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After 40 years of fame, flames and feuding, KISS has been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, but not without a whole lot of controversy.

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Poppy Harlow went behind the scenes with the band, and she joins us now.

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Poppy, I'm gonna to spare you from doing a rendition for us live on TV, but this must have been so fun.

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I mean, they are always controversial if nothing else, aren't they?

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Yeah, I would butcher it. Thanks for sparing me that embarrassment, Maggie.

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This... you know, not only is this the band that has survived and thrived for four decades,

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but this is a band made up of guys that are incredibly smart businessmen.

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The way that they have done business and marketed themselves is astounding, as you said.

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We got really rare access behind the scenes, on their plane, on tour with KISS.

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You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band in the land, KISS!

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The iconic look.

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KISS are the four most recognized faces on planet Earth.

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Look at these heels! Those sky-high boots. That wagging tongue.

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Even in their sixties, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are still rocking as the founding members of KISS.

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People talk about the golden years of KISS in the '70s.

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How cool is that? C'mon!

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That is dwarfed by what we do today.

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Now 40 years after it all began, KISS has been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

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From New York, in platform shoes and tight pants, KISS.

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But for KISS, the victory is bittersweet.

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Stanley and Simmons wanted all KISS band members, past and present, to be inducted, not just the original four.

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When we said, "What about other members?" they said it's a nonstarter.

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We won our own hall of fame long ago.

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Guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer replaced Ace Frehley and Peter Criss more than a decade ago,

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wearing the same costumes and makeup that made them icons.

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The flash, flames and over-the-top shows make the headlines, but the story of how KISS came to be is full of twists and turns.

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The first time we played, the only people [that] were there were a couple of friends and some lonely guy at the bar.

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It was four guys off the streets of New York who were nobody.

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I have heard the two of you didn't necessarily really like each other when you first met.

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That's not fair. That's not fair. He hated me.

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We had a love-hate relationship. He loved me; I hated him.

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True?

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Yes, oh, yes.

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No.

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It's been a long road for the iconic band,

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and in some ways their brand has become bigger than their music.

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My favorite piece of merchandise is me.

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Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons!

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Their latest venture: arena football in California.

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Stanley and Simmons are co-owners of the new LA KISS,

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and it doesn't look like they'll slow down anytime soon.

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When have you accomplished enough?

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You go as fast as you can, as good as you can and achieve as much as you can before you drop dead.