Gene Simmons paid a visit to Parliament (in London) on Wednesday.
In England for two KISS dates this week, Simmons sat in on a Prime Minister's Questions session as a guest of Democratic Unionist Party MP Ian Paisley.
Afterward Simmons said, “What I just saw in there was controlled chaos. It was the clash of wills but respectful – the right honorable so and so, it was fascinating. I think Americans can take a big lesson in civility in how to make democracy actually work and still respect the other side.”
He was also impressed with the history and age of Parliament.
“America is so young and has no sense of history, everything over there is just fast, immediate, instant gratification and there’s no time to sit there and just gaze, I mean, look where you are – it’s insane. We’re standing on, in terms of democracy, hallowed ground.”
Simmons and KISS take their End of the Road tour to Prague on Saturday.