“We can't be The Beatles. I can't shine their shoes. I can't sing as well as Paul or John. I can't write those kind of songs. But they would die in my armour and my eight-inch platform heels, and Paul can't spit fire, so there you have it.”Gene Simmons Mojo magazine (December 2009), p. 40.
“My mother was 14 when she was in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. My mother’s alive and well, but only because of America. Without America’s military, the world would be in deep… fill-in-the-blank. I’m forever grateful for that.”Gene Simmons Interview with Radio.com (July 6, 2016)
“You shall not covet thy neighbor's wife? Well, how about if she goddamn covets me? What do you think about that?”Gene Simmons What I've Learned (July 2002)
“My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons.”Gene Simmons Fresh Air interview (February 4, 2002)
“I’ve known Donald (Trump) for a few decades, and what you can say without argument is that he’s a good father. His kids have turned out really well. There’s nothing bad you can say about that.”Gene Simmons Interview with Radio.com (July 6, 2016)