How To Be A Rock Star Dad, By Legendary KISS Guitarist Paul Stanley
By Stephanie Soh / AskMen UK.
This article was originally published by AskMen UK.
Dolled up to the nines with a black star painted over one eye, wielding an electric guitar, and towering in platform boots against a backdrop of some rather dramatic looking hellfire. This isn�t a look you�d usually associate with fatherhood, but Kiss guitarist and dad of four, Paul Stanley, is in the habit of doing both. �My kids think �Dad�s famous, dad�s cool, dad�s in Kiss�. But at the end of the day, there facets to everybody, nobody is one dimensional. It�s just another side of dad.�
And for tonight only, cinemas across the world will be screening a performance from Kiss� legendary Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel, featuring all the flash and finery that Stanley and his bandmates are famous for. What do Stanley�s kids think when they see him in hyper-bombastic shows like this? �My kids think their dad is as cool as they come � their dad is a combination of Elvis Presley and Superman!� Certainly, being a bona fide rock star helps when it comes to impressing your children, but Stanley�s idea of being a cool dad involves a lot less glitter and pyrotechnics. �Being a great dad has nothing to do with your profession; it has to do with your commitment to your children,� he tells us. This is his guide to being a rock star dad.
Children don�t distinguish between a rock star, an actor, a street sweeper, or an accountant.
You�re either a good dad who reinforces what is good in them, and brings out and nurtures that, or you�re not.
My profession is an important part of who I am and what makes me tick.
So then it becomes a matter of balancing. Oftentimes my point of view has been: my children don�t get a vote so I have to vote on their behalf, and they would prefer daddy home. So as much as I can make that possible, I do it.
Within the realm of what is possible, I make myself there for my kids.
I sympathise with anybody who is pulled away by their work. But I know people who travel constantly and when they get to their hotel, they put on Skype and leave it on so their children have access to them.
