Gene Simmons & Katey Sagal: Inside Their 70's Love Affair

Gene Simmons is known for his long list of lovers, but her is one fans probably didn’t see coming. Simmons was reportedly in an on and off relationship with actress Katey Sagal. The Sons of Anarchy actress wrote about her romance with the KISS rocker in her new memoir Grace Notes: My Recollections.

According to the New York Daily News, Sagal first met Gene Simmons when she waited on him when she was working in a Santa Monica restaurant in the early 1970s while pursuing a career as a singer. The then-20-year-old worked with several future music stars, including Ricki Lee Jones and Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo. But her life changed when Gene Simmons walked into the L.A. area eatery.

According to the Post, Simmons strolled into the restaurant after a KISS show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1974. Gene was persuasive enough to pick up the young waitress after she waited on him. At the time, ’70 supergroup KISS was still relatively unknown, so Gene, who wasn’t wearing the band’s signature makeup, didn’t have to use his star power to get the girl. The actress wrote that Simmons flirted with her, and she, in turn, sang for him. She ended up taking him home that night “because he was quite persuasive, and I like men.”

In her book, the actress, who has been married to SoA creator Kurt Sutter since 2004, revealed that Simmons wasn’t her usual type, but that he inspired her in a unique way. The future Married With Children star’s career got a major boost when Simmons joined her the next day for her band’s rehearsal. Simons was impressed, so he introduced the band to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart, who signed the group on the spot.

“I thought Gene was really weird,” the actress wrote, adding that she also thought “he was cute and had a lot of confidence.”

While Sagal’s debut record bombed, she went on to sing backup on Gene Simmons’ 1978 self-titled solo album, and her fling with the rock star continued for several years, although it was far from monogamous.

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