United Kingdom, May 9 -- Gene Simmons won't give his children an allowance "for being alive".

The 76-year-old KISS rocker insisted he won't fund the lifestyles of his kids, Nick, 37, and Sophie, 33, and he thinks it is "woke" to do so.

Speaking to Us Weekly, while promoting his new movie Deep Water, he explained: "Well, the word 'no' means no. The word 'no' in these, let's say, progressive times, and these woke times is children are allowed to roll their eyes or go into their rooms and slam the door, and that's not allowed. It's not your door. It's my door. And every morsel of food you put into your little chubby cheek mouths is my food. Every breath of air you take is my air, at least in this house. So we had really strict rules. There...