Kiss frontman Gene Simmons just sold his swanky LA mansion after vowing to leave California because of high taxes

• Gene Simmons has sold his former Los Angeles, California, home for $2 million.
• The Hollywood Hills property has panoramic views of downtown LA and the Hollywood sign.
• The house has also been home to Joni Mitchell and Jim Morrison in the past.
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Kiss frontman Gene Simmons has sold his former Los Angeles, California, home for $2 million, according to The Daily Mail. 

The house, located on Laurel Canyon in the swanky Hollywood Hills neighborhood, went on the market in August for $2.2 million before getting a roughly $200,000 price cut.

According to public records, Simmons first bought the home in 2013 for $1.4 million. But according to The Daily Mail, Simmons isn’t the first famous musician to live at the property. It has also housed Joni Mitchell and Jim Morrison in the past.

The 2,345-square-foot home is spread out over three floors. 

The house offers panoramic views of downtown LA, the Hollywood sign, Griffith Park Observatory, and Santa Monica Mountains, according to LA-based listing agency Compass. Lisa Young and Kennon Earl of Compass held the listing.

The well-located home has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The bathrooms have Carrara marble countertops, instantly recognizable by the prominent veins. 

The kitchens have a similar marble finish and stainless steel appliances. The house doesn't have a separate formal dining room, but there's a table by one of the kitchens that can seat six people. 

All three floors have decks that look out at the greenery surrounding the property. The home has two living rooms, both featuring floor-to-ceiling windows.

The Daily Mail reports that Simmons renovated the home's bathrooms and kitchens. He also has another home, a Beverly Hills mansion listed for $22 million, currently on the market.

Hollywood Hills is home to A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robert Pattinson. According to Realtor.com, the median home sale price in the neighborhood is $1.5 million, which would put the final sale on Simmons' property at about $500,000 above that number. 

Simmons wants to leave California because of high taxes

Simmons is best known for being the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss.

In October, Architectural Digest reported that Simmons was moving his family to Washington State from California, largely citing tax benefits.

"I am moving our family to a state that is much more welcoming. Washington state. Where there is no income tax, no local and state taxes. Federal taxes are enough," Simmons said. 

"California and Beverly Hills have been treating folks that create jobs badly and the tax rates are unacceptable," he also told the Wall Street Journal's Katherine Clarke. "I work hard and pay my taxes and I don't want to cry the Beverly Hills blues but enough is enough."