The only ever present in KISS, the duo are like a long married bickering couple. As they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 2014 Simmons said ‘Paul is the soul of KISS, and I am the cock. Paul will go see romantic movies, I’ll throw up at them.” Drummer Eric Singer responded: “Gene loves the sound of his own voice, we all know that. But nothing happens in KISS unless Paul Stanley says it does.” Their band is known all over the world but Stanley says he didn’t like Simmons when they first met; “When I met Gene, I didn’t particularly like him. But there was pragmatism involved. You have to prioritize and figure what’s most important to you to reach your goal. And I knew that Gene and I were much stronger together than me alone. And here we are 50-plus years later. It’s astounding. We’ve created something that seems like it will outlast us.”