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Ace Frehley says he has had more than one close encounter with UFOs in his lifetime, and believes he knows why our Government has spoken more openly about the phenomenon in recent years."I don't think they have a choice at this point," the former Kiss star tells UCR. "There have been so many sightings over the years, plus people claiming they have been abducted. The evidence is overwhelming."Frehley also thinks […]
Eddie Kramer, who helped secure Kiss’ future with his production work on their 1975 album Alive!, recalled how nervous Ace Frehley could be in the studio.In a recent interview with Guitar World, he said he’d resorted to special measures in order to get the best out of the guitarist for his 1978 self-titled solo debut.“Ace is interesting because many interesting things go on in his brain – but you must […]
Ace Frehley said it took him years to get over being replaced on four tracks for Kiss' 1976 album Destroyer.Despite that, he said he normally got on well with producer Bob Ezrin, whose strict work ethic had come as a challenge to the infamously unruly guitarist.The sessions saw Ezrin shouting into Gene Simmons' face for giving up on a take without being told to, wearing a coaching whistle and, as Paul Stanley […]
Ace Frehley doesn't think about time. That's what he tells us early in our conversation about his new solo album 10,000 Volts as we point out that it's arriving 50 years after the debut album from his former band Kiss."I don't think about [that] and dates," he explains. "I've been sober for 17 years and one of the things that they teach you in sobriety is to live in the […]
Why did Ace Frehley leave KISS in 1982? The guitarist revealed a couple of reasons during an appearance on the Talk Is Jericho podcast with Chris Jericho, including one that relates to the band's most recognizable trait - the makeup.Why Did Ace Frehley Initially Leave KISS?Though Frehley was still doing promotional appearances with the band late into 1982, the guitarist tells Jericho, "First time I left KISS was in ’81."He recalls, […]
Ace Frehley has included at least one cover song on every solo album he's ever released, but his most recent comes from a very unexpected source.The tradition started with Frehley's 1978 debut solo album, when the Kiss star hit No. 13 on the pop charts with his cover of Hello's "New York Groove." Since that time he's covered famous songs from ELO, Sweet, the Steve Miller Band and others on […]
On the eve of the release of his eighth solo studio album, 10,000 Volts, Ace Frehley hung out with Chuck Armstrong on Loudwire Nights (Feb. 22).While the two covered a lot of ground, Frehley seemed eager to spend most of his time celebrating his co-conspirator on the new record, Steve Brown."I think the biggest difference between this album and some of my previous records is I collaborated with Steve," Frehley […]
Since leaving Kiss for the first time more than 40 years ago, Ace Frehley's solo career has followed an idiosyncratic orbit but one with largely rewarding results.All four members of Kiss famously released solo albums on the same day in 1978, as part of a plan to keep a frustrated Frehley from quitting the group. When the guitarist unexpectedly outclassed all of his bandmates both creatively and on the singles chart, […]
Ace Frehley reflected on the time he traded in his signature guitar sound in return for free guitars and amps – and very soon regretted the move.It happened around 1987, as the Kiss co-founder released his Frehley’s Comet album. As part of the promotional activity he was approached by Washburn, who wanted to build a custom guitar for him. That let to the uncomfortable experience of being upstaged at one […]
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