MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said.Simmons, a co-founder and bassist for the legendary band, was evaluated at a hospital Tuesday before being released. He posted on social media that he was doing well.Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, here on stage in 2019, is recovering after being involved in a car crash on Tuesday.Chicago Tribune via Getty Images“Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes. I’m completely fine. I had a slight fender bender. It happens. Especially to those of us were [sic] horrible drivers. And that’s me,” he said on X. “All is well.”The 76-year-old’s SUV crossed several lanes before hitting a parked car along the highway, agencies that responded to the crash told several media outlets.Simmons, here in 2013, thanked fans for their "kind wishes" while admitting he was a "horrible" driver in a post on X following the accident.via Associated PressSimmons was then transported to a hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.Kiss retired from a half-century of touring in 2023, but Simmons and his bandmates plan to play in November at a special event in Las Vegas.In August, President Donald Trump announced that Kiss will be among this year’s Kennedy Center honorees.Close