Paul Stanley is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of the rock band Kiss. He began his career more than five decades ago and is now on the list of the greatest singers of all time. Apart from his career at Kiss, which mainly defined his musical journey, he also produced a few works as a solo artist.
Paul Stanley – Biography
Although most people know the singer as PaulStanley, it was actually Stanley Bert Eisen that he was born on January 20, 1952 in Manhattan, New York. From a Jewish family, he was raised alongside a younger sister, Julia.
Interestingly for such a famous singer, he grew up with a deformed ear that made it difficult for him to understand where sounds were coming from or even hear very well in a noisy environment. However, he loved music and started singing when he was little. By the age of seven he had already had his first guitar.
He began his education at PS 98 before his family moved to Kew Gardens when he was eight years old. While music was his first love, he also had a talent for graphic arts. He studied at the High School of Music & Art in New York, where he graduated in 1970.
The singer began his career with a local band, Rainbow. He joined other bands, including the Wicked Lester in the 1970s, before finally settling with Kiss, which he formed in 1973 alongside Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. With the group, he will release more than 20 albums and win numerous awards.
Stanley didn’t do many recordings as a solo singer, but he was able to release two albums. Paul Stanley (1978) and Live to Win (2006). More so, he released a live album, A Live Kiss in 2008.
The singer has made a lot of achievements, including being inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
Family – Children, is he gay or married to a woman?
Paul Stanley is one of those stars who have had a lot of rumors about their sexuality. For many years, many people claimed that the singer was gay, although there is not much to back it up. The rumours, however, were serious enough for the star to reveal he’s not gay.
According to him, he never looked at men that way. He pointed out that although he has no problem with sexuality as long as you are a good person, he is completely straight.
Marilyn Manson described the band as “four gay guys in Halloween costumes”, which didn’t sit well with Stanley and the other band members.
Even with the rumors about his sexuality, the singer not only had a wife, but he dated more women than many men could ever have. Among the women he is said to have dated are Georganne LaPiere, Donna Dixon to whom he was reportedly engaged, Lisa Hartman, Cathy St. George and Eloise DeJoria.
In 1991 Paul Stanley married Pamela Bowen in 1991. Sadly the marriage ended in divorce 10 years later leaving the singer devastated to deal with the matter he turned to his second love, painting. Before the union ended, the union was blessed with Evan Shane Stanley, born in 1994.
After divorcing his first wife, PaulStanley met Erin Sutton, whom he would later marry in 2005. Several years later, despite all the rumors about his sexuality, the two have stayed together and they have three children.
Erin Sutton gave birth to the couple’s first child, Colin Michael Stanley in 2006, then to Sarah Brianna in 2009, while their last child, Emily Grace, was born in 2011.
the size
Paul Stanley is a man who has a very good size, among other things. It stands at a massive height of 1.83m. However, nothing was provided regarding his weight despite being a well-built man.