Gene Simmons explained why he remained interested in making more money, comparing the pursuit of wealth to an Olympics contest. The Kiss members was speaking during his first art exhibition, where some of the paintings he created after taking up the hobby during lockdown sold for as much as $245,000. “Money, for me, has become what champions in the Olympics do,” Simmons told People in a recent interview. “They want to keep improving because they want the judges to hold up a higher number.” He added that it was different when someone was starting out and struggling for cash. “Once you have enou…