Spaceman ace frehley offers his bland version of kiss story in no regrets. No regrets a rock n roll memoir ace frehley vh1 classic book. Talk to me, torpedo girl, and two sides of the coin. Back in 2016, frehley acknowledged the fact that he has had to piece a lot of the material together from thirdparty anecdotes owing to his active. Within a year or two after his split from kiss, ace began putting his own solo band together, frehley s comet. One of ace frehleys first contributions to kiss after joining the group in 1973 was the design of their highly recognizable logo, with its lightning boltstyle ss. It was one of four kiss solo albums released by casablanca records on september 18, 1978. His 2014 release space invader was the only post kiss solo album to crack the top 10 on billboards top 200 albums chart, and his acclaimed 2011 autobiography no regrets went on to become a new york times bestseller. How could kiss, not be mentioned in an ace frehley. I enjoyed aces book more simply due to the fact that hes not as arrogant. The 197380 lineup of paul stanley, gene simmons, ace frehley, and peter criss is the most successful and identifiable. And a chunk of that lifestyle is discovering more about the history of the band. Steve gerber, alan weiss, gene colan, john buscema, rich buckler.
Ace frehley born april 27, 1951 in the bronx, new york. This is the song that greeted fans when he finally emerged with his first postkiss solo record. Originally made up of four young men from new york city gene simmons, paul stanley, peter criss and ace frehley the group kiss made a name for itself mainly by a dramatic stage show which featured band members in outrageous costumes and makeup. It is a covers album which features guest appearances from slash, lita ford, john 5, mike mccready, and frehleys former kiss bandmate paul stanley. No regrets a funny, candid, new york times bestselling memoir from the former lead guitarist of the legendary rock band kiss, ace frehley. The musicianspage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this figure. 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. Ace frehley biography the vinnie vincent forum where. Paul daniel ace frehley born april 27, 1951 2017 is an american guitarist best known as one of the first members of the rock band kiss. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Legendary rock interview with authormusician and kiss.
Find ace frehleys phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. The author obviously has a grudge against ace as she describes him as a selfish self serving person. Frehley was recently confirmed to appear at this years chiller theatre expo, scheduled for october 28th 30th at hilton parsippany in in parsippany, nj. Space ace was born in the bronx, new york city, new york, u. Ace frehley figured he had both, so he answered the ad. Gene says that ace frehley was the one who drew the kiss logo. His second tenure with kiss continued until 2002, when he left in the final outcome of what was purported to be the groups farewell tour. While others like girlfriend wendy moore have taken stabs at writing tell all ace books it must be noted that gordon.
After leaving kiss, frehley embarked on a solo career, which. This is the most recent information about ace frehley that has been submitted to amiright. Ace is regarded as the main backbone of rock music. Acoustic guitar ace frehley backing vocals ashley suppa, danielle ciccimarra, dominique ciccimarra, monique frehley bass guitar ace frehley drum anton fig engineer alex salzman organ marti frederiksen rhythm guitar ace frehley tracking by. Oct 25, 2011 former kiss guitarist ace frehley will release his new book, no regrets. Ace frehleys use of alcoholanddrugsincreased due to his everincreasing unhappiness in the band and, by 1982, hed exited kiss. He was born on 27 april 1951 in the bronx, new york city. Ace, born in bronx county of new york city, was originally named paul daniel frehley. The preorders at amazon have been shipped yesterday. The band has sold more than 19 million albums in the united states, and their worldwide sales exceeded 100 million albums. Ace frehley talks wild, crazy life, new spaceman solo album.
Ace frehley is a founding member and former lead guitarist for the legendary rock band kiss, which has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and is ranked among the topselling rock bands of all time. Spaceace was born in the bronx, new york city, new york, u. On both dynasty and unmasked he was great and i thought he outshone the poppy rubbish that both gene and paul had on t. Interesting story from ace frehley s former personal assistant groupie sex partner. Behind the mask that many guitarists have told him his. Written by ace frehley with joe layden and john ostrosky. Operating under the glossy, platform bootbolstered persona spaceman sometimes space ace, frehley played with kiss from the groups inception in 1973 to 1982. The musician his starsign is taurus and he is now 69 years of age. In 1996, jon regan, the former bassist of frehleys comet put togehter 12 picks, a greatest hits album of ace frehleys solo career. But with the band led by gene simmons and paul stanley embarking on a farewell end of the road tour in 2019, frehley says hes ready to join them if asked. Since the predecessor, second sighting did not do so well, it is possible the record company felt that maybe the new album will sell more copies under the name, ace frehley. Paul daniel ace frehley born april 27, 1951 is an american guitarist best known as one of the first members of the rock band kiss.
His father karl was an electrical engineer, mother esther a homemaker. Founding kiss drummer peter criss tells story of survival. Oct 25, 2011 frehley was recently confirmed to appear at this years chiller theatre expo, scheduled for october 28th 30th at hilton parsippany in in parsippany, nj. In 1989, ace releases trouble walking under the name ace frehley. Ace frehley released his autobiography, no regrets a rock n roll memoir, on november 1, 2011. From the beginning, frehley did things differently than his future kiss. Within a year or two after his split from kiss, ace began putting his own solo band together, frehleys comet. Kiss pancakeandstudswearing rockers comprised of guitarists paul stanley and ace frehley, bassist gene simmons and criss formed in the 70s and became one of the biggest acts of the decade. Former kiss guitarist ace frehley will release his new book, no regrets.
