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Kiss star Gene Simmons said he witnessed “controlled chaos” during his “insane” visit to the Houses of Parliament to watch Prime Minister’s Questions.<\/p>\n
The hard rocker, in the UK for the band’s End Of The Road tour, was a guest of DUP MP Ian Paisley (North Antrim) and received a private tour before making his first trip into the Commons chamber.<\/p>\n
Simmons, speaking in central lobby, said: “What I just saw in there was controlled chaos. It was the clash of wills but respectful – the right honourable so and so, it was fascinating.<\/p>\n
“In America, it’s like the middle finger is a salute. I think Americans can take a big lesson in civility in how to make democracy actually work and still respect the other side.”<\/p>\n
Asked if he had visited Parliament before, Simmons said: “Never to Parliament – taught it to my students, but never was physically here and I will tell you, touching a piece of granite that’s over 1,000 years old is insane.<\/p>\n
“America is so young and has no sense of history, everything over there is just fast, immediate, instant gratification and there’s no time to sit there and just gaze, I mean, look where you are – it’s insane.<\/p>\n
“We’re standing on, in terms of democracy, hallowed ground.”<\/p>\n