VoidTerraFirma
Live to wine
Simmons IRL and public persona Simmons are completely different people. I only spent a couple of weeks with the tech crew back in '08, but that was clearly evident. Not saying that he can't be a dick, that he doesn't see KISS as being entirely his, or that he's super-commercial and cash-oriented. But he's a very generous 'anonymous donation' kinda guy.
Additionally, Paul Stanley has a really great rep among folks that know him. Very cool, very thoughtful...or so it is said.