Graham Hartmann of Loudwire reports:
KISS will begin on The End of the Road in 2019 and remain on tour for three years, finally reaching the twilight of their career. Though [original guitarist Ace] Frehley hasn’t been a member of KISS since 2002, his enormous contributions to the band haven’t faded with fans, as they’re constantly demanding a reunion.
“They’re testing the waters,” Frehley says about his former KISS bandmates. “I think they’re waiting for promoters to come back and say, ‘Well, we’ll give you X amount of dollars if Ace is involved and Peter is involved.’ It’s all about money with those guys and they’ll be the first to admit it, especially Gene. When Doc McGee gets a call from a promoter and they say, ‘We’ll give you double the amount of money with Ace and Peter,’ we’re gonna get the call.”
“If I come back, I’m gonna take my throne back, or I’m not coming back,” says about sharing a stage with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer. “A lot of fans are saying if I’m not involved in the next tour, they’re not going. That’s probably making Paul and Gene a little nervous … I can’t imagine them doing an ‘End of the Road’ tour with the same lineup. They’ve been playing for 15 years, there’s nothing special about doing one last big tour with the same lineup.”
Ace adds, “I told Paul and Gene, ‘I’m the guy now that you’ve always wanted me to be.’ I was a screwup and I was always late and didn’t show up on time and missed recording sessions. I was telling them this year, ‘I’m now the guy you always wanted me to be.’ Hopefully it sinks in, you know?”
Watch Loudwire‘s interview with Ace Frehley below. To purchase Frehley’s new album, Spaceman, please click here.
source: loudwire.com
17 Responses
It was cool to see Ace “Rockin’ With The Boys” again on the KISS Kruise, hopefully that was only the beginning…
is it just me or is Ace making sense?
No Ace? No Peter? No problem. No going.
Ace is right because I’m one of those fans that won’t go if he and Peter, Bruce and even Vinnie aren’t involved. Ideal would be the four original members doing a full set (if Peter can handle that) and everyone else making guest appearances.
Even if ace and Pete come back in some way , I still wont go to this – it is obvious now Paul maybe gene as well ?? will be lip syncing to recent pre recorded vocal tracks probably from 2007 ish – to make it more believable ?? who knows … Paul and gene have hammered other bands/musicians for doing this for years ,not to mention {it’s fake !!! } and its wrong – Paul will spin this ridiculous hypocrisy like the ass he is and it will just be nonsense spewing from his pie hole- and then i’m still salty about how ace just fired his long time band totally screwing his long time friend Ritchie Scarlett talk about hitting a guy when he’s down.. – I’ve watched him with them , he sounds no different to my ear at all – I actually liked him better with the old band – so i’m totally done –
All valid points, Robert. And you’re right. Pre recorded vocal tracks are fake…but then again, so is this imposter version of KI$$.