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Paul Stanley is joining his legendary band, KISS, on stage, in Australia in November, for their last hurrah, a farewell tour.

But the 66-year-old has confessed that the rock act’s high-octane tours aren’t as easy as they were when the boys began their career in the 1970s.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the guitarist said: ‘I’m 66. People half my age probably wish they were in the same shape.’

‘But there’s no beating the clock. You can’t. There are no 60-year-old footballers or basketball players or track runners. Your body can’t take that,’ he admitted.

The musician however promised that KISS are ‘more than a rock band’ and were still putting on a hell of a show.

‘At this point we are facing the inevitable and want to do it in the best way possible. We want to do it while we feel great as opposed to letting things deteriorate,’ he told the publication.

Joining Paul For this farewell tour will be singer Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer.

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DB | David Rice

“As far as I’m concerned every day is Veteran’s Day … every day,” said Gene Simmons, lead singer of the iconic rock band Kiss. Simmons spoke Sunday at the inaugural VetFest BeerBQue in Manhattan Beach, a fund-raiser for veterans organizations.

The event also raised money for scholarships in the names of Manhattan Beach public servants who died in the Route 91 shootings last October in Las Vegas –special education teacher Sandy Casey and police records technician Rachael Parker.

The event featured 24 different craft beers, a barbecue dinner and music by Yachty by Nature.

“I had no idea that Gene Simmons had such a connection to veterans,” said Ken Deemer, president of the Manhattan Beach Rotary Club, which set the event in motion. “What he said was very moving to me.”

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