United Kingdom, March 12 -- KISS frontman Gene Simmons thinks celebrities should "shut the f*** up" when it comes to talking about political matters.

The 76-year-old rocker insisted people in the public eye are no more qualified to talk about world events than anyone else and so they should focus on their work because no one really cares about their opinions.

Gene spoke out after actor Ben Stiller recently hit out at President Donald Trump when the White House posted a clip from his 2008 movie Tropic Thunder as an apparent justification for their military action.

He ranted to TMZ: "Everybody in the world should listen to what actors and comedians say, because they're so qualified.

"Basically, shut the f*** up. Do your art and shut up....