Gene Simmons of KISS | Matt Connarton Unleashed

0:00 Speaker 1: If you're a long time listener of the show, you

0:03 Speaker 1: probably know this, or if you know me, you know

0:04 Speaker 1: this about me. My favorite band is Kiss. And I'm

0:07 Speaker 1: getting a little nervous because just in the past week,

0:11 Speaker 1: so Ace Frehley, who has not been in the band

0:13 Speaker 1: for a long time, apparently has had a stroke. Uh.

0:17 Speaker 1: So that's uh, that's disconcerting. And uh and Gene Simmons

0:21 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago, apparently he's fine. But Gene

0:24 Speaker 1: Simmons actually had an accident. I guess he lost consciousness

0:27 Speaker 1: while driving. So just uh, a couple of couple of

0:32 Speaker 1: very uh, very precarious things there. But let's see we

0:37 Speaker 1: have a call. Wow, let's see he's online. Hi, welcome

0:40 Speaker 1: to Matt Conerton on unleash.

0:41 Speaker 2: Do this, Oh Math, this is Gene Simmons.

0:47 Speaker 1: Of Kiss. Gene Simmons of Kiss. Oh my goodness, I'm

0:50 Speaker 1: so relieved to hear from you. I've been worried about you.

0:52 Speaker 1: You had that terrible accident. You apparently lost consciousness and

0:55 Speaker 1: crashed into something. Uh are you okay?

1:00 Speaker 2: I don't know, Matt, do you tell me? Am? I okay,

1:02 Speaker 2: Well you.

1:03 Speaker 1: Sound great, I mean you sound very normal. Gene Simmons

1:06 Speaker 1: of Kiss. You sound like you always do well, although

1:10 Speaker 1: that again, I don't know much how you sound these days.

1:12 Speaker 1: You used to call the show all the time when

1:13 Speaker 1: we were on afternoons, and now I hardly ever hear

1:16 Speaker 1: from you.

1:17 Speaker 2: Well not, you know, I do sleep in on Saturday mornings.

1:20 Speaker 2: I'm a musician.

1:22 Speaker 1: I didn't think you ever slept, Gene Simmons of Kiss.

1:26 Speaker 2: Yes, it's a it's a good substitute. That's sleep for

1:29 Speaker 2: the bourbon that I don't drink anymore.

1:32 Speaker 1: That's right. Well you never you never were a drinker,

1:34 Speaker 1: which I commend you for that.

1:35 Speaker 2: Oh you say so, you say.

1:37 Speaker 1: Well, no, I mean that's more acist thing. But uh yeah,

1:40 Speaker 1: So how are you doing? Are you doing? You're doing okay?

1:42 Speaker 2: Uh?

1:43 Speaker 1: I was very concerned. I thought maybe a heart issue

1:46 Speaker 1: or something. I know you have aphib I didn't know

1:48 Speaker 1: if that may be cause you to lose consciousness while driving.

1:51 Speaker 2: It's funny, I do have a fib mat. But the

1:54 Speaker 2: thing is is, whenever I turn on one of my

1:56 Speaker 2: Kiss albums, yes, my heart just beats right to the rhythm.

2:02 Speaker 1: No kidding, even the elder that's right, Well, that's amazing. Well,

2:08 Speaker 1: that's exciting, Gene Simmons of Kiss.

2:11 Speaker 2: Very good, And I'm calling you this morning because I

2:14 Speaker 2: decided to get up early, whip up some pancakes, and

2:18 Speaker 2: listening to my favorite radio show host.

2:21 Speaker 1: Ever to think of, Gene Simmons of Kiss, listening to

2:23 Speaker 1: my show and making pancakes gives me a boundless joy.

2:27 Speaker 2: I must tell you, yes, and one more thing, Matt

2:31 Speaker 2: before I go and let you continue with your fabulous

2:33 Speaker 2: radio show.

2:34 Speaker 1: Thank you.

2:34 Speaker 2: Yes, Uh, screw Ice really forget him?

2:37 Speaker 1: Wow? Wow? I know you don't always get along, but

2:40 Speaker 1: all right, well, we hope that Ace recovers. I hope

2:44 Speaker 1: that Ace recovers.

2:46 Speaker 2: Yes, I do too, math, but if he doesn't, you know,

2:48 Speaker 2: that's just the way everything was meant to be.

2:53 Speaker 1: That's cold, Gene Simmons of Kiss. That's cold.

2:58 Speaker 2: And when the day finally happens when people go to

3:02 Speaker 2: kiss dot com and order anything, uh huh, still get

3:06 Speaker 2: one third off the price?

3:08 Speaker 1: Wow?

3:09 Speaker 2: Really, that's correct. We have to wait till he bites

3:13 Speaker 2: the big one.

3:13 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, all right, well, I do like to save money,

3:17 Speaker 1: but I but I do still hope that Ace recovers

3:20 Speaker 1: right new too, hmmm, are right, Geene, Simmons of Kiss.

3:28 Speaker 2: I have a good show man, all right, rocking and

3:30 Speaker 2: keep rolling.

3:32 Speaker 1: Thank you, Ray and Gina. I would just remind you, oh,

3:35 Speaker 1: never mind, Gene Simmons of Kiss. That's amazing. We haven't

3:41 Speaker 1: heard from Gina in a long time. Well, very good,

3:43 Speaker 1: very good. Well I do hope, uh, it sounds like

3:45 Speaker 1: he's doing great, and I hope Ace Freley recovers. Ace

3:47 Speaker 1: actually had to cancel the rest of his tour. He

3:50 Speaker 1: was on a tour that I think was supposed to

3:52 Speaker 1: go for the rest of the year, but he had

3:53 Speaker 1: to cancel the rest of his dates for twenty twenty five.

3:55 Speaker 1: So very very uh, very concerned for mister Freeley.