The Kiss rewarded by Trump: “We embody the American dream”

Yesterday, August 13, Donald Trump announced the angent personalities awarded the Kennedy Center Honors 2025that the same US president himself renamed “the great candidates for the Trump/Kennedy Center Awards”. The prizes, designed by the film producer George Stevens Jr, come conferred annually Since 1978 to those who have distinguished themselves for theirs contribution to American art and culture during the career.

This year, the list of honors includes the Kissthe country singer George Strait, Sylvester StalloneBroadway actor Michael Crawford and the disc icon Gloria Gaynor. There ceremony of the Kennedy Center Honors 2025 It will be held in December and will be broadcast on the CBS. Trump said he was invited to conduct the event, apparently at the request of the Board of Directors of the Kennedy Center.

As mentioned by the US media, During his first term, the tenant of the White House seemed not to pay any attention to the prizes; However, in the first six months of the second term he showed interest in modeling the main American cultural institution in his image. A few weeks after the settlement, he fired dozens of members of the Council and appointed himself president, also decreeing that the center should propose “non Wake” programming. The building itself was subjected to renovation works aimed at returning “prestige and size”. This time, with the Kennedy Center Honors, Trump had already expressed his desire to recognize “slightly more conservative” candidatesadding that “there are people who would not be taken into consideration but who are much larger stars than those that were honored in the past”.

Speaking of the choice to honor the band of “I was made for Lovin ‘You”, Trump has made it known at the press conference: “We will honor one of the greatest rock bands of all time, the Kiss. The band was formed in 1973 in New York City thanks to the founding members – incredible people, among other things – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss “. The president, promising that The band “will do something very special” For this award, he continued: “The Kiss have become a global phenomenon. They sold more than 100 million records all over the world and produced 30 gold albums, and many other things. They produced, have earned a fortune. E They are extraordinary people, they deserve it, work hard and continue to do soand it is an honor to present the Kiss “.

After being inserted by Donald Trump in the list of Kennedy Center Honors 2025, The original members of the Kiss declared to the gossip site and entertainment to stars and tmz stripes to feel “deeply honored“Of this prestigious recognition. Gene Simmons said:

“Kiss are the incarnation of the American dream. We are deeply honored to receive the Kennedy Center Honor “.

For his part Paul Stanley said:

“From our first days, the Kiss they embodied the American ideal according to which everything is possible and the hard work repays. The prestige of the Kennedy Center Honors cannot be overrated and I accept this recognition on behalf of the long legacy of the Kiss and all the members of the band who helped to create our iconic band “.

While Ace Frehley then defined the prize “A dream that comes true and that I would never have thought could be realized“, Peter Criss added:” I feel so lucky. This is the greatest honor of our career“.

In December 2023, in a double appointment at the Madison Square Garden in New York, the Kiss concluded theirs farewell. Two years after the final tour, the historic band announced the baptized event “Kiss Army Storms Vegas“,”A live performance ‘Unmasked’ of Kiss“As part of the Fan Ratuno to be held from 14 to 16 November at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. However, the group has already made it known several times that they want to continue to perform in the form of holograms. According to a video published last year, it will take at least three more years to see the band’s avatars on stage.