KISS' Gene Simmons charges fans $12.5k to be his assistant on tour

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KISS icon Gene Simmons has defended his decision to charge one lucky fan $12,495 to be his personal assistant for a day.

Simmons, 75, was roundly slammed for his 'greedy' antics after it emerged he was charging the hefty sum for the privilege of spending time with him.

He told the New York Post: 'When I was a kid and went to see shows, I was always curious, "What's it like when they're in a hotel?"

'"What's it like when the stage is set up? What's it like being onstage when they're performing and seeing the audience from the stage?"' 

'I decided, You know what, nobody's ever done it. Why not open the idea to be my personal roadie for the day?'

Simmons considers it an honor for the most dedicated fan in the KISS Army and thinks it is worth what it cost. 

He is also offering additional meet-and-greet experiences for a minimum of $6.5K. He is also offering a 'Gene Simmons Bass Experience,' in which a fan can pay $6,500 for a signed instrument and meet the rock star.

In the description of the fan package, the posting read: 'You will find that Gene Simmons is very down-to-earth, funny, and knowledgeable on almost any subject.' source

[River 127,357]

At least it's a full once in a lifetime experience and not just another poop variant

[Addison Rae 18,092]

he really thinks he’s rita ora chile…  

[Murakami27 8,438]

If you could afford that price, why not pay to just spend the day or hire him for an event or dinner. Paying to…work for him? That is some cash pig kink. 

[princedeeblebleble 3,622]

I'd  understand if he offered this for him to pay or like a Contest free award moment haha but this way it's just bizzare  pay 12k to work for free for a minimal wage job?!

[ActualPatient 2,512]

11 minutes ago, Murakami27 said:

If you could afford that price, why not pay to just spend the day or hire him for an event or dinner. Paying to…work for him? That is some cash pig kink. 

ha! i am not the market for this even if i were remotely privileged, and i think it's outrageous. but i guess it's more interesting to be in a kinetic environment rather than just dinner. and it's only decent to have dinner with the fan at the end of that day.

still... outrageous. but i guess only legends can have that audacity.

some rich kid with parents' money could cough it up and not mind. but the fact it's advertised? tacky haha

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6 minutes ago, ActualPatient said:

some rich kid with parents' money could cough it up and not mind. but the fact it's advertised? tacky haha

Literally nobody under the age of 50 is going to purchase this. Someone's dad is 100% buying this experience for himself.

[popkulture 639]

Why is everyone mad? Nobody is forcing people to do this. 

Kudos to Gene is her can secure the bag, honestly. 

[RodeckDanny 2,473]

that's a Rita Ora price.... 

[lasagna 3,392]

idk if i could pay to be gagas assistant for a day, have a meal with her, spend the day with her and the team, get her to give me a signed piano () or something, go to the soundcheck, come up onstage, and then get her to sign four things etc...........

idk... i think id pay for it...........

if i had 12k lying around

 

[Auralegends 8,894]

So it's like paying to work

[Pandauralife 986]

1 hour ago, Addison Rae said:

he really thinks he’s jojo siwa chile…  

Fixedt

[Defmix100 7,048]

Wonder why he won't sign other instruments

[nATAH 56,905]

45 minutes ago, popkulture said:

Why is everyone mad? Nobody is forcing people to do this. 

Kudos to Gene is her can secure the bag, honestly. 

because it's blatant exploitation?

nobody is forcing me to punch an old lady but if i did, it would be wrong...

[PartySick 172,481]

$6k for a M&G and a signed guitar from the KISS frontman is actually really cool  

You can pay a third of that to spend two minutes in the same room as Lady Gaga and ten other fans tbh

$12k seems steep for that though. It'd be cooler if there was some kind of raffle program people could enter for maybe an additional $50 or something on top of their ticket price. You'd still end up making a few extra thousand per show at least AND that person only has to pay $50.