The iconic KISS rock star Gene Simmons has these days been getting into the film business, and some followers on social media are mocking him for doing something other than music. Simmons doesn’t appear to be bothered.
Simmons posted a selfie video last Thursday selling his new survival thriller film Deep Water, set to be launched May 1. Simmons is a producer of the film.
“I may actually show up unannounced at some movie theaters across the country to watch the movie with you,” he teased in a post on X.
KISS icon Gene Simmons defended his work as a film producer. GC Images
An account titled “The KISS Army General,” a self-described fan of Simmons’ rock band, replied to his post, asking sarcastically, “Don’t you have ENOUGH money yet Gene???”
Simmons responded to what he said was a “loser’s question.”
“Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk all get up every day and try to make more,” the rock star said. “No matter how much they’ve got. Get out of your losers’s mentality, and try to win in life, every day.”
Simmons’ internet price is reportedly $400 million, according to a number of reports.
Simmons, the son of Jewish refugees in Hungary, made his title as a bassist and co-lead singer of the exhausting rock band KISS, which rose to prominence in the Seventies. In 2024, KISS’ music catalogue, image, likeness and title was offered for $300 million.
Much of his wealth, however, comes from licensing offers with KISS, partnered with a number of merchandise from pinball machines to condoms. The branding has reportedly generated $1 billion in licensing since the band began in 1973, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
KISS performs on stage. Getty Images
Simmons has also written books and participated in actuality show contests. When it comes to the film business, he’s produced movies as far back as 1999 and even acted in some motion pictures like Runaway in the Eighties.
In the public sphere, Simmons has not been afraid to converse his thoughts on controversial points. Last month, he made headlines tearing into celebrities who remark on politics, telling them to “shut the f–ok up.“
“Do your art and shut up. Nobody’s interested in your opinions, that includes me. Who I vote for. Who I like. People in America work hard for a living and they don’t want to be lectured to by people who live in mansions and drive Rolls-Royces,” he said.
