Dave Lifton of Ultimate Classic Rock reports:
In Paul Stanley’s new book, Backstage Pass, he discusses the current status of his relationships with his former KISS bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.
While he says it’s “nice” to have Frehley “back in a larger capacity in my life” due to the “shared magic” of their history, he’s not at all complimentary toward Criss, suggesting that the drummer has a bad attitude that prevents him from enjoying life.
“Peter unfortunately is a different story,” he notes. “I don’t think Peter has any life. He seems consumed by some kind of reality that his wife tells him. He’s always been negative and always maintained an us-against-them mentality. I don’t want that in my life.”
Stanley says the issue isn’t “about having differences, because I’m sure Ace and I have differences. It’s Peter’s overall sense of anger and resentment and feeling like a victim. He needs to acknowledge his participation and then change things. I think Peter’s life is probably very one-dimensional, uninteresting, un-stimulating — which is a result of seeing the world negatively and seeing everyone from the band members to the hotel service people as disrespectful.”
He concludes by stating, “That’s not a world anyone should live in, and I don’t want to be a part of it.” He then compares life to a game of dodgeball: Avoid getting knocked out while watching those around you get hit.
Backstage Pass, a follow-up to Stanley’s 2014 memoir Face the Music, arrives tomorrow and promises to go “deeper into his personal life and his home today, life on and off the stage, revealing what he’s learned from a lifetime as the frontman of the iconic band Kiss, and how he brings his unique sensibility not only to his superstar music career but to every area of his life – from business to parenting to health and happiness.”
KISS ended the first portion of their End Of The Road North American dates, on April 13th, in Birmingham, Alabama. The band will begin the second half of their tour on August 6th in Sunrise, Florida. See the full itinerary, below.
KISS 2019 Tour Dates:
August:
6 Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center
8 Charleston, NC @ North Charleston Coliseum
10 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
11 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
13 Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
14 Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
16 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
17 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
20 Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
21 Hershey, PA @ HersheyPark Stadium
23 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
24 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
27 Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
29 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
31 Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
September:
1 St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
3 Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
5 Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
7 Bossier City, LA @ CenturyLink Center
8 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
9 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
11 Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
12 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
14 Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
16 Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
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Eye roll. He is beyond annoying.
Paul probably meant this comment for the imposter Catman, but accidentally “shot” the real Catman cuz Paul couldn’t tell them apart since they both wear the same makeup and act the same personas.
That’s it Paul, keep the bullsh-t going, even though us fans are fed up with hearing this sh-t, you just have to keep it going. We’re sick and tired of being in the middle, it doesn’t matter, let me repeat that, IT DOESN’T MATTER who did what to who, said this, f–ked up, fell off the wagon again, whatever! Enough with the drama already! It’s not just KISS, it’s Van Halen, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, sh-t happens of course, but we don’t need (or want) to hear about it all the time! No, of course we don’t have to read it, but when it’s right in front of your face it’s kind of hard to ignore.
Anybody checked this out yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmleoaNU0tw
They were on fire! This is…KISS!!
I remember watching it on VH-1, seems like yesterday. Now, fast-forward 20 years later… Ace & Peter aren’t themselves, and neither are Gene (can’t move anymore) Simmons and Paul (can’t sing at all anymore) Stanley! You’re right, Shannon, THAT was KISS!!
I think this clip is a better representation of (Reunited) Kiss being on fire
https://youtu.be/P9nA8x1u2aM
If Paul Stanley is full of positivity and star shine like he says, then why does he berate Peter Criss seemingly every chance he gets? The more “positive” thing to say would be that he’s no longer involved with Peter Criss but wishes him well none the less. Maybe even acknowledge what he did contribute to Kiss back in the day. Nor would Mr. Stanley have taken issue with a journalist who dared to wear another band’s concert Tee while conducting an interview with Kiss if he was so positively enlightened. At least Criss knew when to call it quits.