Peter Criss

Peter Criss
George Peter John Criscuola, better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is an American musician and actor, best known as a co-founder, the original drummer, and an occasional vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. Criss established the "Catman" character for his Kiss persona...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth20 December 1945
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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Bringing 3-D into the show is a first and we'll have the largest screens ever in history behind us on stage.
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You guys rock, I mean, come on... You really show your appreciation big-time right in your face, and that's what KISS has always been about.
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We were sharing a bottle of cheap sherry wine to get warm. Now I have this great house away from everything in New York, I've got my own little world.
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We don't allow anyone or anything to get into the circle of the four of us, because we realize and appreciate how great we've been.
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We're playing the Superbowl this year, we're opening up before the coins drop.
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Three times during the show the drums are lifted over the audience - I go up and out, right, left and back.
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I once had money to burn. I'd fly to Barbados for the weekend. I lived in a twenty-two-room mansion and had my pick of four luxury cars.
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We're really in control; that's the difference. We were out of control then.
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When 'Destroyer' was first released, we got a strong backlash from our hardcore fans. After six months, the album was dead in the water. The critics didn't think much of it, either.
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There's not a day that goes by that I don't bless myself with holy water and then get in my car and rub the medal of the Virgin Mary that she gave me and say a Hail Mary for my mother. And then I kiss her Mass card that's right there on the dashboard.
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Musicians play music because you love... I loved to play drums since I was five. It's all I ever wanted to do. Rock stars, or as we call them, posers, guys who want to just look great, dress great. They're not musicians; they're looking for the fame.
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Cool things happen. Ace's guitar flies through space, goes through a hole, and blows up. I throw drumsticks and they come flying at you.
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As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the world.
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I find myself evil. I believe in the devil as much as God. You can use either one to get things done.