Gene Simmons Family Jewels Gene Simmons: "New York is a little too high-falutin, too full of itself" 02/22/2014 Gene Simmons said that though the band members of KISS are originally from New York, they couldn't make it in the Big Apple because the city is "too full of itself." Read More RELATED NEWS Gene Simmons announces $2,000-and-up 'The Vault' solo collectionGene Simmons' daughter Sophie Simmons calls out Katey Sagal over affair with dadGene Simmons takes a fall during Kiss concert TAGS: Gene Simmons Detroit Rock City