PAUL STANLEY In Commencement Speech: 'Make The Most Of Your Life And Be Proud Of What Du Do' 

Paul Stanley was the Wesley College graduation commencement speaker this past weekend.

The KISS guitarist/vocalist, who\'s also an author, entrepreneur and philanthropist, shared some advice with the outgoing class of 2018 on May 12 in Dover, Delaware.

"Make the most of your life and be proud of what you do," he said during his commencement speech, according to

Delaware State News. "Make sure at the end of the day, you can look at yourselves in the mirror and like who you see. Go forward, have a great life and remember that even on its worst day — and I\'ve had my share — life is a miracle. Go out and prosper. Make this a better world, you can do it. And, take some time to rock \'n\' roll too."

Stanley also talked frankly about his early struggles with hearing — he was born with Level 3 Microtia.

"I\'m deaf on my right side and have no ear canal — I didn\'t have an ear on that side," Stanley said. "People asked, how can you go into music? But, I\'ve always said that you have to innately know what you\'re capable of doing, no matter what anyone tells you. People say that those who are successful are lucky. It\'s not luck. People who are successful look at situations and see opportunities others missed. The people who tell you it\'s just luck are the ones who didn\'t succeed. It\'s a rationale for their failure. Don\'t be one of those people."

For more than 40 years, Stanley has been considered one of the most recognizable frontmen in the history of rock and roll. Although preferring to live his off-stage life out of the media spotlight he continues to be the chief songwriter, driving force and unwavering voice of KISS. A visionary and trendsetter since the early 1970s, Stanley\'s passion for both the musical and visual arts has been a key contributing factor to the ongoing worldwide phenomenon known as KISS.

In addition to being one of the founding members of the biggest musical act in history, and overseeing KISS\'s worldwide brand with more than 2,000 licensees, he is an accomplished solo artist spanning the musical landscape from rock \'n\' roll to soul; a stage actor of renown, playing the lead role of the Phantom in "The Phantom Of The Opera" during its final historic six-month run in Toronto; author of the best-selling autobiography "Face The Music: A Life Exposed"; an entrepreneur and partner in one of the nation\'s fastest-growing restaurant chains, Rock & Brews; and has given his time and energy in support of numerous causes that help change people\'s lives, including About Face, the House Research Institute, and several that support our veterans, including Hiring Our Heroes and Wounded Warrior care project.

story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you\'re logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of

does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details.

reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site\'s Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user\'s Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user\'s comments will only be visible to the user and the user\'s Facebook friends).

Season Three Of 'Ozzy & Jack's World Detour' To Premiere On June 13

SLASH And NICHOLAS O'TOOLE Team Up To Create Theme Song For 'MX Vs ATV All Out'

FOO FIGHTERS Return As Headliners And Curators Of 'Cal Jam 18'

MIKE PATTON's '1922' Score To Be Made Available In July