KISS frontman Gene Simmons downplays politics during an interview with CNN on Sunday, urging Americans to stop worrying about their neighbors’ political beliefs.
“It’s nobody’s business what you support,” Simmons told Manu Raju on CNN’s “Inside Politics.” “Nowadays, people engage in, ‘So you’re a pro,’ and my first question is, ‘Who are you? Who are you?’ Since when is it anyone’s business who I support or not support but my conscience?”
Raju then asked Simmons about the Make America Great Again (MAGA) wing of the Republican Party.
“Some of it makes sense and some of it doesn’t,” Simmons replied, questioning why anyone cared about his political views. “But literally, you have a sense of humor. Take a pill, shut up and stop worrying what your next door neighbor believes or doesn’t believe. It’s their America too.”
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Musician Gene Simmons, a founding member of the rock band KISS, is seen on Capitol Hill on December 9, 2025, in Washington, DC
Simmons also said he spoke with President Donald Trump after receiving the Kennedy Center Honor earlier this year.
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“I had some face time with Senator Tillis and Blackburn and met with Mr. Schiff and so on. But the telling moment was after we all got our awards at the Kennedy Center, since I had some face time alone with the president,” he said.
“And I actually met the president on and off for years and years, decades before he got into politics. And the conversation was what human beings do. How’s the family? How’s the kids? And, you know, all that stuff. It’s not always about politics,” Simmons continued.
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Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Paul Stanley of KISS attend the 48th 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 favor of the American Music Fairness Act.
In what could mark a major upheaval for the music industry, the legislation would require AM and FM radio stations to pay recording artists and artists when they broadcast their songs, ending a decades-old exemption in US copyright law. The bipartisan bill aligns traditional radio with digital and streaming platforms that already pay artists royalties, while offering low, flat fees to protect small local stations.
Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., introduced this version of the bill in January, while Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced the legislation in the Senate this year.
More than a dozen conservative groups urged the Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonR-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, RS.D., to support the bill.
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Sylvester Stallone, right, shows Gene Simmons, center, and Paul Stanley, left, members of the band KISS, his Kennedy Center Honors medal, in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.
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Fox News’ Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.
Original article source: Gene Simmons tells Americans to ‘shut up and stop worrying’ about their neighbors’ politics