The demon magically came into exisstence in the early months of 1972. Although still in his infancy, the world quickly took note of him - onstage with KISS ! Always sticking out that lascivious tongue of his....always towards us menacingly...the bat lizard, as he was sometimes known in the press, is a giant mystery to most of us. He has never let anyone get close to him. Who he is and where he goes once he leaves the stage is anyone's guess. Rumors about him have been ongoing for decades. One source has it, his tongue was surgically grafted from a cow's tongue. Surely no human appendage could be so hideously long. Another source has it that the Demon indulges in the Dark Arts - Mysticism and perhaps Satanism. No one is really sure. I was particulary flattered when the demon agreed to have a one on one with me recently. I found him, contrary to what you might expect, quite forthcomimg in his answers. at times his gaze was unsettling, but I often took that to mean he was still in his "onstage personna". I certainly never took it personally when he started to assail me and my lifestyle. After i read the interview, I thought I gave as good as i got. But, a lagging feeling remained. Did I actually learn something about the enigma that is the Demon ? Or will he always remain that Dark Figure we have all come to love and fear ? Demon : How are ya, Simmons ? Gene : Fine thanks, but I thought I was going to be the one conducting the interview ? Demon : Sure, go ahead. Shoot. Gene : Well, firstly and i want to thank you for taking time out from your busy schedule doing...say, what is it you do when you're not on stage ? Demon : I'm usually with your sister. Gene : No. Seriously. I mean, the world wants to know about you know, for how many years...thirty ? And, you've certainly defied the odds. But in all that time, we still know very little about you. Care to draw back the veil abit ? Demon : What do you wanna know ? Gene : For starters, are you for real ? Demon : How's that ? Gene : I mean, is it all just an act ? Or do you actually walk around looking like that when you're offstage ? Demon : Funny. I was gonna ask you the same thing. What's with the school teacher tone ? And, what happend to your long hair ? You look like a Wall Street banker now. I remember seeing photos of you when you were bangin' Hollywood starlests and you looked like a rock star. Now, you look like some kind of businessman. Gene : Look. I've always been me. I do what I want to do and dress the way I want to dress. I'm comfortable, and besides...I created you ! Demon : Simmons, you're on crack. Before me, you were no one. You weren't even Gene Simmons. Look at you, Mr Fancy Pants. You publish your own magazine, have your own book imprint, movies, tv...Well, no matter what you've done and who you think you are, you're always gonna be known as that guy who sticks his tongue out. And, i don't know how to tell you this buddy, but I created YOU. Gene : Ok. Maybe we both owe something to each other. Let's get back to the interview. Demon : Hey pal, YOU asked ME if I was real. Question is, are you ? Gene : Yes. I am. And onward, after you got off stage, rumor has it, you would sometimes keep the stage costume and dragon boots on for, shall we say, private indoor sports sessions ? Demon : You wanna know if I kept the boots on while i was drilling for oil ? Sure. The girls like it Gene : I am sure they do. Demon : What about you ? How do the girls like you ? Gene : I'm done ok. You and I share something. We both have large oral appendages and even though girls keep telling me how much they like my size, I keep telling them it's not the size, it's the fact that it has a spin and dry cycle and can whip up a good god-damned froth !!! Demon : It's the size. Gene : How do you get along with all the other members of KISS ? Demon : They're all pussies. Gene : Oh c'mon. Give me something ! Demon : I'll give you something. just wait until we're in jail together. Gene : Do you get along with paul ? Demon : Sure. Onstage. Offstage, the bastard tries to cock block me all the time. Gene : You mean you're attracted to the same girls ? Demon : Let's just say he likes a type of girl and I like all types of girls. If it moves, I'll hunt it down. If it doesn't move, we  work something out. Gene : Very romantic. Demon : Yeah, that's right. Most people don't know that side of me. I am very romantic. First she says hello and then I drill her through the floor Gene : What's with the blood spitting ?  What does it mean ? Demon : I just work here. All I know is, when it's that time of the month. Gene : That's disgusting. Demon : Thank you. Gene : Where do you think this whole KISS thing is going ? I mean, do you think all four of you - Ace, Peter, Paul and yourself - are going back on tour again ? Demon : The stage is a magical place. I live there. I live to BE there. While we're on stage, we're KISS. I don't know and don't wanna know what you go through offstage. All I know is when I look across that stage at the Spaceman, the Catman and Starchild, I know I am where I belong. The rest of it, you figure out. Gene : Don't you think people might think it's a bit bizarre for you and I to be having this discussion ? Demon : Nah. Makes sense, actually. Because, after you're gone, people are gonna remember me, not you. Gene : I suppose you're right about that. I don't really have a problem with that. Demon : And, as for what people might think about you and I talking to each other : they can kiss my ass. How about yours ? Gene : Yeah, mine too. How do you want to be remembered ? Demon : Don't care. I was here. Millions of people love me. That's all that matters. Gene : Thank you for the interview. It was very enlightening. Demon : Yeah. Let's do it again real soon. Excuse me. gotta go fix my smeared black lipstick.