paul stanley

The duo's contemplative new song sounds closer to Simon & Garfunkel than Kiss.

A California mini-tour precedes their debut album, out this summer.

"The great thing about being an icon is you can stay young forever," Paul Stanley says.

It's just the second time he's performed live since their farewell tour.

Future Kiss star was gifted an instrument – and he ignored it for months.

He promises virtual band will be “mind-bogglingly realistic” and nothing like the images shown at farewell show.

"It really reached a point where clearly, the band is rooted in our past and living up to it," he tells UCR.

"To not diversify and maximize what we've created, we'd be crazy," he tells UCR.

And he "[doesn't] have to use backing tracks."

Kiss co-founder wore different masks three times before returning to his definitive Starchild look.