All I Need to Know I Learned from KISS

Phil Collen of Def Leppard says: "Coming from England I discovered KISS a little later than everyone in the states since the band started as an American phenomenon. Their target demographic was perfect-12 year old white boys who loved fun rock songs combined with comic book hero characters. In England I was probably one of the few young boys who collected American comics so I totally understood how this would appeal to their audiences. The 'three chord' rock bands I was getting into at the time were T-Rex and David Bowie. At such an impressionable age image mixed with the music was everything. So it's easy to see why KISS, who also had the image, would relate to an entire generation of American youth. Add to that an amazing fireworks display, blood-spitting, burning guitars, a huge light show that would put any WWF event to shame, and a six inch tongue and you've got one of the most iconic visionary bands of the era. I've read Chris's books. Having been interviewed on many occasions by him, his attention to detail is meticulous. What better person to share KISS stories than a self professed pop-culture junkie, American culture historian, and formerly one of those pre-mentioned white boys!"