GENE SIMMONS TALKS ABOUT TIME HE WON A TWIST CONTEST
You know Gene Simmons from KISS, currently celebrating their 40th anniversary, and as a co-owner of the LA KISS, Los Angeles� Arena Football League team whose first season is chronicled in the new AMC docuseries 4th and Loud (airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET). But did you know he won a Twist contest in school and still locks himself in his home any time there�s a Twilight Zone marathon on TV? You do now, thanks to our Pop Culture Personality Test. Watch the video and read the transcript below. EW: What song changed your life? SIMMONS: So �The Twist� really impacted me, and Chubby Checker in particular, because it wasn�t just a song, it was a social phenomenon. When I asked Shirley to dance, she was this African-American girl who really knew the stuff, and I could twist. So I walked across the gym floor of P.S. 145, when all the guys were on one side and girls on the other side. Guys are going, �Oooooh,� and the girls are going, �Oooooh,� and I didn�t care. I walked over to Shirley, �Come on, let�s twist,� and we twist. And I won the Twist championship of P.S. 145. True story. What�s your prized pop culture possession? Myself. My, myself, and I. I am a pop culture possession. I am the guy. I get to be me everyday. I�m a hawk. I�m a hybrid. And that�s a lot of fun. That�s why it�s good to be me. What movie moment do you wish you could rewind? I was never really a big porn movie watcher. But if I could, I would watch my very first porn movie, but I would watch it backwards, so that it starts off with the prostitute giving the guy money instead of the other way around. [Lowers glasses] See what I did there? What�s your favorite TV show of all time? Ever since I was a kid, my favorite show of all time was The Twilight Zone. It continues to be the standout show of all time for me because every single episode was like watching a new TV show. When there are marathons on, once or twice a year, I make it a point of staying home. I don�t call friends or anything. I get my bag of chips and lock myself up and all day� Final Score: Lord of the Twist
