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Thanks for sharing this great Demon art with us, Matt!

Been listening to a lot of #KISS...had to draw this. - Matthew Petz

Legendary KISS Frontman, Paul Stanley, Appearing in Person at Wentworth Galleries!

Friday, September 14th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Wentworth Gallery Westfield Montgomery Mall, Bethesda, MD, 301-365-3270

Saturday, September 15th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Wentworth Gallery Tysons Galleria, McLean, VA, 703-883-0111

Call the galleries for more info!

This Hardcover Edition of Gene Simmons's 27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club is autographed on bookplate by Gene Simmons.

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The summer of 1969 was a momentous one in modern history. It was a season punctuated with change. Apollo 11 landed on the moon, thousands of young fans flocked to rock ‘n’ roll festivals like Woodstock and the controversial Altamont Freeway concert, the Manson Family cult were on a high-profile killing spree, and the first uprisings that would become the Stonewall Riots began. It was an electric summer of violent endings, new beginnings, and social unrest.

It was also the summer that a myth was born–beginning with the tragic, untimely death of Rolling Stones founder, Brian Jones. The world soon lost two more huge music stars: Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. Not only did losing these three beacons of music culture seem to signal the end of a musical era, it also felt like a foreboding sign; they had all died at exactly the same age. All three had lost their lives at the pinnacle of their creative output, and all three were exactly 27 years old.

People have speculated that there could be a dastardly lineage, from the poisoning of blues pioneer Robert Johnson in 1938, through these icons of the 60s, and more recently to rebel chanteuse Amy Winehouse’s death from alcohol poisoning in 2011. Could it be a twisted fate that the world’s very best creative souls come to early, often violent, deaths at just 27 years old? Over time, this idea began to be known as, “the 27 club,” and it has persisted in the public imagination.

In 27: The Legend & Mythology Of The 27 Club, rock ‘n’ roll icon Gene Simmons takes a deep dive into the life stories of these legendary figures, without giving credence to the romanticized idea that being in the “club” is somehow a perverse privilege. Simmons wills us to acknowledge the extraordinary lives, not the sensational deaths, of the musicians and artists who left an indelible mark on the world.

Feel my heat takin’ you higher, burn with me… you’re new favorite KISS lighter!

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By Steve Baltin / Forbes

"I'm a big fan of not only diversity in my life, but urging other people to open those floodgates cause there's so much out there," KISS frontman Paul Stanley says. That is very apparent as he sits down with me for the latest installment of Who I Am.

Taking us from discovering Beethoven, Elvis Presley, Pablo Picasso and the Beatles as a child to opening up about therapy and becoming a dad, Stanley goes into great detail about the artists and moments that made him the voice of one of the most successful rock outfits of all time.

He also explains the artists that made him an accomplished painter (Stanley will be doing gallery shows Septembver 14 and 15 at Wentworth Gallery's Washington DC locations, Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on September 14 and Tysons Galleria on September 15 ).

From growing up in New York at age five to rock stardom and family man, this is Paul Stanley Who I Am.

Beethoven's "Piano Concerto 5" (Age 5)

I was absolutely god smacked. To know that music could have that kind of power, although I was so young, the music had such heroic qualities to it and mammoth chords. To this day it's some of the heaviest and most glorious melodies ever. So that really was my introduction to the gravitas that music could have and how emotive it could be. So at the core of music for me is Beethoven. I was very fortunate, my mom was born in Berlin and my dad was first generation here from Poland. In Europe the arts over there are part of your life and everyday living, so I grew up in a household where music, fine art, theater were all parts of the food groups. I would have been malnourished without them.

"The Originals+1" is a KISS photo book from the Music Life Archives featuring 130 pages of vintage KISS (1975-1980). Includes an exclusive poster if pre-ordered before September 7!

Go to http://www.kissinjapan.com  to pre-order. Shipping will start end of September.

KISS is Everywhere! 

Gene Simmons graces the cover of the latest issue of Rock & Pop magazine in Czech Republic.

They’re the best of the best, and they’re almost sold out. 

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