Biography
In 2018, the legendary American rock band KISS announced the completion of the creative career and announced the dates of the farewell world tour. Together with Paul Stanli, Eric Singer and Tommy Tyeres in concerts will be attended by the founder of the Gin Simmons team, known to fans under the scenic pseudonym The Demon. Bass-guitarist, singer, an actor and businessman along with colleagues will be released on the stage and fulfill the famous compositions "I Was Made for Lovin 'You", "Love Gun", "Let Me Go, Rock' N" Roll "and others.Childhood and youth
Jean Simmons, at birth, who received the name of Him VIC, was born on 25 August 1949 in the Israeli city of Tirat Carmel. His mother Flora Kovach (Klein) was a Hungarian Jew, who survived the conclusion in the concentration camps in the Holocaust, and Fens Ferry Ferry Yoehil Vitz was a native of the Jewish land, in his youth received a carpenter's profession.
The childhood of the future musician was held in difficult conditions, but it did not prevent him from getting involved in the game for an unknown from where the guitar appeared. Another occupation that helped maintain a poor family afloat was to collect and sell wild fruits on the streets and roads of passage roads.
However, there was still not enough money, and 8-year-old Haim, along with his mother, immigrated to the United States of America and in search of a better life settled in New York. Father stayed in Israel with another son and three daughters.
Probably, the boy was angry at his parent, because in the first year of his stay in a new place refused his real name and began to seem like Eugene Klein. At the same time, the mother, taking care of the formation of his son, briefly sent him to the private Jewish school Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, and then achieved a transfer to the public school.
It was there that the future rocker created adolescent amateur groups Lynx, The Missing Links and The Long Island Sounds, which, together with names, constantly changed style and composition. The reason for this was the non-permanent musical tastes of the young man who listened to everything from the classics to a melodic hard. The work of the American RocaBilli-performer Jumpin 'Gene Simmons, the abbreviated name of which subsequently began to be used as a stage pseudonym.
Trying as much as possible on the idol, the updated Gin began to attend classes at Richmond College, and then transferred to the Higher Educational Institution of the Sullivan County in New York. But still a heavy financial situation prevented a novice musician to complete the education and forced to make money on the life of the used comic, mentoring and editorial activities in the magazine Vogue.
At the last position, Simmons achieved certain success, which made it possible to work in creativity at the level of the professional.
Music
In the early 1970s, Gin, together with a young man, now famous for the name of Paul Stanley, organized the Wicked Lester group and recorded a test album on the professional studio Epic Records. This product, and not submitted to the public, did not satisfy the demanding musician, he tried to dissolve the team and repeat the experiment with the new composition.The participants in the recording responded to such a decision, and Simmons from Stanley left the group, breaking the recently signed contract with a well-known American label.
After some time, the drummer Peter Chriss was joined to the duet, and then guitarist Aise Freili responded to the announcement of the search for musicians. In this composition, the team called Kiss, released the same album of 1974 and with the help of the commercial vein of Simmons achieved success in organizing extensive tour.
Paying great attention to the appearance, the participants of the group painted the faces, came up with costumes, and Jin reincarnated in The Demon character, borrowing makeup from the Marvel Superhero Comics "Black Thunder".
As a result, KISS became the most spectacular group of modernity, where the music written by Gin and Paul was organically combined with shocking movements, which included the famous rocker gesture of 3 fingers, and bright pyrotechnic and light effects. A distinctive feature of Simmons, having a height of 188 cm and the weight of 84 kg, began to demonstrate the "goats" against the background of the tongue and bloody-fiery breeze, invariably called fury and delight of the public.
In the early 2000s, Gin, striving to earn literally on everything, tried to patent the "goat" and filed a request to the appropriate department.
The compositions belonging to Peru two founders of the team were noticeably different in harmony and mood, some were movable and cheerful, and others were pessimistic and gloomy. Once the walls decided to prove that anyone can write a sad heavy song, and brought to a friend text and the music "God of Thunder". Simmons appreciated the experiment and with insignificant changes approved the material for recording released in 1976.
Despite popularity, KISS was constantly looking for new creative solutions and in 1978, on the eve of the release of a new album, engaged in solo projects. Plates called "Peter CRISS", "Ace Frehley", "Paul Stanley" and "Gene Simmons", simultaneously submitted to the public, allowed each participant to demonstrate personal musical addictions, skill of the game tools and extensive ranges of votes.
