Gene Simmons says everyone becomes a musician for the same reason

The Kiss co-founder, bassist, singer and songwriter Gene Simmons believes every man, at least, becomes a musician for the same reason: to attract girls. That’s what Gene told the Zak Kuhn Show (Transcribed by Ultimate Guitar). According to him, the first reason is the girls and then the money, because if a person only wanted money she could be a dentist or a plumber, but according to him, girls don’t care if you are a good plumber.

Gene Simmons says everyone becomes a musician for the same reason

“I’m comfortable in my own skin. I know how good I am (As a bassist). And I know my shortcomings. And what other people have to say about it is, well, they’re unqualified to have an opinion. They haven’t been there, and they haven’t done that. I listen and I appreciate people’s point of view, but it doesn’t pierce my thick skin. Doesn’t mean anything.”

“The ‘why’ did you do this? Well, the real answer is, I did it for the same reason that Springsteen and everybody else does it… Did it, in our younger years, even though they don’t admit it, is because initially you wanted the chicks. And then you wanted the money, and then there was a split.”

“Some artists thought they were, ‘I have the secret life,’ or ‘I want to be deep and poetic, and credibility’ and all that stuff. But initially, we all did it for the same reason. Otherwise, we would have all gotten our dentist or plumber’s license and did that. But chicks don’t care if you’re a good plumber,” Gene Simmons said.

The musician helped to form Kiss back in 1973 in New York City alongside Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. He and Paul were the only ones who were part of the band during the five decades they were active until their final show at the Madison Square Garden in 2023.