Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading nothin to lose. Kiss the notorious tom snyder interview ace frehley upsets gene and paul duration. Dec 11, 2001 kiss and makeup ebook written by gene simmons. Ace frehley talks about no regrets book in new interview. On that statement, she claimed that simmons and paul stanley hate each other. Frehley wrote the scathing 330word status update late on january 29.
Aug 08, 2011 gene simmons spat and had crabs thats according to his kiss band member and onetime roommate ace frehley in frehley s new book, no regrets. Both mcadams and frehley went to 10 east 23rd street above the live bait bar. Ace frehley, gene simmons, paul stanley and peter criss arrive in london. This is the first time the two have shared a stage in 16 years. He is best known as the demon, the bloodspitting, firebreathing, and tonguewagging bassist and one of the lead vocalists in the hard rock band kiss, and act he cofounded in the early 1970s.
Frehley, on the other had, rejoined the band in 1996 but left for good in 2001. But unlike that terse ceremony, the star tribune reports, they came to st. Pauls chs field to play wednesday night in their first show together in. One problem with the book itself is that gene doesnt go in depth with his friendship with paul stanley.
Nov 02, 2011 ace frehley talks about no regrets book in new interview november 2, 2011 0 comments eric spitznagel of mtv hive recently conducted an interview with original kiss guitarist ace frehley. According to ace, he called paul after his successful book backstage pass and he feels happy that theyve settled some things up. Before kiss began their end of the road tour in january, original guitarist, ace frehley addressed some comments made by bassist gene simmons about about a possible reunion of the bands original lineup, dismissing claims that he had been fired three times ace cliams he quit and alleging that simmons groped his wife, rachel, during one of the simmons. While the starchild writes hes grateful for his rekindled friendship with frehley, he indicates that he has no misgivings about his lack of a relationship with criss. Apr 12, 2015 kiss the notorious tom snyder interview ace frehley upsets gene and paul duration. Shortly before the start of the tour, simmons, in an interview with guitar world magazine, rehashed some of frehley s past problems with alcohol, which irked frehley. Kiss cofounder ace frehley accuses gene simmons of groping his wife january 30, 2019 2.
Kiss simmons details his 4,600 onenight stands, frehley s flake problem in book gene simmons autobiography, kiss and makeup, arrives in stores december 11. Kiss paul stanley gene simmons judas priest motley crue testament. Your relationship with paul stanley goes back almost half a century. Frehley, who showed up wearing one red sneaker and one orange sneaker, was less than impressive visually, and they thought he.
With his intergalactic facepaint and rocketlaunching les paul, ace frehleys spaceman stage persona of the 70s suggested a man who had fallen to earth. Also known by his stage persona the demon, he is the bassist and colead singer of kiss, the rock band he cofounded with lead singer and rhythm guitarist paul stanley in the. Frehley auditioned for former wicked lester 2 members paul stanley rhythm guitar and gene simmons bass guitar, and peter criss drums. Alabama native on backing ace frehley, gene simmons on tour. Former kiss guitarist ace frehley took to social media to react to disparaging comments made by gene simmons in an interview that made headlines this week and called on the band to have him replace current guitarist tommy thayer in the group.
After backing both ace frehley and gene simmons on a recent tour, you can still hear philip shouses grin over the telephone, as he recalls his experience performing with both kiss legends every. Facebookrachel gordon ace frehleys wife, rachel gordon, pictured on her facebook page. Gene simmons 1978 ace frehley 1978 peter criss 1978 singles from ace frehley new york groove released. Ace has continued to express his interest in reuniting with the group for their latest farewell tour but gene and paul. Jan 30, 2019 ace frehley left accused former kiss bandmate gene simmons right of groping his wife in a scathing facebook post shared in response to a new guitar world interview from simmons. Ace frehley responds to paul stanley, says his exbandmates in kiss are his brothers in rock and roll. Former kiss guitarist ace frehley was the recent interview guest of the weekenders alan k. Gene simmons, left, and ace frehley, original kiss members, teamed up for a meetandgreet session at wynwoods walt grace vintage, a cars and. Ace frehley has responded to the interview, demanding an offer for his kiss job back and accusing simmons of groping his wife. Sep, 20 gene simmons wrote his memoir, kiss and makeup, back in 2002. Gene simmons born chaim witz on august 25, 1949 is an israeli american rock bassist, vocalist, and actor. In a recent facebook post, ace frehley s wife, rachael gordon has shared an interesting facts about kiss members gene simmons and paul stanley. Gene simmons open to reuniting with ace frehley and peter.
