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id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the musician. For other people with this name, see <a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Paul Stanley (disambiguation)">Paul Stanley (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p><b>Paul Stanley</b> (born <b>Stanley Bert Eisen</b>; January 20, 1952)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> from the band's inception in 1973 to their retirement in 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established <b>The Starchild</b> character for his Kiss persona. Stanley was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2014 as a member of Kiss. </p><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Paul Stanley</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:PaulStanleyOfKissWithPhilKonstantin_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/PaulStanleyOfKissWithPhilKonstantin_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-PaulStanleyOfKissWithPhilKonstantin_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/PaulStanleyOfKissWithPhilKonstantin_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="390"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Stanley at a concert in January 2010</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Stanley Bert Eisen</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-01-20</span>) </span>January 20, 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 72)</span><br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The Starchild</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Musician</li><li>singer</li><li>songwriter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1970–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Pamela Bowen</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">​</div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1992; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2001)<wbr></wbr>​</div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Erin Sutton</div> <div style="display:inline-block;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="November 19, 2005">2005</span>)<wbr></wbr>​</div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">Hard rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li>guitar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Paul Stanley's Soul Station</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wicked_Lester" title="Wicked Lester">Wicked Lester</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://paulstanley.com">paulstanley<wbr></wbr>.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 2006, <i><a href="/wiki/Hit_Parader" title="Hit Parader">Hit Parader</a></i> ranked him 18th on their list of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Gibson.com readers' poll in 2010 named him 13th on their list of Top 25 Frontmen.<sup id="cite_ref-GibsonRP_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GibsonRP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Kiss"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Kiss</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Solo_career"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Solo career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Vocals_and_playing_style"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Vocals and playing style</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Other_projects"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Other projects</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Personal_life"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Awards"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Awards</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Discography"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Discography</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Studio_albums"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Studio albums</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#Solo"><span class="tocnumber">8.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Solo</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#Paul_Stanley's_Soul_Station"><span class="tocnumber">8.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Paul Stanley's Soul Station</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#with_Kiss"><span class="tocnumber">8.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">with Kiss</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Live_albums"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">Live albums</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Guest_appearances"><span class="tocnumber">8.3</span> <span class="toctext">Guest appearances</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Citations"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Citations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Sources"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Sources</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Stanley Bert Eisen was raised in upper <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, New York City, 211th Street and Broadway.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both of his parents were Jewish. He was the younger of two children; his sister Julia<sup id="cite_ref-Getlen_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Getlen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is two years older. Their mother Eva Jontof-Hutter<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> came from a family that fled <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> for <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a>, the Netherlands, and then to New York City. His father William Eisen's parents Rebecca and Harry Eisenhandler were from Poland.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stanley was raised Jewish, although he did not consider his family very observant and did not celebrate his <a href="/wiki/Bar_and_bat_mitzvah" title="Bar and bat mitzvah">bar mitzvah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His parents listened to classical music and <a href="/wiki/Light_opera" class="mw-redirect" title="Light opera">light opera</a>; Stanley was greatly moved by <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Beethoven</a>'s works. </p><p>Since Stanley's right ear was misshapen from a birth defect called <a href="/wiki/Microtia" title="Microtia">microtia</a> and he was unable to hear on that side, he found it difficult to determine the direction of a sound, and was unable to understand speech in a noisy environment.