During a recent interview with Rock Candy, former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley opened up about not being invited to take part in the band’s final show. According to him, he “did try, but [he] couldn’t make it happen.”
Frehley said the following:
“Fans would constantly reach out to me and say, ‘Ace, please come back to the band.’ So the fans were and are my primary motivators, and I want them to know that I did try, but I couldn’t make it happen. They never asked me.”
He went on to say that his past drug and alcohol abuse was not a factor:
“I’m sober, and all my friends and associates will tell you as much. I got to the point in life where drugs and alcohol had taken me over, and I’m just so happy to be away from all that.”
He also confirmed that he still has love for Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley:
“I want people to know that I do love Paul and Gene. I wish things would have been different, but it wasn’t to be…”
He also showed respect for Tommy Thayer:
“He’s a good guy and deserves a break. He’s not me, but he was never going to be me. In a lot of ways, his task was impossible.”
Frehley also added the following about his solo career and his new album “10,000 Volts” (out February 23):
“My new music will be a smash hit. The checks might not be flying in, but I’m satisfied with what I’m doing musically. I can wake up each day and know that my soul is mine… I got my soul and my music back.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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