It Was 45 Years Ago that KISS Did Bizarre Interview with Backs to Camera

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 16: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during their End Of The Road World Tour at The Forum on February 16, 2019 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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It was 45 years ago yesterday, October 2, 1979, that Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS promoted their show that night at St. Louis' Checkerdome by doing a TV interview with their backs to the camera on KSD's Newsbeat. For younger members of the KISS Army, the band went through great lengths to protect their identity until finally taking their make-up off in 1983.

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