Fueled by an explosive mix of makeup, costumes, and attitude, KISS burst onto the music scene thirty years ago and became a rock institution. The band has sold more than 80 million records, has broken every concert attendance record set by Elvis Presley and the Beatles, stands behind the Beatles alone in number of gold records from any group in history, and has spawned more than 2,500 licenses. There would have been no KISS without Gene Simmons, the outrageous star whose super-long tongue, legen...