I’ve seen people around me write books, and somehow they’re always in the center of everything that happened; they were the one who made it happen. There’s been a lot of those books that didn’t really interest me much. – Paul Stanley
There are no fans more rabid or devoted than KISS fans. KISS fans are what all other fans are measured against. That’s how it came to be known as the KISS Army. – Paul Stanley
Core strengthening is key to everything. It’s not just about the way I look, but about stabilizing my body so I can perform better on stage. – Paul Stanley
People relate to the spirit of the band, which is to live your way and succeed on your own terms. There’s no hypocrisy in being successful and still railing against conformity. – Paul Stanley
Autobiographies, for the most part, to me, are like writing a love letter to yourself. – Paul Stanley
I’m a great believer in not over-thinking lyrics. You might become technically better as a songwriter, but you lose what originally made your songs great. – Paul Stanley
What it comes down to is, Kiss has always been a beast that has this tendency to run wild, and it needs attention and nurturing. If people are always running off and doing other projects, which has been the case, somebody has to be there for stability. – Paul Stanley
The financial reward is great and I love the life I have, but all money makes possible is for you to stop worrying about money. Then you have freedom to live your life. – Paul Stanley
I think KISS has always been about celebrating self-empowerment. Celebrating the idea that anything is possible with determination and hard work. – Paul Stanley
When you’re in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back. – Paul Stanley
Don’t kid yourself; the guy who’s onstage in ripped-up jeans is wearing as much a costume as I am. – Paul Stanley
Democracy in the studio is overrated. What you wind up getting is compromise on everybody’s part, which means that nobody has their way, and that means nobody wins, including the fans. – Paul Stanley
Doing my art came out of something very solitary and something that I had no intention of showing anybody, and yet once people saw pieces in my house, it became really clear that there was a great demand for my art. – Paul Stanley
The whole idea of rock and roll lifestyle is a cartoon. It’s a caricature. And at times, it’s made up of people emulating others; a few who actually live that lifestyle and many who claim to live that lifestyle. – Paul Stanley
To go from being an unpopular, chubby little kid who was chasing girls and couldn’t seem to catch them, to being chased after and making sure I ran slow enough that I did get caught, it was 180 degree turn. It was being given the keys to the candy store. – Paul Stanley
I started working out, doing a formal workout right around 1980. That’s when I really decided I needed to get in shape and it may have been because you just start to see a decrease – a change in your body. – Paul Stanley
A Kiss concert experience is like sex or anything else that’s done with more that one person. It’s the give and take that makes it so great. When the audience takes it to the next level, we can kick it up another notch. – Paul Stanley
It’s absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspiration, and then tell me that we’re not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. – Paul Stanley
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marketing. You’ve got a bunch of faceless people in a back room who trademark a name that sounds very official. Well, if you had thought of it first, you would have been the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. – Paul Stanley
I never thought being the producer was being the dictator. It means being the director and being the coach. It’s a way of keeping everybody focused on the goal, and also having final say. Everybody can be in the same car, but somebody has to drive. – Paul Stanley