Paul Stanley
| Paul Stanley | |
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Stanley in 2007 in San Diego, California
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stanley Bert Eisen |
| Also known as | "The Starchild" |
| Born |
January 20, 1952 Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| Origin | Queens, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, painter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | New Door, Universal Music Group |
| Associated acts | Kiss, Band Aid, Wicked Lester, Paul Stanley's Soul Station |
| Website | paulstanley |
| Notable instruments | |
Stanley Bert Eisen (born January 20, 1952), known professionally by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American musician, singer, songwriter and painter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and singer of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's highest-charting hits. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona.
Hit Parader ranked him 18th on their list of Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. Gibson.com Readers Poll also named him 13th on their list of Top 25 Frontmen.
Stanley Bert Eisen was born January 20, 1952, in upper Manhattan, near 211th Street and Broadway; the Inwood neighborhood near Inwood Hill Park. He was the second of two children, and born two years after his sister Julia. His mother came from a family that fled Nazi Germany to Amsterdam, Netherlands, and then to New York City. His father's parents were from Poland. Stanley was raised Jewish, although he did not consider his family very observant and did not celebrate his bar mitzvah. His parents listened to classical music and light opera; Stanley was greatly moved by Beethoven's works. His right ear was misshaped from a birth defect called microtia; he was unable to hear on that side, thus he found it difficult to determine the direction of a sound, and he could not understand speech in a noisy environment. Attending PS 98, he was taunted by other children for his deformed ear.
Despite his hearing problem, Stanley enjoyed listening to music, and he watched American Bandstand on television. His favorite musical artists included Eddie Cochran, Dion and the Belmonts, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. Stanley learned to sing harmony with his family, and he was given a child's guitar at age seven.
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