Amazing response to last nights premiere of the Peter Criss episode of That Metal Show. I was live tweeting last night with many while it was on. The end was real emotional it seemed not only for Peter but also for many fans. Peter is a guy that wears his emotions on his sleeve, and I always respected him for that. He always just lays it out there as he feels and that is so rare in today’s world. I love giving people that you don’t usually hear from on TV and radio a voice and platform. It is so great to get differing views and stories. Mick Mars this season also comes to mind as falling in this category and also had tremendous response. The episode with Peter ran very long, so due to time constraints of TV we cut some things, but they are now available online. Links in the News section of this site. The episode replays all week on VH1 Classic and online as well. Just check your grids for days and times. Look forward to seeing all your comments to the episode here. Many have posted here and on Twitter already. Thanks to Peter and also drummer Richard Christy for doing a great job in our latest episode. Was a great one!
PS: Be sure to watch all the way through the credits. There is a shot of me and Peter when we first met from around ’82 at the very end of the show. Great memories!
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Great interview with Peter on TMS!! Thank you Eddie, and to Don and Jim for a great episode! in your talks with Peter lately has he mentioned about doing another solo album?
If Paul says it’s all about the fans,here’s what he had to say in CLASSIC ROCK magazine in May 2010.Can you perhaps lower meet and greet prices or come outside to see your fans? His answer-NO There’s no reason to lower the price because it is a special event FOR PEOPLE CAN AFFORD IT.Do we come out and say hello to our fans? NO.We bust our ass on stage for two and a half hours,saying hello to our fans. It’s not feasible,not for a band like us who kill ourselves on stage and then get a well-deserved rest. Seems he forgot who put him in this position. Only the rich and privileged matter. In a perfect world Ace and Peter give their speeches first, then the audience either leaves or boo’s Paul & Gene as they gives theirs. I’ve lost all respect for those two. SAD.
Eddie, TMS with Peter Criss was, for my money, the best episode of the show’s history. Agree or disagree (I am with the majority who side with Peter on the HOF debacle), anyone who didn’t feel the raw emotions pouring out of PC must have sold their metal soul to Air Supply years ago.
Thanks for letting this voice of rock history, cancer survivor and grounded human being appear on your show. I would love to go on but my book club is meeting at the KISS coffee shop in a few minutes.
Thanks Mark F.
Yeah Paul the artist can go back to drawing his self-portrait. Veins included.
And that portrait will bring in 1.2 million dollars. In the meantime, you can drive to work in your 1999 Honda Prelude.
It’ll probably be Garth Brooks. Not really a shock