By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:58 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 18:58 BST, 22 April 2019
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He rose to fame as one of the members of the band KISS where the musicians dressed up in over-the-top costumes.
And during an interview with Dan Rather on AXS TV, guitarist Paul Stanley shared why he was was drawn to such a flamboyant career.
'I pursued fame as a way to compensate for a lot of insecurities,' said the 67-year-old musician. 'I was born deaf on my right side and I had a birth defect. I had what's called a Microtia, which is basically not having an ear. Having a crumpled mass of cartilage.'
Music man: He rose to fame as one of the members of the band KISS where the musicians dressed up in over-the-top costumes. And during an interview with Dan Rather on AXS TV, guitarist Paul Stanley shared why he was was drawn to such a flamboyant career. Seen in 2017
Ready to rock: Here Paul is seen in 2015 on stage in Perth, Australia with KISS
Microtia is a congenital deformity where the external ear is underdeveloped.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Microtia 'are birth defects of a baby's ear.
