KISS’ Gene Simmons has issued an apology after making some controversial comments regarding Ace Frehley’s death. Frehley died of head trauma following an accidental fall, but Simmons claimed he passed away as a result of “bad decisions.” As such, he has now apologized: “On reflection, I was wrong for using the words I used. I…
On December 6, KISS were presented with their Kennedy Center Honors medallions by U.S. president Donald Trump. Original members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Peter Criss were all in attendance to accept their awards. The late Ace Frehley was also honored with his daughter Monique accepting the award on his behalf. Trump commented: “The members…
During a recent interview with the New York Post, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made some controversial comments regarding Ace Frehley’s death. According to him, the guitarist/vocalist, who died of head trauma following an accidental fall, passed away due to his “bad decisions.” Simmons said the following: “He refused [advice] from people that cared about him…
During a recent interview with Guitar World, Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 revealed that he was supposed to guest on late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s new covers album “Origins Vol. 3.” He said the following about that: “No one has asked me that yet, but yes, [Ace wanted me to appear on ‘Origins Vol. 3’].…
Yesterday (November 14), KISS paid tribute to the late Ace Frehley during their unplugged performance at the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Paul Stanley asked fans to hold up electric candles that were given to them, before sharing the following words: “Before we get going, we just wanted to…
During his November 9 set at the “Love Ride” charity motorcycle event at Castaic Lake in Southern California, Gene Simmons paid tribute to his former KISS bandmate Ace Frehley. The bassist/vocalist also confirmed that the band intend to leave an empty seat for the late guitarist during the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors event. Simmons said…
The official cause of death has been confirmed for original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. According to TMZ, the musician died of “blunt trauma to the head ” following an accidental fall. The report went on to say he suffered “a fracture to the back of his skull, a subdural hematoma — a collection of blood…
SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk was among the select guests invited to attend the funeral of the late great Ace Frehley (ex-KISS). Now, the radio personality has shared some more details on the service, while also revealing that he has been given permission “to explore a tribute concert / fan celebration” for the legendary guitarist. Trunk said…
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has shared a new tribute for the band’s original guitarist Ace Frehley. Vincent says the late musician “possessed that special something…. a magic that touched his fans, and they loved him deeply.” Here’s Vincent’s full statement: “Ace Frehley gone too soon. The loss of a loved one. I wanted to…
Original KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Peter Criss have paid tribute to their late bandmate Ace Frehley. As previously reported, the legendary musician died after suffering a head injury during a recent fall. The band said the following: “We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was an essential and irreplaceable…
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