KISS frontman Gene Simmons downplayed politics in an interview with CNN on Sunday and urged Americans to stop worrying about their neighbor’s political beliefs.
“It’s no one’s business who you support,” Simmons told Manu Raju on CNN’s “Inside Politics.” “Now, people ask, ‘So are you a pro?’ My first question is, ‘Who the hell are you? Who are you?’ Since when did who I support and who I don’t support become anyone’s business but my conscience?”
Raju then asked Simmons about the Make America Great Again (MAGA) wing of the Republican Party.
“Some of it makes sense, some of it doesn’t,” Simmons responded, questioning why anyone would care about his political views. “But literally, have a sense of humor. Take a pill, shut up, and stop worrying about what your next-door neighbor believes or doesn’t believe. This is their America, too.”
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Musician Gene Simmons, founding member of rock band KISS, appears on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2025
Simmons also said he spoke with President Donald Trump after receiving the Kennedy Center Honor earlier this year.
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“There were some meetings with Senators Tillis and Blackburn, and meeting with Mr. Schiff and others. But the most telling moment was after we both received the Kennedy Center Awards, because I had some meetings individually with the president,” he said.
“I’ve actually seen him on and off for years, decades, before he got into politics. Conversation is what humans do. How’s the family? How’s the kids? And, you know, all those things. It’s not always about politics,” Simmons continued.
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KISS’s Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Paul Stanley attend the 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center on December 7, 2025 in Washington, DC
Simmons was on Capitol Hill this month to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the American Music Fairness Act.
The legislation, which would require AM and FM radio stations to pay fees, could mark a major change for the music industry. recording artist and performers’ rights in the performance of their songs, ending decades of exemptions from U.S. copyright law. The bipartisan bill would integrate traditional radio stations with digital and streaming platforms that already pay royalties to artists, while providing low flat fees to protect small local stations.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., introduced that version of the bill in January, while Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced it in the Senate this year.
More than a dozen conservative groups urge House Speaker Mike JohnsonLouisiana Republican and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) supports the bill.
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Sylvester Stallone (right) presents his Kennedy Center Medal of Honor KISS bandmates to Gene Simmons (center) and Paul Stanley (left) in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
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Fox News’ Deirdre Seavey contributed to this report.
Original source of the article: Gene Simmons tells Americans to ‘shut up and stop worrying’ about neighbor’s politics
