[PDF] File On Wilde (Plays and Playwrights) by Margery Mary Morgan in Arts-Photography

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You wanted the truth; you got the truthmdash;the hottest book in the world!Fueled by an explosive mix of makeup; costumes; and attitude; KISS burst onto the music scene thirty years ago and has become a rock institution. The band has sold more than eighty million records; has broken every concert attendance record set by Elvis Presley and the Beatles; stands behind the Beatles alone in number of gold records from any group in history; and has spawned more than 2;500 licenses. There would have been no KISS without Gene Simmons; the outrageous star whose superlong tongue; legendary sexual exploits; and demonic makeup have made him a rock icon. KISS and Make-Up is the wild; shocking; unbelievable story; from the man himself; about how an immigrant boy from Israel studied to be a rabbi; was saved by rock and roll; and became one of the most notorious rock stars the world has ever seen.Before Gene Simmons there was Chaim Witz; a boy from Haifa; Israel; who had no inkling of the life that lay ahead of him. In vivid detail Gene recounts his childhood growing up in Haifa under the watchful eye of his beloved; strong-willed mother; a concentration camp survivor; his adolescent years attending a Jewish theological center for rabbinical studies in Brooklyn; his love of all things American; including comic books; superheroes; and cowboys; and his early fascination with girls and sex; which prompted him to start a rock band in school after he saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.KISS and Make-Up is not just the classic story of achieving the American dream through the eyes of an immigrant boy making good; but a juicy; rollicking rock and roll read that takes you along for the ride of your life with KISS; from the 1970s; when they were the biggest band in the world; through the rsquo;80s; when they took off their world-famous war paint; and into the rsquo;90s; when they came back bigger and badder than ever to become the number one touring band in the world. In his own irreverent; unapologetic voice; Gene talks about the girls (4;600 of them and counting); his tight bond with KISS cofounder Paul Stanley; the struggles he and Paul had with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss and their departures from the group; the new band members and Eric Carrrsquo;s untimely death; the enormous love and affection he has for the people who put him there in the first placemdash;the KISS Army and the ever-loyal KISS fans around the world; his love life; including stories about his relationships with Cher and Diana Ross and with Shannon Tweed; Playmate of the Year; mother of his son and daughter; and his companion of eighteen years; and much more.Full of dozens of photographs; many never-before-seen pictures from Genersquo;s private collection; KISS and Make-Up is a surprising; intimate look at the man behind the mask. For the first time Gene reveals all the facets of his complex personalitymdash;son; rock star; actor; record producer; businessman; ladiesrsquo; man; devoted father; and now author.From the Hardcover edition.