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Shortly after KISS was honored with an award by U.S. President Donald Trump at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, the band’s longstanding guitarist, Tommy Thayer, discussed the event with LindellTV’s Cara Castronuova. This is his statement, as per blabbermouth.net.
Well, [President Trump’s] got very good taste in music, obviously. We had a great event last night, the Kennedy Center Honors with KISS, George Strait and many others. And it was really a highlight of all of our year, and it was just an honor and a pleasure to be here. Great show.
Was he ever imagining that he would get such an award?
No. It’s a big honor. KISS has had a great storied career for 50 years, and we’re just honored to be here and be part of it. And President Trump has done a fantastic job. They’re doing great things at the Kennedy Center now. And it’s just an honor to be here. And he’s got good taste in music. No doubt.
He was asked about an opiniob about the President.
I think he’s doing a fantastic job. I think that it’s a tough job in a lot of ways, [and] everybody’s got a lot of different points of view on things, but I think he does an excellent job.
KISS fans though are probably Democrats and Republicans.
Well, that’s true. Music is the language of all people. And that’s the thing that was great about last night. It didn’t matter where you’re coming from. It was just a great party, a good time. Everybody had smiles on their faces and just enjoyed the night.
