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Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said.
Simmons, a co-founder and bassist for the band, was evaluated at a hospital on Tuesday before being released.
He posted on social media that he was doing well.
Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes. I’m completely fine. I had a slight fender bender. It happens. Especially to those of us were horrible drivers. And that’s me. All is well.
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) October 8, 2025
“Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes. I’m completely fine. I had a slight fender bender. It happens,” Simmons said on X.
The 76-year-old’s SUV crossed several lanes before hitting a parked car along the highway, agencies that responded to the crash told several media outlets.
Simmons was then transported to hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
Kiss retired from half a century of touring in 2023, but Simmons and his bandmates plan to play in November at a special event in Las Vegas.
In August, US President Donald Trump announced that Kiss will be among this year’s Kennedy Centre honorees.
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