Oh sure, those who know me know all about my love for jimmy page and everything zeppelin did, and thats still true although lately page has been a supreme douchebag to his fans, but it all started with kiss and their alive. It isnt all this happened when i was wasted, and in fact those tales serve only as illustrations of how off. Apr 17, 2017 ace frehley biowiki, net worth, married 2018 he took on the part of the spaceman or space ace, and played together with the group from its beginning in 1973 until his departure in 1982. Pauls book follows in the platformed footsteps of gene simmons kiss. The book is currently number 1 in the amazon music book charts. Complete expo details can be found at this location. Gerbert spent a great chunk of time as ace frehleys friend before a well publicized falling out. Along with eddie van halen, kiss ace frehley inspired numerous upandcoming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s, and by the next century he was listed by just about every contemporary rock guitarist as an important influence. The book covers the period from the early days of his. Trouble walkin writtenby bill wray, phil brown 2 3.
When the band started wearing costumes face paint onstage frehley chose paint that made him look like he was from outer space. 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. Ace frehley wrote and sings lead on three unmasked songs. The nickname ace comes from his school days, when he displayed an uncanny ability to get his friends dates. Gene simmons is best known as the frontman for kiss, the rock band he cofounded in the early 1970s, as well as for his tv show gene simmons family jewels. Sep 06, 2019 gene simmons is best known as the frontman for kiss, the rock band he cofounded in the early 1970s, as well as for his tv show gene simmons family jewels. The success of ace frehleys solo career, as both a recording artist and performer, has easily outpaced his kiss band mates. Ive always believed most people are ruined by the limitations. Ace frehley s autobiography released ace frehley s autobiography has been released today.
The album features do ya a song originally done by elo, and the move. Spaceman ace frehley offers his bland version of kiss story in no. The problem is that there was another infamous group that had a logo with a lightning bolt s nazi germanys schutzstaffel. Ace frehley loved science fiction and chose the space ace persona. Ace frehley simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Ace frehley autobiography excerpts released bravewords. The passing of the 20th century noticed a remarkable songwriter, guitarist and a musician. Frehley became a legend as space ace, a dickswinging, boozeswilling madman notorious for being insane even for a rock star, but no regrets was written by sober ace, a sane, reflective chap in a. There are many pictures to prove the truth of the stories of the wild lifestyle of ace. Ace will be on the today show on nbc usa on november 3, 2011 between 10 and 11 am. In his heart does gene simmons want to end with the original band. Ace frehley wiki, affair, married, with age, height. Stanley is credited with coming up with the name, while frehley designs the original version of the nowfamous kiss logo.
Member vincent vinnie, known as the ankh warrior, used to record music for television. Ace frehley s use of alcohol and drugs increased due to his everincreasing unhappiness in the band, and, by 1982, hed exited kiss. Frehley was born paul daniel frehley on april 27th, 1951 in the bronx, new york city and received his first electric guitar at age 14. His history with ace as well as his stories about music as both an insider and fellow musician are told in books like kiss and tell and rock and roll war stories. Ace said he was using his 78 album as a template, but it looks like he forgot to add the main ingredient the solos. The same period harmony and standard keys of guitars and drummers were created. The legendary guitar god who exceeded all limits and lived to tell takes fans on a wild ride through kisstory. See more ideas about ace frehley, hot band and kiss band. By the time frehleys comet was released in the summer of 1987, the world at large hadnt heard from ace since his departure from kiss nearly half a decade earlier. His nicknames are spaceace, spaceman or space ace ace frehley has spaceman makeup.
Ace frehley is a 1978 solo album from ace frehley, the lead guitarist of american hard rock band kiss. I am not working with ace as a producer or in any capacity on a new album. Ive always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves. The books publisher, simon and schuster, have posted chapter 1 of the book online, and you can check out an excerpt below. See more ideas about ace frehley, kiss band and hot band. That same month the wicked lester name is dropped and the band becomes kiss. Showbiz book club entries, peter criss and gene simmons wrote about. Ace frehley biography childhood, life achievements. Find great deals on ebay for ace frehley book signed and paul stanley signed book. January 30, 1973 kiss play their first show at a club in queens. Kiss online kiss chronology the complete history of kiss. Spaceman ace frehley offers his bland version of kiss story. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.
In 1971, he and among those bands known as molimo even recorded component of an album beneath the rca information. Jun 15, 2018 worn out by rigorous touring and recording schedules and the worsening substance abuse problems of ace frehley and peter criss, some of the kiss guys and the people around them saw comic books. Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. Ace frehleys genres are hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. 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.
While his father was of dutch origin, mother esther was a german raised in the united states. Ace frehleys phone number, email, address, public records. Paul daniel ace frehley is an american musician and songwriter best known as the original. As usual there seems to be a great deal of misinformation out there. January 1973 simmons, stanley and criss audition lead guitarist ace frehley. Remember me writtenby ace frehley, carter cathcart. Read an excerpt from ace frehleys new book, no regrets. The book s publisher, simon and schuster, have posted chapter 1 of the book online, and you can check out an excerpt below. No regrets is a book cowritten by former kiss lead guitarist ace frehley, joe layden and john ostrosky. Been getting many questions about my old friend ace frehley lately. No regrets frehley, ace, layden, joe, ostrosky, john on. Aug 03, 2011 one of ace frehleys first contributions to kiss after joining the group in 1973 was the design of their highly recognizable logo, with its lightning boltstyle ss.
Ace frehley wiki, affair, married, with age, height, dating. It was a major success and loaded deck came out in 1998 as another greatest hits album. He released a recent solo album spaceman in october 2018 that made him as the 14th greatest metal guitarist of all time. Ace frehley was born on april 27, 1951 as the youngest of the three kids to his parents carl daniel and esther anna frehley. Who owns ace frehley and peter criss makeup, we end this debate with facts. If we have more information about ace frehley, then we provide a link to the section where it appears the actual page whenever possible.
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