KISS founding members Gene Simmons and Peter Criss collected medals at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. and made sure to pay tribute to late guitarist Ace Frehley. | AP

The legendary @KISS could rock and roll all night and party every day... but they also delivered heartfelt ballads. "Beth," written by drummer Peter Criss, poignantly captures the rock star life on the road. Grammy-nominated Southern rock/blues artist Marcus King delivered a moving rendition at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors. Catch the full tribute: December 23 at 8 PM ET/PT on CBS, streaming on Paramount . | The Trump Kennedy Center

We just happened to be in New York City when we found out that Peter Criss — the legendary original drummer of KISS — was doing an in-store signing at Rough Trade Records for his new album. ⁠ Of course we dropped everything and got over there. ⁠ This video is the story of how we met Peter, what it was like, and how genuinely awesome and gracious he was with fans. We even got our silver and black vinyl copies signed! 🥹🖤🥁 ⁠ Moments like these remind us why we live and breathe music. You never k