Mojo magazine (December 2009), p. 40.
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We can't be The Beatles. I can't shine their shoes. I can't sing as well as Paul or John. I can't write those kind of songs. But they would die in my armour and my eight-inch platform heels, and Paul can't spit fire, so there you have it.
— Gene Simmons
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We can't be The Beatles. I can't shine their shoes. I can't sing as well as Paul or John. I can't write those kind of songs. But they would die in my armour and my eight-inch platform heels, and Paul can't spit fire, so there you have it." in the context of "Mojo magazine (December 2009), p. 40." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ) on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor and television personality. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he was the bass guitarist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the rock band he co-founded with rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley in the early 1970s.
About Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ) on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor and television personality. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he was the bass guitarist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the rock band he co-founded with rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley in the early 1970s.
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