Gene Simmons--Banned from Borders Bookstores?!?!
When Simmons isn't on stage with the KISS/AEROSMITH tour, he's in book stores promoting his new book, Sex Money Kiss.
Simmons claims he's not allowed into Borders because "thousands of fans storm in to see him as opposed to the dozen folk their nice, quiet, polite book signings usually get.", and the retailer says that he's not allowed in because the signings were all too wild, raunchy and vulgar. Publisher New Millennium says they only know the thing's selling and he's doing another one.
The 54 year-old Simmons asked if it was his fault that "women come in and lift their tops or stick their butts in my face for me to autograph?". He also states "The book's Sex, Money, Kiss not The New Testament. The title I really wanted was, Women Are From Mars, Men Have Penises,".
Simmons also says that "bookstores are quiet places. The first word you learn there is 'Ssshhh.' They're not equipped for a party atmosphere. My fans aren't swinging from chandeliers, but they're enthusiastic and often in cleavage. And I give them my all. I take photos with them, don't take bathroom breaks, and I stay for hours until the very last person."
In related news, Simmons website (www.genesimmons.com) reveals that Gene recently was interviewed by A&E for their upcoming special on his former girlfriend, CHER.
In KISS news, according to SoundScan, KISS Symphony DVD has debuted at #1 on the music DVD sales chart.
When Simmons isn't on stage with the KISS/AEROSMITH tour, he's in book stores promoting his new book, Sex Money Kiss.
Simmons claims he's not allowed into Borders because "thousands of fans storm in to see him as opposed to the dozen folk their nice, quiet, polite book signings usually get.", and the retailer says that he's not allowed in because the signings were all too wild, raunchy and vulgar. Publisher New Millennium says they only know the thing's selling and he's doing another one.
The 54 year-old Simmons asked if it was his fault that "women come in and lift their tops or stick their butts in my face for me to autograph?". He also states "The book's Sex, Money, Kiss not The New Testament. The title I really wanted was, Women Are From Mars, Men Have Penises,".
Simmons also says that "bookstores are quiet places. The first word you learn there is 'Ssshhh.' They're not equipped for a party atmosphere. My fans aren't swinging from chandeliers, but they're enthusiastic and often in cleavage. And I give them my all. I take photos with them, don't take bathroom breaks, and I stay for hours until the very last person."
In related news, Simmons website (www.genesimmons.com) reveals that Gene recently was interviewed by A&E for their upcoming special on his former girlfriend, CHER.
In KISS news, according to SoundScan, KISS Symphony DVD has debuted at #1 on the music DVD sales chart.
