Had a great hang with Ace Frehley tonight on the SiriusXM show. Ace was in great spirits and said all the Kiss drama would not take down his fun finally going into the HOF this Thursday. I’m sure the audio will be everywhere on Youtube and elsewhere soon if not already. It will also be on the SiriusXM On Demand app likely by tomorrow. A few highlights:
*His new album Space Invader will be released June 24th. He did record a cover of Steve Miller’s “The Joker” as one of the tracks. He will also assemble a new live band to tour behind it.
*He still wishes there would have been a performance for the HOF, wanted to play with another band, but HOF would not allow. Joked he might do a solo “NY Groove” during his speech. He has no plans of wearing a Kiss costume or makeup.
*The individual speeches have been cut from 3 minutes each to 2. He and Peter speak between Gene and Paul who start and finish in the speaking order. Said he likely would not use a teleprompter and just go for it.
*Said the recent anti semetic claim by Paul is absurd and noted his fiance is Jewish. Was aware of recent photos of Paul himself in Nazi regalia and said he can’t figure out what’s going on with Paul these days.
*Did not rule out jumping up and joining in the all star jam at the end of the night but wasn’t sure.
*Said he can’t speak on other members not being inducted into the HOF with Kiss since he has nothing to do with the decision and there are precedents for both scenarios.
Ace answered everything that was thrown at him including a ton of calls for the listeners. I will be sitting with him and Peter at their tables for the big night Thursday and will provide info as I it happens when I can via Twitter @EddieTrunk More soon no doubt. Appreciate him coming in. He really was in a great mood and committed to having a fun week in NYC and not letting all the sniping dim this event as you will hear in the audio.
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Ed, you’re a good friend to Ace and a great representative of KISS fans. My wife & I will be at Barcalys on Thursday. I’ve been a fan for 40 years, since I was 5. Nothing could keep me from witnessing this event. Not the acrimony. Not the critics. Not the lack of live performance. My favorite band is going into the Hall and, despite all the years of abuse from haters, I feel vindicated, as a fan. KISS was my formal introduction to rock music. I grew up and love the music of every artist being inducted and am thankful for the each artist. If nothing else, I will be celebrating great musicians and the contribution they’ve made and how important it has been in my life. Best wishes.
I didn’t listen to the show, but did you ask him if he had a Nazi memorabilia collection? And if he does, why does he have it?
Hi Truth,
Eddie wrote this in his recap above:
*Said the recent anti semetic claim by Paul is absurd and noted his fiance is Jewish. Was aware of recent photos of Paul himself in Nazi regalia and said he can’t figure out what’s going on with Paul these days.
Hope that helps,
Dana from EddieTrunk.com 🙂
Yes, I read the quote. But my question was if Eddie addressed that specific issue regarding the memorabilia. People tend not to answer a question, unless they are asked directly. A logical follow-up question after Ace said that the anti-semitic claim was “absurd,” should have been, “so do you have a collection of Nazi memorabilia?”
If Ace does I guess Paul does as well, considering there are now photos of him all over the internet wearing it… Really, can we move on?
It all depends on the context. If you got drunk at a party and put on a dress and a photo was taken, does that photo make you a cross-dresser?
Love Ace, and can’t wait to hear his new album. Also, hope he comes around the Indy area, cause I would love to see him again live!! Ace was always my favorite growing up, wore his makeup a few yrs for Halloween!! Sad to see the state of KISS these days, but oh, well!! Looking forward to see what happens this week on a day 15 years late!!
Ace is the man! Always been my favorite member. Like how both Ace and Peter have took the high road on this whole mess while Gene and especially Paul keep digging a deeper hole for themselves with their comments. Funny how Paul calls Ace anti-semitic while there are photos of him in Nazi gear and claims Ace and Peter can’t perform at a high level while his own voice is shredded, guess the rules don’t apply to Mr Stanley. Look forward to Ace’s new record in June!
Well, who doesn’t love Ace ? I have to say that if I were Gene and Paul, I would have put Eric and Tommy in that makeup. It’s proven to work and they are not hiding the fact that it’s Eric and Tommy. Looking forward to the RRHOF induction as well as Ace’s album and KISS’s 40th anniversary tour.
As far as the stuff in Paul’s book, when these guys write these books, they tend to write what they are feeling about those moments in time and everyone has their own interpretation of facts.