What paul stanley thinks about the feud between gene. Frehley, who showed up wearing one red sneaker and one orange sneaker, was less than impressive visually, and they thought he was weird, but all three have later said that as soon as he plugged in, they. Former lead guitarist for hard rock super group kiss, best known for his space ace character, on stage stagger, cackling laugh and smoking guitar effects. The worldclass guitarist gene simmons, best known with his 47year effort with the american rock band kiss, has just sent a new photo through his official twitter account and revealed one of the rarest photo that includes eric carr, ace frehley, and paul stanley in the photo taken in australia in 1980, theyre wearing a gangstyle mask and sunglasses. On both dynasty and unmasked he was great and i thought he outshone the poppy rubbish that both gene and paul had on t. Gene simmons and ace frehley on the don lane show a. Earlier, we reported on a guitar world interview in which kiss founders gene simmons and paul stanley revealed they were open to the idea of welcoming their former bandmates ace frehley and peter. If theres one thing gene simmons knows how to do, its hype. Dec 17, 20 the instant the news hit, many in the kiss army wondered whether gene simmons and paul stanley would perform with estranged bandmates ace frehley and peter criss on the big night. He doesnt describe the dynamics of their relationship with any real clarity. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kiss and makeup. Sep 21, 2017 gene simmons and ace frehley reunited in st.
Frehley s simmons bashing was seemingly inspired by a recent interview with simmons, in which the 69yearold rocker dispelled rumours that kiss former members would join the bands current. Sep 20, 2017 wednesday mornings session at the kqrs studios featured, from left, gene simmons, rick nielsen, don felder and ace frehley. Ace frehley, a founding member of kiss, said in a facebook post that gene simmons groped and propositioned his wife, rachael gordon. Kiss legends paul stanley and gene simmons recently was interviewed guitar world, and gene simmons discussed the the various members who have been in and out of kiss, like ace frehley, bruce kulick and vinnie vincent guitar world. A detailed exploration of the 1978 kiss solo albums. Frehley s post was an apparent response to an interview simmons gave guitar world, in which gene said he wasnt sure if he would invite frehley and criss on the end of the road tour. Gene simmons says that peter criss and ace frehley have both been invited to appear on kisss end of the road tour the trek, which kicked off in january, features the bands current lineup. See more ideas about ace frehley, kiss band and hot band. Kiss simmons details his 4,600 onenight stands, frehleys. Kiss call out ridiculous ace frehley reunion hopes. Fastidious if not downright anal in his professional life, gene was an utter mess in his personal life. Almost immediately, a clearly inebriated ace frehley stole the show. Kiss legends gene simmons and ace frehley were interviewed together for the first time in many years on september 20 prior to performing at a charity concert at chs field in st.
Mar 18, 2020 his solo record 1978 was the best of the four and charted the highest and sold the most a fact that gene simmons lies about. Kiss singer paul stanley weighs in on ace frehley, gene simmons feud. Ace frehley loved science fiction and chose the space ace persona. Alice got sober 20, 25 years ago, and i got sober 11 years ago, but in the 70s i had the opportunity to get drunk with him laughs before we both got smart.
Ap original kiss members gene simmons and ace frehley have reunited for their first public appearance since their group was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2014. Kiss gene simmons is accused of groping bandmate ace frehley. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The legendary guitar god who exceeded all limits and lived to tell takes fans on a wild ride through kisstory. Ace frehley accuses sex addict gene simmons of groping.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kiss gene simmons reveals the real reason why ace frehley. As for other exkiss members, stanley and simmons had some strong words for vinnie vincent, the guitarist who was. And peter criss cat man character was a reference to his growing up in a rough neighborhood he quipped i had nine lives like a cat just make it out of there. Gene simmons says kiss couldnt do full end of the road. Behind the mask, the bands official biography, came out not long after. We all knew gene simmons is an asshole who sold his soul for the money. Kiss front man paul stanley goes into detail about the state of his relationships with his fellow kiss cofounders, drummer peter criss and guitarist ace frehley, in his new book, backstage pass. A funny, candid, new york times bestselling memoir from the former lead guitarist of the legendary rock band kiss, ace frehley. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Gene says that ace frehley was the one who drew the kiss logo. Filthy riffs from kiss drummers tellall the catman dishes a heaping, entertaining pile of dirt in his new memoir david marchese november 7, 2012.
