KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley Passes Away At 74
Ace Frehley, the Spaceman of Kiss who played guitar in the band throughout the Seventies and again during 90's, died onThursday in Morristown, New Jersey. He was 74. His passing is attributed his death to a 'recent fall at his home', although a specific cause of death is not yet available.
In a statement on social media the band have said:
"We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history. He is and will always be a part of KISS's legacy. Our thoughts are with Jeanette, Monique and all those who loved him, including our fans around the world."
And fellow bandmate, Paul Stanley commented:
"I remember 1974 being in my room at the Hyatt on Sunset in LA and I heard someone playing deep and fiery guitar in the room next door. I thought “Boy, I wish THAT guy was in the band!” I looked over the balcony… He was. It was Ace."
As the news of the Spaceman's passing has spread, fellow musicians from across the globe have reflected on the life of their colleague with fondness, including Alice Cooper, who comments:
“The worst part of being in rock ‘n’ roll at this point is the fact that some of our fraternity have just reached that age where… they leave the planet. Some of the guys that started 30, 40, 50 years ago are starting to go, and of course Ace Frehley from KISS, one of the pioneers - one of the great guitar players out there…Ace was an absolute Guitar hero to so many people. I did more tours with him than anybody else, as far as opening for us, for quite a long time, so we became quite good friends. And you know, he always brought it every night. He did it every night. And it’s just hard to see somebody like that go. We know that right now that the KISS fans are certainly in mourning and certainly his family and certainly everybody that knew him. Ace was an ACE”
RIP ACE!