Solnik Simmons, containing Funk and Hard-Rock songs, took the 22nd place in the American Billboard, and after the implementation of 1 million copies replenished the state and received a platinum certificate RIAA.
Another project that is not characteristic of the creation of the group, began shooting the film "Kiss Meets The Phantom of The Park" and performances without a grima organized by Gin in 1983-1995. True, after 10 years, Kiss returned his stage image and in all its glory appeared at the presentation of the American Music Prize "Grammy".
In the 2000s, after termination of the contract with the striker Peter Chris, Simmons decided to rejuvenate the group and began to cooperate with new musicians. The latter were repeatedly expressed about the preparation of material for a new album, but until 2009, Paul and Jean did not support this initiative.
As a result, in 2004, The Demon released the Hole solo albums ("Asshole") and "Speaking In Tongues", which included author's compositions and songs based on the works of Bob Dilan and Frank Zapap. The plates did not receive the expected recognition, and the musician stopped replenishing the individual discography for a while and dedicated himself to concert activities with KISS and shooting in American films and TV shows.
Films and television
The filmography of Gina Simmons consists of dozens of roles in full-length paintings and television series.
Starting from a fantastic militant "Bun Robots" ("Fugitive"), where the musician appeared in the form of a scientist Charles Luther, Rocker enjoyed the shooting process and became open to offers from producers and directories.
In 1987, the KISS cult participant played one of the central characters in the militant Gary Sherman "take alive or dead", and then became the director of the youth comedy "Detroit - Rock City". In the last work of Jin made an advertisement to his own group, which risks interest in their work and increased sales of related attributes.
Other famous projects of the musician were episodes in popular criminal series "Castle" and "C.S.I. Las Vegas crime scene, as well as the voice acting animated films "Sponge Bob Square Pants" and "My Dad - Rock Star".
Personal life
An integral part of the Simmons biography became rumors about sexual exploits and conquering more than 5 thousand women, among which the singers Diana Ross and Sher were the most famous. In an interview with journalists, the musician did not deny this information and said that his success depends on the ability to cuddle the faces and a long language.In mature years, Jin, regularly taking care of his own appearance, made a number of plastic operations and strengthened the reputation of the ladies and loving.
However, the prevailing opinion did not prevent vocalist and the Master of the bass guitar for many years to consist in relations with the Canadian model and actress Shannon Lee Tweed and make it his wife in October 2011.
Details of personal life and methods of upbringing two adult children, Nicholas and Sofia, Simmons with pleasure demonstrates in the reality show "Family Values of Jim Simmons", which won the sympathy of the audience, going to the ether since 2006. In addition, the photo of Gina and her daughter appear on the covers of glossy magazines as evidence of mutual understanding and friendly relations.
Other sources of information on the secrets of the musician installed Instagram and autobiographical books "Kiss & Make-Up" and "Sex Money Kiss".
Jean Simmons now
Now Jin Simmons, together with other members of the KISS group, tours the world with a farewell tour called "One Last Kiss: End of The Road World Tour", which started in Canada at the end of January 2019.
After concerts, viewers can acquire an exclusive gift set from the legendary bass guitarist, consisting of a disc with the last solo alter-ego album and unacceptable compositions, as well as the Demon Makeup Figures, photos, books and a gold medallion.
Discography
As part of the KISS group- 1974 - "Kiss"
- 1975 - "DRESSED TO KILL"
- 1977 - "Love Gun"
- 1979 - "Dynasty"
- 1982 - "Creatures of the Night"
- 1984 - "Animalize"
- 1987 - "Crazy Nights"
- 1992 - "Revenge"
- 2009 - "Sonic Boom"
- 2012 - "Monster"
Solo albums
- 1978 - "GENE SIMMONS"
- 2004 - "Hole" ("Asshole")
- 2004 - "Speaking in Tongues"
- 2012 - "Alter Ego"
Filmography
- 1978 - "Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park"
- 1984 - "Bun Robots"
- 1987 - "take alive or dead"
- 1999 - "Detroit - Rock City"
- 2002 - "Cool guy"
- 2005 - "Be cooler!"
- 2008 - "Detroit - Metal City"
- 2009 - "Extract"
- 2010 - "Hope and Waiting for Mary"
- 2016 - "Why is he?"
- 2017 - "Armed Answer"