The eyes painted on a white face, and millions of people around the world will know you are talking about the front man of the rock band, kiss. Take away the make up and you have gene simmons, a man so canny about business that he realised he could make more money from marketing the kiss brand than from selling records. His famously long tongue has also proved a loose one. He is frequently invited on chat shows and revels in scandalising his critics. But is that also all part of the act . Gene simmons, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Wonderful being here. Is it all front with you, promoting an image and a brand through both your music and your opinions . Well, i mean, i think its fair to say we all wake up and stand in front of a mirror and try to see how the rest of the world sees us. If your own shakespeare says the whole worlds a stage then were alljust players. I mean, all of us to some effect, were alljust trying to figure out what to wear, what to say, and how to act, in some way
I am sarah montague. There arent many people who are recognisable only from their make up, but mention a zig zag of black flames around the eyes painted on a white face, and millions of people around the world will know you are talking about the frontman of the rock band, kiss. Take away the makeup and you have gene simmons, a man so canny about business that he realised he could make more money from marketing the kiss brand than from selling records. His famously long tongue has also proved a loose one. He is frequently invited on chat shows and revels in scandalising his critics. But is that also all part of the act . Gene simmons, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Wonderful being here. Is it all front with you, promoting an image and a brand through both your music and your opinions . Well, i mean, i think its fair to say we all wake up and stand in front of a mirror and try to see how the rest of the world sees us. If your own shakespeare says the whole worlds a stage then were allju
Im sarah montague. There arent many people who are recognisable only from their make up, but mention a zig zag of black flames around the eyes painted on a white face, and millions of people around the world will know you are talking about the frontman of the rock band, kiss. Take away the makeup and you have gene simmons, a man so canny about business that he realised he could make more money from marketing the kiss brand than from selling records. His famously long tongue has also proved a loose one. Hes frequently invited on chat shows and revels in scandalising his critics. But is that also all part of the act . Gene simmons, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Wonderful being here. Is it all front with you, promoting an image and a brand through both your music and your opinions . Well, i mean, i think its fair to say we all wake up and stand in front of a mirror and try to see how the rest of the world sees us. If your own shakespeare says the whole worlds a stage then were alljust p
Im sarah montague. There arent many people who are recognisable only from their make up, but mention a zig zag of black flames around the eyes painted on a white face, and millions of people around the world will know you are talking about the frontman of the rock band, kiss. Take away the makeup and you have gene simmons, a man so canny about business that he realised he could make more money from marketing the kiss brand than from selling records. His famously long tongue has also proved a loose one. Hes frequently invited on chat shows and revels in scandalising his critics. But is that also all part of the act . Gene simmons, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Wonderful being here. Is it all front with you, promoting an image and a brand through both your music and your opinions . Well, i mean, i think its fair to say we all wake up and stand in front of a mirror and try to see how the rest of the world sees us. If your own shakespeare says the whole worlds a stage then were alljust p
Playing dead to stay alive. And how she plans to honor the other victims. Back in the ussr the phantom phone call . Sir elton and president putin in a battle over gay rights. Did the russian leader invite the legendary singer for a summit or was the megastar the victim of a prank . Back in the ussr good morning, america. Happy wednesday. Lets take a look at some live radar. The weather system doing so much damage in the west this week and you see Salt Lake City and boise there but the kind of downpour you are seeing in los angeles hardly ever comes this time of year. Once in a lifetime. We have a new look at pictures of that devastating flash flooding in utah. You see the wreckage of the cars, raging water is so powerful. Another storm moving in out west and ginger will start us off with that. We just smashed daily rain records from san diego to los angeles. You can see the highways covered in rain and flooding there. Now theyre drying out. We have got the flash flooding and still warn