Tommy Thayer was born on November 7, 1960. Tommy is the current lead guitarist for the KISS group. He started to play the guitar at the age of 13. Before playing for KISS, Tommy formed and played in the band called Black ‘n Blue in 1981. He was also the lead guitarist in his band. Tommy started to work for Simmons as his assistant; Tommy would even make Gene’s coffee, clean out his gutters, and he even painted Paul’s house. In 2002, Tommy started to play for KISS. When Tommy was a member of KISS, his first show was in a private function in Jamaica