LIFE KISS

LIFE KISS

LIFE: KISS

Style, Shtick, Substance • THE REMARKABLE SPECIES KNOWN AS KISS.

1972-1975 Nothin’ to Lose • FROM DISPARATE BACKGROUNDS BUT STEEPED IN CONFIDENCE AND A NEW YORK GROOVE, GENE, PAUL, PETER, AND ACE TOOK THEIR FIRST, BIG-HEELED STEPS TO GLORY.

KISS and Makeup • WITH A STEADY HAND, PATIENCE, AND PLENTY OF GOO, YOU TOO COULD LOOK LIKE A MEMBER OF THE BAND.

1976-1980 Rock and Roll All Nite • A FEROCIOUS TOUR SCHEDULE AND KILLER ALBUMS LED TO ROCK STAR SUCCESS: CUSTOM GUITARS, FANCY CARS, AND, FOR ACE AND PETER, A DEBILITATING EXCESS.

The Hottest Brand in the World: a Kingdom of Kiss Merchandise • HERE’S THE SIMPLE BUSINESS PRINCIPLE: EVERYTHING LOOKS COOLER WITH KISS ON IT.

1980-1990 Lick It Up • THERE WAS A NEW LINEUP, A NEW LOOK—THE MAKEUP CAME OFF!—AND GENE’S FORAY INTO HOLLYWOOD. STILL, KISS KEPT THEIR MOJO VERY MUCH ALIVE.

1991-2023 You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best • BUOYED BY A MEGA-REUNION AND SWARMING CONVENTIONS, KISS ROLLED ON, INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME AND THE HEARTS OF A NEW GENERATION OF FANS.

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