Gene Simmons says that he hates performing KISS‘s classic song “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” because he is forced to sing like his grandmother.
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Although “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” was a huge chart success for KISS nearly 40 years ago, it was maligned by many of the band’s fans who didn’t appreciate the track’s disco beat.
Asked in a new interview with OK! magazine to name a song that he wasn’t initially crazy about that ended up becoming a hit, Gene said (see video below): “Well, Paul Stanley comes in and he says, ‘Did you write any songs?’ I go, ‘Oh, yeah. I’ve got one called ‘Almost Human’.’ ‘Yeah? How does it go?’ ‘I’m almost human. I can’t help feelin’ strange.’ ‘Yeah, that’s cool. That’s a Gene song.’ ‘How about you, Paul?’ He goes, ‘I’ve got one. [It goes] ‘Tonight.” “Ooooh. That’s cool. What’s the next line?’ ‘I’m gonna give it all to you.’ ‘Oh, yeah. I know what ‘it’ means — I know exactly what you mean.’
‘In the darkness.’ [Claps] ‘Love that!’ ‘There something I wanna do.’ ‘Yeah, I know what that ‘something’ is. Wow! That’s a cool song. Okay, what’s my part?’ [Sings] ‘Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.’ ‘You’re killing me. Really? I’m gonna sing like my grandmother?’ [Sings] ‘Do, do, do…’ I hate playing that song to [this] day. Stadiums full of people jump up and down like biblical locusts — they go nuts — with tattoos and grills on… ‘Ahhhh!’ They’re all jumping up and down, and I’m going, ‘Do, do, do, do, do, do… Kill me now.’ Still — still to this day I hate that song.”
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After the female interviewer pressed him on whether the song ever grew on him after performing it for the last four decades, Gene said: “Well, how about you sing that song? You’re a girl. I wanna sing guy stuff.”