Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth27 April 1951
CityThe Bronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm just a down-to-earth guy.
People, y'know, they either love us or they hate us; there's no middle ground.
Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn't have to pay me.
I'll get up there and I'll do my guitar solos in one of those space outfits.
Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.
I think most of the people, once you see a Kiss show, you kinda get spoiled because I don't think there's anybody out there that's doing a bigger or a better show than us.
For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.
That's what Kiss is all about - not just music, but entertainment, y'know? We're there to take you away from your problems, and rock and roll all night and party every day for those two hours you're at the concert.
I don't like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.
I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.
When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
I'm just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
I've recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn't help you make a better record.