Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth27 April 1951
CityThe Bronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.
That's what Kiss is all about - not just music, but entertainment, y'know? We're there to take you away from your problems, and rock and roll all night and party every day for those two hours you're at the concert.
I don't like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.
I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.
When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
I'm just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
I've recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn't help you make a better record.
Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
I can't even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke.
Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.
I went to my friend's house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said, I'm in love.
I never set my sights low. I've always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves. I was never afraid to take that step, to see what I was capable of doing. Does luck play a role in success, particularly in a creative field? Sure it does. But if you don't have the balls to give it a shot, you're destined to fail.
I'm the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.
I personally believe this: We have only today; yesterday's gone and tomorrow is uncertain. That's why they call it the present. And sobriety really is a gift... for those who are willing to receive it.