Gene Simmons defends not funding his children's lifestyles KISS star Gene Simmons has insisted he won't give his children an allowance "for being alive" as that leads to "training losers". 9 May 2026 Gene Simmons won't give his children an allowance "for being alive". Simmons' money rules The 76-year-old KISS rocker insisted he won't fund the lifestyles of his kids, Nick, 37, and Sophie, 33, and he thinks it is "woke" to do so. Speaking to Us Weekly, while promoting his new movie Deep Water, he explained: "Well, the word 'no' means no.