Say What? Gene Simmons By Jennifer Milbrett July 10, 2012 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint “I have never been high or drunk in my life.” – Gene Simmons to CNN, in explaining why he’s abstained from drugs and alcohol — a personal decision he made out of respect for his mother, who survived a concentration camp during World War II TagsJennifer Milbrett Related Content Presidential CPAC 2026 straw poll: JD Vance is the 2028 GOP frontrunner for second year in a row World Iran allows 20 Pakistani ships to sail through Strait of Hormuz Presidential Rand Paul says he’s ’50-50′ on running for president in 2028 Foreign Policy CPAC faces relevancy issue with youth activists over Iran war Foreign Policy Reza Pahlavi steals the show at CPAC