GENE SIMMONS Says OBAMA's 'Health Care Plan Is A Complete Disaster'

Kyle Smith of the New York Post recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

New York Post: What's your philosophy of life?

Simmons: "My mother is actually the most sound existential philosopher I've ever met. Her point of view is more profound than Kierkegaard or Nietzsche. She says, 'Every day you're above ground is a good day.' "

New York Post: Your next album is being released through Wal-Mart.

Simmons: "They're terrific. They give 2.5 million people jobs. It's like America. Not everybody loves America. Say, 'America,' and see what happens. Nobody loves it like immigrants, and I am one [from Israel]. You don't know what you've got till it's gone. My mother was in a concentration camp at age 14. That's a big perspective. That'll stop all the bullshit."

New York Post: What do you think of the current political leadership?

Simmons: "Means well, lacks experience. And that's dangerous. I voted for President Obama, but his health care plan is a complete disaster. When I was growing up, it was 'Make Love, Not War,' and that's great, but what if the other side wants to make war?"

New York Post: Speaking of war, you must have friends in Israel who are worried about Iran.

Simmons: "I'm not worried, and neither are they. If it ever came to it, they'd know what to do."

New York Post: What movie role would you most like to do?

Simmons: "God. Like in the George Burns movie. I should have been God. I don't mean the son of God. That tends to be too Jewish. It gets to be like, 'I'm dying, I'm coming back.' You can't make up your mind. Too Jewish."

New York Post: Seen anything good at the movies?

Simmons: "I absolutely loved that the critics hated 'G.I. Joe'. In every roller coaster there's always someone who says, 'Yes, but what is the meaning?' I'm here to eat popcorn."

Read the entire interview from New York Post.