Gene Simmons mentions Kiss in Brazil when revealing a moment he would like to relive

The relationship of kiss with Brazil comes from a long time ago. In 1983, the band completed the tour for the album Creatures of the Night – which was also celebrating the group’s 10th anniversary – coming to the country for the first time.

The tour was marked by low demand for tickets in the United States, but on national territory the musicians drew crowds to the stadiums of Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro), Mineirão (Belo Horizonte) and Morumbi (São Paulo), on the 18th and 21st respectively. and June 25th. Since then, there have been six more visits to Brazil, in 1994, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2022.

Currently formed by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer It is Tommy ThayerO kisswill come to Brazil later this year for a series of concerts. The group will play in Manaus (April 12th, with Scorpions It is Grave), Brasilia (April 18, with deep purple), Belo Horizonte (April 20), São Paulo (April 22, with Scorpions, deep purple and other bands) and Florianópolis (April 25th).

From the first moment, there was a strong connection between the group and the country. Who guarantees it is the vocalist and bassist Gene Simmonswho at a press conference held in 2021 to promote the documentary kisstory (via website Igor Miranda), defined the concert held at Maracanã in 1983 as the moment in his life that he would most like to experience again, if that were possible.

At the time, we were without Ace Frehley (guitarist), who had left the band. I remember looking at the stadium, the biggest stadium in the world, and not understanding how many people were there. It was four times the size of any stadium in the world. If I wanted to relive any moment in my life, I wanted to play in that stadium again, every night, every show.”

Right away, simmons still defined the presentation as “the most incredible thing” that the kiss has done throughout his career. “I felt like I was playing for the whole world”, declared the bassist about the audience, estimated at 130 thousand people.

The Kiss Moment Gene Simmons Would Erase

Also at the press conference, Gene Simmons was also asked about which moment of the kiss that you would like to erase from your life. Clearly, the member of the heavy metal band did not hesitate to mention “alcohol and drugs”, which, in his opinion, were responsible for causing the drummer to leave Peter Crissin 1980, and guitarist Ace Frehleyin 1982.

Drugs and alcohol form the greatest enemy of the planet. Of course, you have cartels, violence, money involved and all. If people stopped using drugs, the world would be a better place.”