Kiss star Gene Simmons has said a "favour" from DUP MP Ian Paisley helped the rock band land their private jet near London.
The US singer said he was "grateful" to Mr Paisley for helping the band as they brought their End Of The Road tour to the UK.
Simmons was speaking after visiting the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday as a guest of the North Antrim MP.
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The rock icon also said it was "important" for Stormont to be restored to look after people's needs in Northern Ireland.
The DUP has been blocking the power-sharing institutions since last year in protest against post-Brexit trade barriers resulting from the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Simmons told BBC's Good Morning Ulster: "People have their lives to lead and it's the government's job to take care of people's needs.
"So I hope everything gets back in order in Northern Ireland and the people's business should be done by their elected officials."
Addressing how the invite to Parliament from Mr Paisley came about, Simmons said: "One of our crew happened I guess to know him or they discussed something, and I guess he was a big fan or something.
"I had known about his father of course, legendary Ian senior, with what he did for Ireland.
"And anyway he invited me to come and visit him at the House of Commons."
Simmons said the band's private jet was struggling to find a place to land in the UK during a visit by Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky.
He said: "What happened was that all the airports in England has closed down because Mr Zelensky, the head of Ukraine, was coming into England and for political reasons they closed down all airports.
"And the MP called and asked for a favour and all of a sudden our private jet was the only one that was allowed to land near London, and so it was, we landed.
"I was grateful of course and early morning today (Wednesday) went down to the House of Commons and met Ian and everybody.
"It was actually quite an amazing day. The history and the hallowed halls of democracy, it was very inspiring."
A former sixth-grade teacher in New York before Kiss was formed, Simmons recalled teaching his pupils about Parliament and Guy Fawkes.
He said he was impressed by the "lesson in civility" between MPs, comparing it favourably to American politics.
Mr Paisley described the Kiss rocker as a "real knowledgeable guy".
On Wednesday he told PA: "It's great to have him here, an honour to have guests here and it's great when they're passionate and interested and they can tell the world about the importance of this building and democracy and what it means for people here."
On plans for the rest of the day, Mr Paisley joked: "He's doing a private concert as a DUP fundraiser – that's a lie!"
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