“If there was a red light, he’d go through at full speed. It just seems to be in his DNA.”
Gene Simmons has recounted Kiss’s chaotic early days, pointing, in particular, to the raucous photoshoot for the band’s second album Hotter Than Hell.
In a new conversation with Rick Rubin on his Tetragammaton podcast, Simmons recalls working with photographer Norman Seeff on the shoot, and the mayhem that later ensued.
“During the photo sessions to get the back cover, I remember – Paul [Stanley] is not a drinker, never has been. The other two guys – not so much,” Simmons says. “They indulged.