says KISS are 'timeless superheroes' as he reflects on band’s defining breakthrough

Paul Stanley has hailed KISS as “timeless superheroes” while revisiting the pivotal moments that shaped the band’s rise.

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"We’re timeless superheroes, Batman with a guitar and Superman with a Marshall amplifier." Paul Stanley on the "timeless" appeal of Kiss, and why Alive! made them superstars

"The idea of being omnipotent, of being ageless, is incredibly powerful"

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“We’re playing Led Zeppelin songs, and Eddie would imitate Jimmy Page… I mean, he had it down!”: Steve Farris on the time he jammed ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin songs with Eddie Van Halen

The Mr Mister guitarist got a front row seat to Eddie Van Halen's greatness when they they were both Peavey artists playing a NAMM show

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“I always tried to push him to be better, and he’s always been my incentive for trying to be better – better than him, sometimes”: Paul Stanley on the synergy and the rivalry that drove Kiss

“That bond is really the constant in the life of Kiss”

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Ace Frehley's main Kiss guitar, the 1975 “Budokan” Gibson Les Paul, sells for over half a million dollars at auction

Frehley's iconic Les Paul was part of Julien's' recent “Music Icons” sale, which also included guitars owned and played by Eddie Van Halen and Johnny Cash

Guitar World

“The very guitar Ace played at Kiss’s legendary four night residency at Japan’s Nippon Budokan arena”: Ace Frehley’s iconic ‘Budokan’ Les Paul Custom sells at auction for $512,000

The 1975 Cherry Sunburst Les Paul Custom was the late Kiss guitarists go-to electric in the late '70s and was all over Love Gun

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“Even though it’s a budget guitar, it’s great. Paul Stanley used to smash one up at the end of KISS shows”: The amps that defined punk, the custom electric that was “painted in a shed” – Bruce Watson on the gear behind Big Country’s sound

The Big Country guitarist pulls some choice guitars and amps out of the vault, and explains why the Esquire beats the Tele

Guitar World

Rojukiss Surges in Q1 as Innovation and Overseas Expansion Drive Growth

RojukissInternational Plc (KISS), the beauty company behind the fast-growingRojukissand Sis2Sis brands, delivered an outstanding start to 2026, fueled by strong market share gains, breakthrough innovation and accelerating international expansion.

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“I was speechless to see that kind of God-given ability. You never forget something like that”: Kiss frontman Paul Stanley on the 1969 gig that made him realise what it meant to be a rock star

“It really opened my eyes to the enormity of what I wanted to do – and it was humbling”

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“Gene Simmons said we were his new favorite band. He wanted us to do a record – and to do things we didn’t want to”: Gary Klebe on Shoes’ near miss with the Kiss star, inspiring Butch Vig into production, and how his band got with Hamer

He’s learned to live with his band’s “power pop” label, finally released a solo album, and knows the one piece of advice that should always be ignored if you’re a producer – even if it comes from Steve Albini

Guitar World

Kissmas Day, millions of dollars and the road to the bargain bin: Why the four solo albums were the beginning of the end for Kiss

Kiss's solo albums were meant to be a celebration of their dominance: Instead, they signalled the start of the decline

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"I said, One day, that's all you got." Legendary producer Eddie Kramer recalls the making of the five-track demo tape which introduced rock 'n' roll superheroes Kiss to the world in 1973

"It was like a musical manifesto."

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Documentary charts later days of former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno's life

Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer features members of Metallica, Kiss, Slayer, Megadeth and more

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"Everything changed when I saw them on TV –they were one fiery, bloody package being mainlined into my brain. It was the best thing I’d ever seen in my life." Anthrax's Scott Ian on KISS, AC/DC, Metallica and what's left on his bucket list

The metal legend has been there, done that and written two books about his experiences

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This vibrant radio rebrand has Gen Z written all over it (literally)

KISS debuts a playful identity created by NOT Wieden+Kennedy.

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This Irish trio are the loudest band I've seen in 40 years of gig-going. You'll be hearing more from them, like it or not

Bucket: the very, very, very loud sound of the underground, blow minds at their debut London headline show

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KISS back in the studio as Gene Simmons confirms new music

Gene Simmons has revealed that KISS are recording new material as work continues on the band’s upcoming avatar show.

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"This is not a band hiding behind legacy; it is one already doing enough to stand without it." Everything that happened at the debut live show by Stanley Simmons

The sons of Kiss icons Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons played their first show together at a tiny venue in San Diego – and Classic Rock was down the front

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"We didn’t have television in Israel and when I first saw the news, I thought there was a guy inside the box." Condoms, coffins and capitalism: a far-reaching interview with Gene Simmons of Kiss

Kiss legend Gene Simmons has been on this planet for over seven decades. Here's some things he's learned...

Guitar World

“Yngwie was replaced for becoming difficult. We auditioned Steve Vai in secret”: Gary Shea’s never-say-never approach to Alcatrazz, New England… and maybe even Vinnie Vincent

The left-handed bassist discusses the pitfalls of being with Kiss’ management, selling his Ampeg gear to Malmsteen’s band, and releasing a record that shows what might have been with Vincent

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“They were trying to figure out who to get to sing the high harmony stuff for Gene Simmons’ band. They said, ‘What about the guy who opened for us?’”Jason Walker on touring with the Kiss star – who’s a fellow Beatles freak

His professional career started at 14, but it was a chance booking in Las Vegas that really changed the Gibson fan’s life

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KISS star Gene Simmons shared one regret over late bandmate Ace Frehley

KISS star Gene Simmons has confessed he wishes he'd done more to help his former bandmate Ace Frehley when he was battling addiction issues - admitting he regrets failing to stage an intervention "decades ago".

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