Gene Simmons was clearly in no hurry to get married. The rock legend dated his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Tweed, for 29 years before the couple finally got married back in 2011. What prompted that dramatic life change for the KISS bassist? During a recent appearance on  Steve-O’s Wild Ride podcast, Simmons revealed that he had a change of heart while in Belize filming his reality show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

“I had this epiphany. I’m probably going to die alone and a miserable old f*ck,” Simmons revealed. “And the people that I love and care about the most – our kids especially, Shannon, who never tortured me about getting married – I don’t know if they’re going to be here. If you’re lucky and you find that soulmate, you don’t want to be around anybody else. This sounds like a completely different guy than I ever expected to be. I think it’s called maturity.” (Ultimate Classic Rock)