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Attending <a href="/wiki/PS_98" class="mw-redirect" title="PS 98">PS 98</a>, he was taunted by other children for his deformed ear.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite his hearing problem, Stanley enjoyed listening to music, and he watched <i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a></i> on television. His favorite musical artists included <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cochran" title="Eddie Cochran">Eddie Cochran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dion_and_the_Belmonts" title="Dion and the Belmonts">Dion and the Belmonts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a>. Stanley learned to sing harmony with his family, and he was given a child's guitar at age seven.<sup id="cite_ref-Leaf_Sharp_25-26_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leaf_Sharp_25-26-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stanley's family relocated to the <a href="/wiki/Kew_Gardens,_Queens" title="Kew Gardens, Queens">Kew Gardens</a> neighborhood in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a> in 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He listened to a lot of <a href="/wiki/Doo-wop" title="Doo-wop">doo-wop</a> music, but when <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a> played on U.S. television he was inspired by the performance aspect, which he thought was not out of his reach. Stanley received his first real guitar at age 13, an acoustic one that he would have preferred to be electric. He played tunes by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Byrds" title="The Byrds">the Byrds</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Lovin%27_Spoonful" title="The Lovin' Spoonful">the Lovin' Spoonful</a> and more.<sup id="cite_ref-Leaf_Sharp_25-26_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leaf_Sharp_25-26-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All through his childhood Stanley had been recognized for his talent in graphic arts, so he attended the <a href="/wiki/High_School_of_Music_%26_Art" title="High School of Music &amp; Art">High School of Music &amp; Art</a> in New York City, graduating in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Kiss">Kiss</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Kiss" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss (band)</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KISS_starchild_face.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/KISS_starchild_face.svg/120px-KISS_starchild_face.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="142" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="260"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 142px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/KISS_starchild_face.svg/120px-KISS_starchild_face.svg.png" data-width="120" data-height="142" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/KISS_starchild_face.svg/180px-KISS_starchild_face.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/KISS_starchild_face.svg/240px-KISS_starchild_face.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element">&nbsp;</span></a><figcaption>Stanley's Starchild make-up</figcaption></figure> <p>Before Kiss, Stanley was in a local band, Rainbow,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was a member of Uncle Joe and Post War Baby Boom. Through a mutual friend of <a href="/wiki/Gene_Simmons" title="Gene Simmons">Gene Simmons</a>, Stanley joined Simmons' band <a href="/wiki/Wicked_Lester" title="Wicked Lester">Wicked Lester</a> in the early 1970s. The band recorded an album in 1972, but it was never officially released. Wicked Lester fell apart and Stanley and Simmons answered <a href="/wiki/Peter_Criss" title="Peter Criss">Peter Criss</a>'s advertisement in <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after recruiting Criss, they held auditions for a lead guitarist, with Stanley placing an ad in the <i>Village Voice</i>. <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley" title="Ace Frehley">Ace Frehley</a> won the group over with his playing, and was nearly a perfect fit to the group's sound. Kiss released their <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(Kiss_album)" title="Kiss (Kiss album)">self-titled debut album</a> in February 1974. </p><p>At this point, Stanley had the idea of changing his name not only for marketing purposes but also the fact he had always hated his birth name. Inspired by <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" title="Paul Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a>, he legally changed his name to Paul Stanley.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stanley's persona in Kiss was "the Starchild" displaying one star over his right eye. For a brief time, Stanley tried out a new character "the Bandit", with a "<a href="/wiki/Lone_Ranger" title="Lone Ranger">Lone Ranger</a>" style mask design make-up pattern. This make-up design was used during a few 1973–74 shows and photo-shoots, some of which he was photographed with both designs in the same session. "I even tried painting my face all red," he admitted. "I looked like a longhaired tomato! Before settling on the star, I'd just paint a black ring around my eye… Each of us wears something that reflects who we are. I always loved stars and always identified with them – so, when it came time to put something on my face, I knew it would be a star."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KISS_Pictures_165.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/KISS_Pictures_165.jpg/220px-KISS_Pictures_165.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/KISS_Pictures_165.jpg/220px-KISS_Pictures_165.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/KISS_Pictures_165.jpg/330px-KISS_Pictures_165.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/KISS_Pictures_165.jpg/440px-KISS_Pictures_165.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element">&nbsp;</span></a><figcaption>Stanley performing and singing "<a href="/wiki/Love_Gun_(song)" title="Love Gun (song)">Love Gun</a>" in Montreal, Quebec, August 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>In his book <i>Sex Money Kiss</i>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Simmons" title="Gene Simmons">Gene Simmons</a> says Stanley was the driving force for KISS during the period in the 1980s when the band performed without makeup. Those years, Stanley noted, "were fine for me. I found them very satisfying because I got a chance to be out there without makeup, which I craved at that point. I think it was easier for me <i>[than Simmons]</i> because my persona was one that wasn't really defined by the makeup… The makeup was just reinforcing what you were seeing and who I was."