Gene Simmons says he hates playing KISS’, I Was Made For Loving You, because of its signature melody.
Simmons was a guest of OK Magazine when he was asked to name a KISS song he didn’t like, but one that still went on to become a hit.
He says that when Paul Stanley first introduced him to the tune, which appeared on their 1979 album Dynasty, he was immediately impressed with Stanley’s opening lyrics. But when Gene asked what his part was, he was told it would be the catchy chorus melody.
Simmons said to Stanley, “You’re killing me. I’m going to sing like my grandmother? I hate playing that song today. Stadiums full of people jumping up and down like biblical locusts. They go nuts jumping up and down and I’m going, ‘Do, do, do, do, do, do, kill me now. Still to this day I hate that song.”
Watch the video interview below.
additional source: Classic Rock via loudersound.com
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Rolling Stones – “Miss You”
Rod Stewart – “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
Blondie – “Heart Of Glass”
Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”
KISS – “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”
– summed up best by Billy Joel –
IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME!
As is The J. Geils Band song “Come Back!” 😉
Mr. rock n roll,
I couldn’t agree with you more- I hated the song first time I heard it and I still hate it … for kiss not as a song per say , Paul should have given’ that one to someone else and collected royalties just my opinion – I think that album and song was the start of the kiss train coming off the tracks I think it alienated a huge chunk of their audience until creatures came out – after creatures for me it was never quite the same- I really liked all the 70’s albums and alive is still what I listen to when I revisit kiss – like it or not kiss made their best music when they were young and hungry with ace and pete – when kiss finally had money and everything that comes with it – they lost their edge and arguably their minds , the reunion happened because that’s what kiss always will be to lots of people paul gene ace and peter that chemistry & those songs – paul and gene will have to include ace & pete on this last go round , there is no other way around it , most likely bruce as well – and of course they will have to play the dreaded I was made for lovin you evey night ……… time to man up gene ….
both ace and peter hated playing that song as well,ace told me that his hand feels like its going to fall off while hes playing that one,and peter told me he hated it from day one. lol
i had the disco 45 version of it as well,lmfao it was on a pink record
LOL!!!!!
Jeffrey, you must have the German version. The U.S. version has the Casablanca label on black vinyl. None of the “discoish” remixes are anywhere close or as good as the original album version.
Ace hated playing that song too.