Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was guest on Eddie’s, Eddie Trunk Rocks, Q104.3 radio show to discuss to the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame Induction.
Ace told Eddie that the original members of the band will not be playing at the induction and that he will not be attending the ceremony.
Listen to the entire interview below.
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FUCK GENE AND PAUL!!! SELF-CENTERED EGO MANIACS!!! IF I WERE ACE AND PETER I WOULDNT SHOW EITHER
Wow, very cogent statement. Let me guess. You’re a sophomore in high school?
Ace and Peter should ask the Hall if they could perform on their own, taking up Kiss’s time. I now have no respect and selling off all of my Gene & Paul junk. Ace & Pete all the way!
Ace and Peter couldn’t headline a Prom, let alone the HOF.
Who cares about hof.they are clueless…way to go ace
From what I can tell by reading interviews with Stanley is that he’d rather not have KISS play at the HoF at all–in any incarnation–and I agree with him. The “do it for the fans” statement isn’t a valid argument; the people who can afford tickets to the HoF performance won’t be your normal Joe Fan anyway. If they haven’t seen the original KISS lineup yet there is plenty of footage of them in the 70’s and during the reunion tours, because footage is the only way normal Joe Fan is going to see the HoF performance in the first place, and at that point you might as well see the band in their heyday instead.
I’m not siding with Gene and Paul, or Peter and Ace. I’m siding with reality. The reality is the original version of KISS is long gone. They gave it several chances to resurrect itself and for a brief time it looked like that was going to be the case, but it simply isn’t. Tommy and Eric do an amazing job and I think they deserve a lot more respect than they’re given.
We don’t know what really goes on behind the scenes. All we have is a “he said, she said” scenario. Have you ever been in a bad relationship? Your friends hate her and her friends hate you, because neither of you are capable of telling both sides of the story. That’s what we have here: failure to communicate. Who’s telling the truth? Ace? Gene? Who gives a fuck? New KISS are awesome and Ace’s new album is awesome, too. It’s a win/win as far as I’m concerned. Fuck the Hall of Fame and fuck whiny fans.
Okay, this just has to get out there to the main media … starting now. If you’re reading this site and this pisses you off, spread the word. The pressure should be on the HOF to get this right. The pressure should be applied to the other performers to not participate in the “jam with KISS”. Decency must win. Logic must play a part. But, get the word out … however you can. That this band of clowns is at it again.