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, Stanley was hospitalized with <a href="/wiki/Tachycardia" title="Tachycardia">tachycardia</a>. In his absence, Kiss performed live as a trio for the first time in decades. The concert was the first Kiss performance Stanley missed.<sup id="cite_ref-hospital_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hospital-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the first leg of the band's <a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Road_World_Tour" title="End of the Road World Tour">final tour</a>, Stanley was accused by fans of <a href="/wiki/Lip_sync" title="Lip sync">lip syncing</a> and using <a href="/wiki/Backing_track" title="Backing track">backing tracks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the allegations, Stanley did not confirm nor deny that he lip syncs on stage, saying he is taking care of his voice.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accusations were later revived by fans following the band's performance in Belgium on June 6, 2022, when a slip-up occurred with the fireworks and drum cues a measure late on the opening song, "Detroit Rock City".<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doc McGhee, the band's manager, later confirmed simultaneously that Stanley did sing fully, but will sing to tracks, denying that he was lip syncing.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Solo_career">Solo career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Solo career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Stanley released his first solo album <i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley_(album)" title="Paul Stanley (album)">Paul Stanley</a></i> as part of the four simultaneously released Kiss solo albums, but he has rarely recorded or performed outside of Kiss. He wrote and recorded material for another album in 1987–88, but it was shelved in favor of the Kiss compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Smashes,_Thrashes_%26_Hits" title="Smashes, Thrashes &amp; Hits">Smashes, Thrashes &amp; Hits</a></i>. While never officially released, songs such as "Don't Let Go" and "When Two Hearts Collide" have circulated as <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootleg recordings</a>. One song from the project, "Time Traveler", was released as part of Kiss' 2001 <a href="/wiki/The_Box_Set_(Kiss)" title="The Box Set (Kiss)">box set</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1989, Stanley embarked on a brief club tour. His touring band included guitarist <a href="/wiki/Bob_Kulick" title="Bob Kulick">Bob Kulick</a> and future Kiss drummer <a href="/wiki/Eric_Singer" title="Eric Singer">Eric Singer</a>. In the same year, Stanley shared lead vocals with <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Child" title="Desmond Child">Desmond Child</a> on the title track for the soundtrack of the <a href="/wiki/Wes_Craven" title="Wes Craven">Wes Craven</a> horror film <a href="/wiki/Shocker_(film)" title="Shocker (film)"><i>Shocker</i></a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Stanley,_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg/220px-Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg/220px-Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg/330px-Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg/440px-Paul_Stanley%2C_Eric_Singer_y_Tommy_Thayer_-_Azkena_Rock_Festival_2010.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element">&nbsp;</span></a><figcaption>Stanley, Singer and Thayer performing at the <a href="/wiki/Azkena_Rock_Festival" title="Azkena Rock Festival">Azkena Rock Festival</a>, June 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Twenty-eight years after releasing his first solo album, Stanley released a second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Live_to_Win" title="Live to Win">Live to Win</a></i>, on October 24, 2006. Its title song "Live to Win" appears in the <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft" title="Make Love, Not Warcraft">Make Love, Not Warcraft</a>". In October and November 2006, Stanley embarked on a theater tour in support of <i>Live to Win</i>. His touring band was the house band from the <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Star_(TV_series)" title="Rock Star (TV series)">Rock Star</a></i>, composed of <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mirkovich" title="Paul Mirkovich">Paul Mirkovich</a> (keyboards), <a href="/wiki/Jim_McGorman" title="Jim McGorman">Jim McGorman</a> (guitar), <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Moreira" title="Rafael Moreira">Rafael Moreira</a> (lead guitar), <a href="/wiki/Nate_Morton" title="Nate Morton">Nate Morton</a> (drums), and <a href="/wiki/Sasha_Krivtsov" title="Sasha Krivtsov">Sasha Krivtsov</a> (bass). In April 2007, Stanley extended the tour to include Australia, playing in Coolangatta, Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. Portions of the tour were filmed for a documentary titled <i>Paul Stanley: Live to Dream</i> by the Chicago-based Film Foetus.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's performance at the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Blues" title="House of Blues">House of Blues</a> in Chicago was captured on film and released in 2008 on DVD and digital audio download formats as <i>One Live Kiss</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Stanley sang a duet with <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Brightman" title="Sarah Brightman">Sarah Brightman</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Where_the_Lost_Ones_Go" title="Where the Lost Ones Go">I Will Be with You</a>", on her <i><a href="/wiki/Symphony_(album)" title="Symphony (album)">Symphony</a></i> album. In 2016, he guested in <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley" title="Ace Frehley">Ace Frehley</a>'s covers album <i><a href="/wiki/Origins,_Vol._1" class="mw-redirect" title="Origins, Vol. 1">Origins, Vol. 1</a></i>, singing "<a href="/wiki/Fire_and_Water_(Free_album)" title="Fire and Water (Free album)">Fire and Water</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Free_(band)" title="Free (band)">Free</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Stanley established Paul Stanley's Soul Station, a tribute band playing a mix of soul oldies from the 1960s and 1970s with original songs in the same style. Paul Stanley's Soul Station released its first album in 2021, along with its lead single, the original "I, Oh I."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Vocals_and_playing_style">Vocals and playing style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Vocals and playing style" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>Possessing a tenor vocal range, Stanley tends to sing in the high registers and is known for his <a href="/wiki/Falsetto" title="Falsetto">falsetto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stanley uses <a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a> guitars (with various signature models currently available), <a href="/wiki/Seymour_Duncan" title="Seymour Duncan">Seymour Duncan</a> pickups, Ernie Ball strings and ENGL amplifiers, as well as custom made KISS signature picks. He has also used various other makes of guitar over the years, including Washburn (with whom he also had a signature model), Gibson, B.C. Rich, Ampeg and <a href="/wiki/Ovation" title="Ovation">Ovation</a> among others. He has also previously used amplifiers by Fender and later Randall.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Other_projects">Other projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Other projects" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg/220px-KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="1001"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 330px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg/220px-KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="330" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg/330px-KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg/440px-KISSPaulStanley0846-1000.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element">&nbsp;</span></a><figcaption>Stanley and Thayer in concert with Kiss at the Chumash Casino Resort in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Ynez,_California" title="Santa Ynez, California">Santa Ynez, California</a> in July 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1999, Stanley starred in a Toronto production of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical)" title="The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which he played the role of the Phantom. He appeared in the musical from May 25 to August 1, and again that year from September 30 to October 31, 1999, closing the show's ten-year run in Toronto. Stanley made his debut as a painter in 2006, exhibiting and selling original works of art. Stanley collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Power_pop" title="Power pop">power pop</a> group <a href="/wiki/Click_Five" class="mw-redirect" title="Click Five">Click Five</a> on their <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">hit single</a>, "Angel To You (Devil To Me)". </p><p>Stanley produced a debut album for the band <a href="/wiki/New_England_(band)" title="New England (band)">New England</a>. Their first single from that album in 1978 "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya" reached the Top 40 in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-greetings_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greetings-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Stanley partnered with Gene Simmons and three other investors to form the restaurant franchise <a href="/wiki/Rock_%26_Brews" title="Rock &amp; Brews">Rock &amp; Brews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 15, 2013, Stanley, Gene Simmons and manager <a href="/wiki/Doc_McGhee" title="Doc McGhee">Doc McGhee</a> became a part of the ownership group that created the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kiss" title="Los Angeles Kiss">L.A. Kiss</a> <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> team, which played their home games at the <a href="/wiki/Honda_Center" title="Honda Center">Honda Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, California</a>. The team folded in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2014, Stanley published his memoir, <i>Face the Music: A Life Exposed</i> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211404-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211404-4">978-0-06-211404-4</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Getlen_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Getlen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the memoir, Stanley, who is Jewish,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> accused former bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss of <a href="/wiki/Antisemitism" title="Antisemitism">antisemitism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Getlen_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Getlen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An unreleased song written by Stanley along with <a href="/wiki/Jean_Beauvoir" title="Jean Beauvoir">Jean Beauvoir</a>, titled "Like a Bee to the Honey", was recorded and released by the Finnish hard rock band <a href="/wiki/Lordi" title="Lordi">Lordi</a> for their album, <i><a href="/wiki/Killection" title="Killection">Killection</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KissO2110719-67_(48692779101)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3253" data-file-height="3270"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 221px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="221" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-KissO2110719-67_%2848692779101%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element">&nbsp;</span></a><figcaption>Stanley performing with Kiss at the <a href="/wiki/O2_Arena_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="O2 Arena (London)">O2 Arena</a> in London, July 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1982, after he turned 30 years old, Stanley had reconstructive surgery for the microtia in his right ear done by Frederic Rueckert, who had been performing the procedure primarily on children. The new ear was formed from cartilage from one of the singer's ribs, with skin grafts put over it. Stanley said the surgery had given him "a new lease on life" and was so grateful to Rueckert that he gave the doctor a <a href="/wiki/Rolex" title="Rolex">Rolex</a> watch upon his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-surgery_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-surgery-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this birth defect, Stanley is an ambassador for the charitable organization <a href="/wiki/AboutFace" title="AboutFace">AboutFace</a>, an organization that provides support and information to people with facial differences. He has appeared at fundraising events and in videos to raise awareness.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, Stanley's first wife, actress Pamela Bowen,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> filed for divorce after nine years of marriage. They have one son named Evan, born in June 1994. On November 19, 2005, Stanley married longtime girlfriend Erin Sutton at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a>. The couple had a son in September 2006, a daughter in January 2009 <sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a daughter in August 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stanley considers his children Jewish but as Sutton is Catholic they raised them "100 percent Jewish and 100 percent Catholic".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stanley has had two hip-replacement surgeries: one after the "Rock the Nation" tour in October 2004, and a second in December 2004 after complications arose from the first surgery. He had announced in 2005 that he will require a third hip surgery in the future. He regards the degeneration of his left hip as partly the product of thousands of shows performed in <a href="/wiki/Platform_boots" class="mw-redirect" title="Platform boots">platform boots</a> since the early 1970s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In October 2011, Stanley had surgery on his <a href="/wiki/Vocal_cords" title="Vocal cords">vocal cords</a>. He said, "I hold myself to a higher standard than others do. With that in mind, I wanted to remedy a few minor issues that come with 40 years of preaching rock 'n' roll."<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Awards" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <ul><li>Inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Island Music Hall of Fame">Long Island Music Hall of Fame</a> in 2006<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Showman of the Year award of the Classic Rock Awards for 2008</li> <li>Classic Gold Telly Award for his concert film <i><a href="/wiki/One_Live_Kiss" class="mw-redirect" title="One Live Kiss">One Live Kiss</a></i> in 2009</li> <li>Sound Partners Lifetime Achievement Award from the House Research Institute<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Gibson.com's Reader's Poll listed Stanley among rock and roll's 25 top frontmen and -women.<sup id="cite_ref-GibsonRP_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GibsonRP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Stanley, along with original Kiss members Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Discography" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Studio albums" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Solo">Solo</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Solo" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley_(album)" title="Paul Stanley (album)">Paul Stanley</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_to_Win" title="Live to Win">Live to Win</a></i> (2006)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Paul_Stanley's_Soul_Station"><span id="Paul_Stanley.27s_Soul_Station"></span>Paul Stanley's Soul Station</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Paul Stanley's Soul Station" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i>Now and Then</i> (2021)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="with_Kiss">with Kiss</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: with Kiss" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_(Kiss_album)" title="Kiss (Kiss album)">Kiss</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotter_than_Hell_(album)" title="Hotter than Hell (album)">Hotter than Hell</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(album)" title="Dressed to Kill (album)">Dressed to Kill</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_(Kiss_album)" title="Destroyer (Kiss album)">Destroyer</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Over" title="Rock and Roll Over">Rock and Roll Over</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Gun" title="Love Gun">Love Gun</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dynasty_(Kiss_album)" title="Dynasty (Kiss album)">Dynasty</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unmasked_(Kiss_album)" title="Unmasked (Kiss album)">Unmasked</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Music_from_%22The_Elder%22" title='Music from "The Elder"'>Music from "The Elder"</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Creatures_of_the_Night" title="Creatures of the Night">Creatures of the Night</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lick_It_Up" title="Lick It Up">Lick It Up</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Animalize" title="Animalize">Animalize</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asylum_(Kiss_album)" title="Asylum (Kiss album)">Asylum</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Nights" title="Crazy Nights">Crazy Nights</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_in_the_Shade" title="Hot in the Shade">Hot in the Shade</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Revenge_(Kiss_album)" title="Revenge (Kiss album)">Revenge</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carnival_of_Souls:_The_Final_Sessions" title="Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions">Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psycho_Circus" title="Psycho Circus">Psycho Circus</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Boom_(Kiss_album)" title="Sonic Boom (Kiss album)">Sonic Boom</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_(Kiss_album)" title="Monster (Kiss album)">Monster</a></i> (2012)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_albums">Live albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Live albums" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Alive!_(Kiss_album)" title="Alive! (Kiss album)">Alive!