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Gene Simmons - Primary School Teacher

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Jobs Musicians Had Before They Were Famous

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5. Gene Simmons - Primary School Teacher

Long before Mr Simmons of Kiss used his tongue for fame and fortune, he was a primary school teacher. In the past he’s claimed he was fired for "replacing the works of Shakespeare with Spider-Man comics," which he thought the students were more likely to actually read. But we’ve yet to have that confirmed.

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