Gene Simmons - Revision history

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:46, 19 October 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 01:23, 21 September 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer: He can play guitar, but, his main instrument is the bass. Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley/Vinnie Vincent/Bruce Kulick/Tommy Thayer were the guitarists.

2021-09-02T13:48:26Z

He can play guitar, but, his main instrument is the bass. Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley/Vinnie Vincent/Bruce Kulick/Tommy Thayer were the guitarists.

Jason.Kreitzer at 14:58, 3 August 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 21:55, 1 August 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer at 21:48, 1 August 2021

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 By the end of 1975 Kiss had become a major rock act. The band's presentation  was based on horror movies and comic books. Nicknamed "The Demon", Simmons took to the stage clad in stylized armor and spiked platform boots, with his face elaborately painted in white and black.
-During the 1980's Simmons started working as an actor in films and TV.
+During the 1980s Simmons started working as an actor in films and TV.
-A long time admirer of FZ, he was invited to visit FZ at home where they would explore FZ's archives of material.  After FZ's death, Simmons asked [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] if he could use one of the unused riffs he had heard in the archives for a track he was working on. Over FZ's guitar, Simmons added his bass and vocals with [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]] adding guitar and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]], [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] and [[Moon Zappa|Moon]] all on backing vocals. Finally adding snippets of spoken parts by FZ such as the introduction: "Alright kids, here's a real rock 'n' roll song". The track was released as [[Black Tongue]] on Simmons' solo album ''Asshole'' (Sanctuary 2004).
+==Frank Zappa==
 Gene wrote and sang "Plaster Caster", about [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]], on KISS' 1977 album ''Love Gun''.
 Gene Simmons was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==Sources==

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 Gene wrote and sang "Plaster Caster", about [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]], on KISS' 1977 album ''Love Gun''.
-Gene Simmons was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+Gene Simmons was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 [[File:BVCM-41001.jpg|thumb|right|The cover for ''Asshole'']]

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 During the 1980's Simmons started working as an actor in films and TV.
-A long time admirer of FZ he was invited to visit FZ at home where they would explore FZ's archives of material.  After FZ's death, Simmons asked [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] if he could use one of the unused riffs he had heard in the archives for a track he was working on. Over FZ's guitar, Simmons added his bass and vocals with [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]] adding guitar and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]], [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] and [[Moon Zappa|Moon]] all on backing vocals. Finally adding snippets of spoken parts by FZ such as the introduction: "Alright kids, here's a real rock 'n' roll song". The track was released as [[Black Tongue]] on Simmons' solo album Asshole (Sanctuary 2004).
+A long time admirer of FZ, he was invited to visit FZ at home where they would explore FZ's archives of material.  After FZ's death, Simmons asked [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] if he could use one of the unused riffs he had heard in the archives for a track he was working on. Over FZ's guitar, Simmons added his bass and vocals with [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]] adding guitar and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]], [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] and [[Moon Zappa|Moon]] all on backing vocals. Finally adding snippets of spoken parts by FZ such as the introduction: "Alright kids, here's a real rock 'n' roll song". The track was released as [[Black Tongue]] on Simmons' solo album ''Asshole'' (Sanctuary 2004).
 Gene wrote and sang "Plaster Caster", about [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]], on KISS' 1977 album ''Love Gun''.
 Gene Simmons was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ==Sources==

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	[[Gene Simmons]] (August 25, 1949, Haifa, [[Israel]], born as Chaim Witz) is an American rock singer, best known as lead singer of the group [[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)\|Kiss]].		[[Gene Simmons]] (August 25, 1949, Haifa, [[Israel]], born as Chaim Witz) is an American rock singer, best known as lead singer of the group [[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)\|Kiss]].

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-[[Gene Simmons]]  (August 25, 1949, Haifa, [[Israel]], born as Chaim Witz) is an American rock singer, best known as lead singer of the group [[Kiss]].
+[[Gene Simmons]]  (August 25, 1949, Haifa, [[Israel]], born as Chaim Witz) is an American rock singer, best known as lead singer of the group [[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)|Kiss]].
-He moved to the US at the age of 9 where his name was changed to [[Gene Simmons|Gene Klein]]. Inspired to become a musician by [[The Beatles]]. Worked as a teacher. After meeting Paul Stanley they founded Kiss in 1973 and changed name to [[Gene Simmons]].
+He moved to the US at the age of 9 where his name was changed to Gene Klein. Inspired to become a musician by [[The Beatles]]. Worked as a teacher. After meeting Paul Stanley they founded Kiss in 1973 and changed name to [[Gene Simmons]].
-By the end of 1975 Kiss had become a major rock act. The band's presentation  was based on horror movies and comic books. Nicknamed "The Demon", [[Gene Simmons|Simmons]] took to the stage clad in stylized armor and spiked platform boots, with his face elaborately painted in white and black.
+By the end of 1975 Kiss had become a major rock act. The band's presentation  was based on horror movies and comic books. Nicknamed "The Demon", Simmons took to the stage clad in stylized armor and spiked platform boots, with his face elaborately painted in white and black.
-During the 1980's [[Gene Simmons|Simmons]] started working as an actor in films and TV.
+During the 1980's Simmons started working as an actor in films and TV.
-A long time admirer of FZ he was invited to visit FZ at home where they would explore FZ's archives of material.  After FZ's death [[Gene Simmons|Simmons]] asked [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] if he could use one of the unused riffs he had heard in the archives for a track he was working on. Over FZ's guitar [[Gene Simmons|Simmons]] added his bass and vocals with [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]] adding guitar and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]], [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] and [[Moon Zappa|Moon]] all on backing vocals. Finally adding snippets of spoken parts by FZ such as the introduction: "Alright kids, here's a real rock 'n' roll song". The track was released as [[Black Tongue]] on Simmons' solo album [[Asshole]] (Sanctuary 2004).
+A long time admirer of FZ he was invited to visit FZ at home where they would explore FZ's archives of material.  After FZ's death, Simmons asked [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] if he could use one of the unused riffs he had heard in the archives for a track he was working on. Over FZ's guitar, Simmons added his bass and vocals with [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]] adding guitar and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]], [[Ahmet Zappa|Ahmet]], [[Gail Zappa|Gail]] and [[Moon Zappa|Moon]] all on backing vocals. Finally adding snippets of spoken parts by FZ such as the introduction: "Alright kids, here's a real rock 'n' roll song". The track was released as [[Black Tongue]] on Simmons' solo album [[Asshole]] (Sanctuary 2004).
 Gene wrote and sang "Plaster Caster", about [[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]], on KISS' 1977 album ''Love Gun''.