Me, Inc.

by Mr. Gene Simmons

  Without core values, and self-determination and self-restraint (no drugs, booze, tobacco, and stay away from people who engage in that stuff), and just plain “street smarts,” you will get nowhere. Fast.

  I wish you health. I wish you happiness. And, I wish you success in your journey to fulfilling your entrepreneurial goals.

  This is not the end.

  This is the beginning of the rest of your life.

  Now, go get ’em.

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  To the KISS Army, who made it all possible. I hope you’ll find tools in this book to improve your life.

  To Paul Stanley, who stuck it out with me through thick and thin.

  Thank you: Jud Laghi, Nick Simmons for your editorial help, and to you reading this book, for making my life possible.

  Also by Gene Simmons

  Nothin’ to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972–1975), with Ken Sharp and Paul Stanley

  KISS Kompendium, with Paul Stanley

  Ladies of the Night: A Historical and Personal Perspective on the Oldest Profession in the World

  Sex Money Kiss

  KISS: Behind the Mask

  KISS and Make-up

  KISS: The Early Years, with Paul Stanley

  COPYRIGHT

  ME, INC. Copyright © 2014 by Gene Simmons. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  FIRST EDITION

  ISBN 978-0-06-232261-6

  EPUB Edition October 2014 ISBN 9780062322623

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