KISS rocker Gene Simmons was taken to the hospital after getting right into a automobile crash in Malibu and is now at dwelling recuperating.
NBC4 LA stories Simmons, 76, crashed his car right into a parked automobile on Pacific Coast Freeway on Tuesday after apparently passing out or fainting inside his Lincoln Navigator.
The rock legend has since instructed the information outlet he’s doing nice.
Simmons knowledgeable deputies he handed out or fainted earlier than the collision, The Sheriff’s Division instructed the outlet.
His spouse Shannon Tweed, 68, instructed the information outlet Simmons is now recovering at dwelling after passing out throughout the accident.
She stated her partner’s car had careened throughout a number of lanes of visitors throughout the accident.
KISS rocker Gene Simmons was taken to the hospital after getting right into a automobile crash in Malibu and is now at dwelling recuperating
Tweed added Simmons not too long ago had his remedy modified by his physician, and now must drink extra water, which she famous he is not notably keen on.
The Each day Mail has contacted representatives for Simmons for remark.
In 2023 Simmons additionally made headlines after struggling dehydration throughout a KISS live performance in Manaus, Brazil.
The rocker turned ailing on stage, prompting the band to pause the present.
Afterwards, Simmons assured followers he was doing OK by way of X: ‘Hey all people, thanks for the great needs. I’m nice. Yesterday at Manaus Stadium in Brazil, skilled weak point due to dehydration. We stopped for about 5 minutes, I drank some water, after which all was properly. Nothing critical. Tomorrow, Bogota Stadium. See you there!’
In a follow-up, he elaborated: ‘Okay, youngsters. Not a giant deal. Thanks to your type needs. Final evening we performed Amazon jungle Stadium/Brazil. Humidity and temperature have been sky excessive. I used to be dehydrated and was pressured to sit down for a tune. We acquired again on stage in 5 minutes & completed the present.’
Simmons additionally suffers from the guts situation atrial fibrillation, which he says he manages with relaxation and liquids.
Describing the primary time he realized he had the situation, often known as ‘AFib’, he defined on The Docs in 2016: ‘I had by no means heard of the time period AFib, however about 10 years in the past, we have been on tour someplace, and stage the temperature goes up a couple of hundred, with all of the stage lights and my coronary heart,’ he stated earlier than mimicking the sound of a quick heartbeat.
‘I began to get dizzy and perspire and in need of breath. So I known as a physician and he confirmed up and stated, “OK, right here’s what’s happening. There’s one thing known as AFib,” and he went down the checklist. And it was loads to absorb,’ he continued.
Simmons is likely one of the co-founders of the enduring rock band; pictured 2023
Shannon Tweed, Simmons’ spouse, stated her husband had not too long ago modified drugs and now must drink extra water, which he is not notably keen on (The couple pictured with their two kids Sophie and Nick in 2017)
‘Since that occasion I have never actually had recurring issues as a result of I get loads of relaxation, drink plenty of liquids. However am I vulnerable to AFib? You guess.’
Simmons has been touring together with his band since he retired from KISS in 2023 after wrapping up their Finish of the Highway World Tour.
As a co-founder of KISS, he performed bass and co-led vocals from 1973 till their retirement two years in the past.
The steel band was shaped by Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss along with Simmons in New York Metropolis within the early Seventies.
The rock legend has since instructed the information outlet he’s doing nice
Simmons (L) will quickly be reuniting with Paul Stanley (R) and Tommy Thayer for Kiss Kruise in Las Vegas; pictured 2023
Throughout the band’s half a century collectively, Simmons and Stanley additionally carried out with now-former bandmates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer for years.
Simmons was not too long ago on tour together with his eponymous music group, Gene Simmons Band, final performing in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 3.
He is scheduled to carry out ‘unmasked’ subsequent month with fellow KISS rockers Stanley and Thayer in Las Vegas subsequent month for Kiss Kruise.
Lately he got here beneath fireplace for charging one fortunate fan $12,495 to be his private assistant for a day.
However he defended the transfer, telling the New York Publish: ‘Once I was a child and went to see exhibits, I used to be at all times curious, “What’s it like after they’re in a lodge?”
‘”What’s it like when the stage is ready up? What’s it like being onstage after they’re performing and seeing the viewers from the stage?”‘
‘I made a decision, You realize what, no person’s ever finished it. Why not open the thought to be my private roadie for the day?’
