John 5 and Gene Simmons photographed backstage at Madison Square Garden, New York City, December 2, 2023. This is believed to be the last photo taken of Simmons in Kiss makeup and costume ...

Motley Crue guitarist John 5 told UCR about his new Kiss museum in a 2025 interview. ... "The first time I saw them was Lick It Up, so they had just taken their makeup off.

John 5's Kiss fandom — stoked while growing up in the near suburbs of Detroit Rock City, in fact — has led him to accumulate a supersized collection of more than 2,500 items from 1973 to ’83 ...