Rịba ama amaokwu a dị n'okpuru ma zaa ajụjụ ahụ mgbe e mesịrị n'otu asụsụ ahụ dị ka amaokwu ahụ:  Passage: N'uhuruchi nke ndị Japan na ndị Australia nke njem Farewell na Jenụwarị 31, 2001, Criss hapụrụ ìgwè ahụ ọzọ, n'ihi na ya na ìgwè ahụ enweghị ike ịbịakwute nkwekọrịta na ụgwọ ọrụ ya. Onye na-anọchi ya bụ Kiss drummer Singer bụ onye, na-arụrịta ụka n'etiti ndị na-akwado ogologo oge, weere Criss 'Cat persona dị ka njem Farewell Tour gara n'ihu. Site na ndị otu a na-ekwu na ha ga-ala ezumike nká na mbido 2001, a na-ewepụta mkpokọta ọrụ a na-akpọ The Box Set, nke nwere egwu 94 na CD ise, na November nke afọ ahụ, ebe oge ọkọchị hụrụ ma eleghị anya ihe kachasị njọ nke ahịa Kiss. Na-ewebata Kiss Kasket, Simmons kwara emo, "Ahụrụ m ndụ n'anya, mana nke a na-eme ka ihe ọzọ dị mma nke ọma".Na Disemba 4, 2001, Kiss bụ otu n'ime ndị a na-asọpụrụ na National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ("The Recording Academy") Heroes Award emume, na NARAS New York Chapter. NARAS nwere isiakwụkwọ iri na abụọ na United States, ya mere emume iri na abụọ n'ime afọ, ebe a na-asọpụrụ onye ọ bụla a na-asọpụrụ site na isiakwụkwọ kacha nso n'ebe obibi ha. Site n'inweta nsọpụrụ a, nke NARAS kpọrọ aha "Recording Academy Honors", Kiss nwetara nsọpụrụ nke abụọ kachasị elu nke NARAS, n'azụ Grammy Award maka ndụ ndụ. Kiss dị jụụ site na afọ fọdụrụnụ, mana 2002 malitere na esemokwu ụfọdụ ka Simmons sonyere na mkparịta ụka arụmụka na National Public Radio na onye ọbịa Terry Gross. Na Febụwarị 2002, Kiss (ya na Singer na-akụ ụda na Frehley na-eduzi guitar) rụrụ n'oge mmechi emume nke 2002 Winter Olympics na Salt Lake City, Utah. Nke a bụ arụmọrụ ikpeazụ Frehley dị ka onye otu Kiss.Na Machị 6, 2002, Kiss rụrụ egwu egwu nkeonwe na ebe ezumike na Trelawny, Jamaica. Frehley, onye na-anọghị n'okpuru nkwekọrịta, emeghị otu ahụ. Onye nọchiri ya bụ Thayer, onye jiri Frehley's Spaceman etemeete na ejiji maka ọbịbịa mbụ ya na Kiss. N'ọnwa ahụ, ndị...  Ajụjụ: N'afọ dị aṅaa ka Criss hapụrụ?
Afọ 2001