KISS random trivia

The original members of KISS (and their made-up personas) are Paul Stanley (The Starchild), rhythm guitar/vocals; Gene Simmons (The Demon), bass/vocals; Ace Frehley (The Spaceman a.k.a. Ace The Space), lead guitar/vocals; and Peter Criss (The Catman), drums/vocals. Is a New York City-based heavy metal band. This is an urban legend - propagated in the 1970s by Minnesota-based evangelists the Peters Brothers - which Gene Simmons has denied in his book.