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" Doing my art came out of something very solitary and something that I had no intention of showing anybody, and yet once people saw pieces in my house, it became really clear that there was a great demand for my art. "

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" I was lucky enough as a kid to spend most of my weekends at the Fillmore East. On a great night, that was like a Holy Roller evangelical church. "

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" I've seen people around me write books, and somehow they're always in the center of everything that happened; they were the one who made it happen. There's been a lot of those books that didn't really interest me much. "

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" Autobiographies, for the most part, to me, are like writing a love letter to yourself. "

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" I was a chubby boy. My pants used to wear out in the middle, and it was because my legs used to rub together. I wasn't obese, just chunky. "

" Anybody with money can put on a KISS show, but they can't be KISS. "

" It's absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspiration, and then tell me that we're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "

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" Youth is incredible because you really do feel invincible. "

" The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marketing. You've got a bunch of faceless people in a back room who trademark a name that sounds very official. Well, if you had thought of it first, you would have been the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "

" The whole idea of rock and roll lifestyle is a cartoon. It's a caricature. And at times, it's made up of people emulating others; a few who actually live that lifestyle and many who claim to live that lifestyle. "

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" Nothing could ever stop Kiss. I've seen the band in down times where critics were like vultures circling overhead saying things like, 'Well, you know it's the end of your career.' "

" There are no fans more rabid or devoted than KISS fans. KISS fans are what all other fans are measured against. That's how it came to be known as the KISS Army. "

" The great thing about doing art shows is you get to meet the people who are interested in your art, and I think that when you're purchasing a piece of art it's a tremendous bonus to get to meet the artist because you get a chance to pick their brain a bit and find out first hand what the piece is about for the artist. "

" When you start fooling around with drugs, you're hurting your creativity, you're hurting your health. Drugs are death, in one form or another. If they don't kill you, they kill your soul. And if your soul's dead, you've got nothing to offer, anyway. "

" I'm a real foodie. "

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Real

" The only thing I can say is consistent in all my paintings is vivid color. "

" I'm damn successful but I got here by not taking crap. I still don't take crap, so if anybody needs a champion, let it be me. "

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Here

" When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back. "

" My workout is always with a trainer because, quite honestly, I don't think most people are motivated enough to do what they need to on their own. You either need a spotter or you need a trainer. You need somebody there to push you to get that extra five. "

" The fact that you can't base a coffeehouse on any other rock band is the other rock bands' problem, not mine. "

" There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and standing up and going and accomplishing something. "

" I don't know what's more embarrassing, these musicians and actors talking about politics in interviews or the media actually giving them credibility about it. It's absurd that a celebrity could speak out on the economy or politics with no more justification than a hit album or a movie. "

" Don't kid yourself; the guy who's onstage in ripped-up jeans is wearing as much a costume as I am. "

" America is a business. If you can't afford to do something, no matter how much bellyaching everybody does... I'm so sorry, if you can't afford it, you shouldn't do it. "

" The financial reward is great and I love the life I have, but all money makes possible is for you to stop worrying about money. Then you have freedom to live your life. "

" As big as my ego may be, I'm really not of the belief that I can't be replaced. I didn't invent the wheel. There's someone else out there who can do what I do, maybe a little differently. I believe that Kiss is bigger than its individual members. "

" Core strengthening is key to everything. It's not just about the way I look, but about stabilizing my body so I can perform better on stage. "

" I tend to fly a bit under the radar. "

" I think that ultimately - as I say to most of the people who are acquiring art - I can tell you my reality of a piece, but ultimately what's more important will be yours. I can tell you what a piece means to me, but just as valid if not more is what it means to you. "

" In terms of merchandise, you can't force anyone to buy something. "

" Whenever anybody comes to me with a way that I can give something back, it would be ungrateful at this point in my life to not say yes. "