After the completion of his Cooking With Paul Stanley seminar at KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas, Stanley took part in an impromptu question-and-answer session with audience members, some select responses appear below (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net).
On late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley:
Stanley: “It’s no secret — we had lots of differences with Ace, lots of differences with [original KISS drummer] Peter [Criss]. But that’s family. This whole KISS monument was built with a foundation of those guys. We couldn’t have started it without them, and we couldn’t continue it with them, but it doesn’t change [their contributions]. [Ace] was so thrilled with the idea of going to the Kennedy Center… We miss him, and I hope he lived the kind of life he wanted to. He was one of a kind and he was wild, and he did say if his life ended tomorrow, he’d have no regrets because he lived the kind of life he wanted to. That’s all we can expect from any of us — when it’s over, hopefully we’ve had the kinds of lives that we wanted. That’s what I wish for all of you — just don’t go too soon.”
On why KISS shies away from performing “deep cuts…”:
Stanley: “Let’s talk about deep cuts for a minute. Deep cuts appeal to two people… I once went to see a very, very big band, and what they were advertising for this particular show was [that] they were going to play all deep cuts. It was the most boring f–king thing I’d ever seen in my life. Honestly, the reason cuts are deep is because they’re not popular, and they’re not as good. Do we take out Detroit Rock City? Do we take out Love Gun? Do we take out God Of Thunder to play some [lesser-known] song? I don’t think you’ll be disappointed…but if you’re expecting deep cuts, I’ll see you next time.”
On whether fans can expect additional KISS “kruises” in the future:
Stanley: “We’re doing our best to get a ship for next year.”
KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas is taking place November 14th-16th at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Watch fan filmed footage, of the cooking seminar, below: