![]() ![]() ![]() “On flat and going down, you run, and uphill you try a fast walk. “We do from three to eight miles, four to five times a week,” he said. ![]() He and his wife, Shannon, are regular hikers through the Santa Monica Mountains. Instead of intoxicants, Simmons said his drug of choice is accomplishment.Īnd a KISS concert is a workout and requires a regimen off stage: “You’ve got to be in great shape,” he said. Either you move through the water or you drown.” Simmons said he never wanted to dull his senses because “if you stand still, you’re losing. “People say, ‘There’s my license to drink,’” he said. He’s also critical of media outlets making alcohol appear like a health food with “red wine is good for you” stories. ![]() Hypothetically, Simmons said, if “you and I are lined up along with 10 other guys, do you think you’ll do better than the guy who is a little tipsy? Because the alcohol is not going to help him.” “This is what I want for me.” But he said he doesn’t understand why someone would choose to hamper their ability to succeed by drinking and doing drugs. “I’m not here to convince anyone of my lifestyle,” he said. “Life is a race and we’re in constant competition,” added Simmons, whose band is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was named the top American gold-record-earning band of all time by the Recording Industry Assn. ![]()
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