GENE SIMMONS: KISS DIDN’T JUST PLAY SHOWS — THEY TRIED TO BLOW THE ROOF OFF

@genesimmons says KISS was built to be the opposite of boring bands that just stood on stage and played.

“If you're going to be in a rock band and you're going to be the same old, same old… at least give the audience a show.”

That meant fire, blood, explosions — and plenty of chaos.

At one early show, Simmons’ hairspray caught fire while he was breathing flames.

“I told you I was an idiot.”

Then another stunt involving flash paper and gunpowder badly burned a fan. “Needless to say, that was the last time we did that gag.”