Frehley went to 10 east 23rd street above the live bait bar and auditioned for paul stanley rhythm guitar, gene simmons bass guitar, and peter criss drums. Ace frehley accuses gene simmons of groping his wife. Ace frehley slams gene simmons, claims he groped his wife. Frehley showed up with best friend chris cassone wearing one red and one orange sneaker and was less than impressive visually, but the band liked what they heard from his playing. We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and has since found sobriety. With kiss, simmons has recorded 44 albums and sold over 100 million records worldwide, and the band continues. Long villainized by former kiss members peter criss and ace frehley, gene has been portrayed as everything from a moneygrubbing, egodriven madman to a.
Paul stanley believes that with time, ace frehley and gene simmons will solve their public feud. He also discusses his new book, titled backstage pass as well as the bands end of the road tour. The making of kiss 19721975 kindle edition by sharp, ken, simmons, gene, stanley, paul. Kiss singer paul stanley weighs in on ace frehley, gene. The odds of ever seeing all four original kiss members on a stage again grew even more remote after ace frehley ripped into gene simmons in a facebook post tuesday, calling his former bandmate. The life of the space ace heavy magazine rock, punk. Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. Its gonna be nice, expressed ace frehley on reuniting with alice cooper for his october tour of australia. Roosevelt stadium july 10, 1976 1 cold gin 2 do you love me 3 watchin you 4 god of thunder 5 flaming youth 6 firehouse 7 black diamond mike douglas show 29. Paul and fellow kiss cofounding member gene simmons. You havent really experienced the absurdity of his autobiography until youve heard the man himself reading his own thoughts, read with a dropdead seriousness that would make yul brynners ghost jealous. In a new interview with the chicago tribune, paul stanley says kiss never intended to reunite their original lineup with ace frehley and.
Gene simmons thinks ace and peter will always be morons. Former members ace frehley and peter criss put out. A detailed exploration of the 1978 kiss solo albums gill, julian on. Ace frehley talks about no regrets book in new interview november 2, 2011 0 comments eric spitznagel of mtv hive recently conducted an interview with original kiss guitarist ace frehley. The gloves are off between ace frehley and his former kiss bandmates. Laughs i was doing a question and answer session with him in miami at one of his vault experiences and i originally wanted to call the record 40. See more ideas about kiss band, hot band and ace frehley.
Reacting to tom snyders assertion that gene simmons played the bass guitar, ace jokes that he is the trout player before schooling his amused host on the proper pronunciation of gene s instrument. Several years sober, kiss ace frehley comes fresh off some time at the rock and roll hall of fame to release his first solo album in over five years and definitely knows how to write a sexy. Ace frehley fires back at recent gene simmons interview. Ace frehleys wife reveals an unexpected fact about kiss.
Stout and he revealed what paul stanley thinks about the longtime going feud between ace frehley and gene simmons. Kiss gene simmons and ace frehley reunite at miami guitar. Gene klein born chaim witz on august 25, 1949, known professionally as gene simmons, is an american musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, author and television personality. Original kiss guitarist ace frehley has serious beef with his former bands frontman gene simmons, taking to facebook tuesday to air his grievances. In an interview with loudwire, frehley stated that some of the songs from his solo album were. All but ace frehley intended to do a nonkiss side project. Ace frehley and peter criss are welcome onstage but are. Ace frehley is a 1978 solo album from ace frehley, the lead guitarist of american hard rock band kiss. Sep 06, 2019 gene simmons was born chaim witz on august 25, 1949, in haifa, israel. Apr 07, 2014 ace frehley responds to paul stanley, says his exbandmates in kiss are his brothers in rock and roll.
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