Gene Simmons appeared Sunday on CNN, the place the KISS founder in contrast Trump to Jesus, touched on the divisiveness of American politics, and pushed the American Music Fairness Act that he’s supporting.
Throughout his conversation with Inside Politics host Manu Raju (authentic recorded on December ninth), Simmons known as his relationship with Donald Trump “terrific” earlier than criticizing Individuals for caring an excessive amount of about each other’s political opinions.
“Not everyone loves Jesus, however you’ll be able to definitely say the next: He was a duly elected president of those United States, maybe overwhelming by the favored vote, in addition to the Electoral Faculty. Finish of story,” Simmons stated, including that it’s “no one’s rattling enterprise who you assist.”
“These days, individuals interact in, so, are you professional or — and my first query is ‘Who the f— are you? Who’re you?’” Simmons informed Raju. “Since when does who I assist or not assist is the enterprise of anybody besides my conscience?”
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When Raju requested Simmons concerning the MAGA motion throughout the Republican Celebration, Simmons replied: “A few of it is smart and a few not.”
“However actually, have a humorousness,” he added. “Take a capsule, shut up and cease worrying what your next-door neighbor believes or doesn’t imagine. It’s their America, too.”
Simmons additionally stated he obtained some face time with Trump after receiving his Kennedy Center Honors award earlier this month, which Simmons known as a “telling second.”
“And I truly met the president and on and off for years and years, many years earlier than he entered politics,” he stated. “And the dialog was what human beings do. How’s the household? How are the youngsters? And, you already know, all that stuff. It‘s not all the time about politics.”
Simmons additionally spoke on behalf of the musicians supporting the American Music Equity Act, with the CNN interview being performed a day earlier than his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month. The invoice would require terrestrial radio stations to pay artists and songwriters a higher share of royalties for enjoying their music.
“Radio stations final yr made one thing like $14 billion,” he stated. “Artists who you heard on the radio stations made zero. Your favourite artist, whether or not it’s a basic artist or a brand new artist, made zero. And that’s inexcusable.”
Watch the CNN interview with Gene Simmons beneath.
Gene Simmons of KISS on Trump, MAGA, the state of politics and a invoice he’s pushing on Capitol Hill involving royalties for musicians.
And why did KISS put on white make-up and black costumes?
“I wished to change into wealthy and well-known and get chicks,” he stated. pic.twitter.com/I9feJKaGtQ
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 21, 2025