</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alive_II" title="Alive II">Alive II</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alive_III" title="Alive III">Alive III</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kiss_Unplugged" title="Kiss Unplugged">Kiss Unplugged</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/KISS_Symphony:_Alive_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="KISS Symphony: Alive IV">KISS Symphony: Alive IV</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i>One Live Kiss</i> (2008) <small>(DVD and digital download)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guest_appearances">Guest appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Guest appearances" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>"Fire and Water" (from the Ace Frehley album <i><a href="/wiki/Origins,_Vol._1" class="mw-redirect" title="Origins, Vol. 1">Origins, Vol. 1</a></i>) (2016)</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Citations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRose2023" class="citation web cs1">Rose, Mike (January 20, 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-20-2023-includes-celebrities-questlove-rainn-wilson.html">"Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Cleveland.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland.com">Cleveland.com</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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HarperOne. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211404-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211404-4"><bdi>978-0-06-211404-4</bdi></a>. <q>My family lit candles and observed Jewish holidays in some vague ways, but we weren't very observant. I was never bar mitzvahed. . . . sure, I felt Jewish, but I didn't want to subject myself to being around any more people.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Face+the+Music%3A+A+Life+Exposed&amp;rft.pub=HarperOne&amp;rft.date=2014-04-08&amp;rft.isbn=978-0-06-211404-4&amp;rft.aulast=Stanley&amp;rft.aufirst=Paul&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harpercollins.com%2F9780062114044%2Fface-the-music&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Stanley" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanley2014" class="citation book cs1">Stanley, Paul (2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=v8JnAgAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PT10"><i>Face the Music: A Life Exposed</i></a>. HarperCollins. p. 13. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211406-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211406-8"><bdi>978-0-06-211406-8</bdi></a>. <q>I was born with an ear deformity called <i>microtia</i>, in which the outer ear cartilage fails to form properly and, to varying degrees of severity, leaves you with just a crumpled mass of cartilage. . . . 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 28,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Billboard&amp;rft.atitle=Kiss+Enters+Rock+Hall+With+Little+Drama%2C+But+Stern+Words+for+Voters&amp;rft.aulast=Reilly&amp;rft.aufirst=Dan&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2F6049227%2Fkiss-inducted-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-speech&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Stanley" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: Sources" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanley2014" class="citation book cs1">Stanley, Paul (2014). <i>Face the Music: A Life Exposed</i>. New York City, New York: HarperOne. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211404-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-211404-4"><bdi>978-0-06-211404-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Face+the+Music%3A+A+Life+Exposed&amp;rft.place=New+York+City%2C+New+York&amp;rft.pub=HarperOne&amp;rft.date=2014&amp;rft.isbn=978-0-06-211404-4&amp;rft.aulast=Stanley&amp;rft.aufirst=Paul&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Stanley" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStanley2019" class="citation book cs1">Stanley, Paul (2019). <i>Backstage Pass</i>. New York City, New York: HarperOne. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-06-282028-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-06-282028-0"><bdi>978-0-06-282028-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=Backstage+Pass&amp;rft.place=New+York+City%2C+New+York&amp;rft.pub=HarperOne&amp;rft.date=2019&amp;rft.isbn=978-0-06-282028-0&amp;rft.aulast=Stanley&amp;rft.aufirst=Paul&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APaul+Stanley" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(10)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_Stanley&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: External 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%84%DB%8C" title="پال استنلی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="پال استنلی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Пол Стенли – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пол Стенли" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%84%DB%8C" title="پال استنلی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پال استنلی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley_(artiste)" title="Paul Stanley (artiste) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Paul Stanley (artiste)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%B4_%EC%8A%A4%ED%83%A0%EB%A6%AC" title="폴 스탠리 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="폴 스탠리" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%93%D5%B8%D5%AC_%D5%8D%D5%A9%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AC%D5%AB" title="Փոլ Սթենլի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Փոլ Սթենլի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Пол Стенли – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Пол Стенли" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84%D9%89" title="باول ستانلى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="باول ستانلى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC" title="ポール・スタンレー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ポール・スタンレー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Пол Стэнли – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Пол Стэнли" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Пол Стенли – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Пол Стенли" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Paul Stanley" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley – Swedish" lang="sv" 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