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From: Orlando Sentinel Without KISS, it's unlikely that PAUL STANLEY, a 54-year-old rock star, would be doing an afternoon's worth of phone interviews to promote a new solo album. So it's a little surprising when his publicist prefaces my interview with a stern admonition that I'm not to ask any questions about KISS. Well, um, OK. I'm sure that Stanley has other stuff to talk about: His Tuesday concert at Hard Rock Live, showcasing material off his new Live to Win or maybe the baby boy he tells me is perched in a carrier on his chest. He and his wife, Erin Sutton, had a baby boy, Colin Michael Stanley, on Sept. 6, at least according to what I read in People. "It's my second, and it's one of the things that really puts life in perspective,'' Stanley says. "It puts your importance in the world into perspective." But he doesn't want to talk about that either, punctuating the warm sentiments with a businesslike "let's talk about the album." Live to Win, in stores Tuesday, is his first solo album in more than 25 years. Why now? To my shock, and perhaps to the shock of his publicist, the answer involves KISS. "Over the years, I think a lot of the guys in the band at various times have come and gone and also continued to be involved with outside projects,'' Stanley says. "The only problem with that is that there have been times when I felt that if we all went off and did other things, we might not have a band. At times, there were some large leaks, and I needed to be bailing water, but I loved the band that much." Now, he's taking time for himself, touring behind a collection of songs built on the optimistic tone of the title track. His touring band, which is the ensemble on CBS' Rock Star reality show, isn't GENE SIMMONS and ACE FREHLEY, but Stanley is inspired by the changes. "Optimistic is a good word," Stanley says. "I guess what I tend to celebrate is the idea that we owe it to ourselves to succeed on our own terms and not let anybody get in the way. I'd rather fail on my own terms than be successful on someone else's. "There's never going to be a shortage of people telling you it's impossible, but those are usually the people who failed." So what's it like being on stage without that band that I'm not supposed to mention? Stanley, who has not closed the door on future KISS tours, makes it sound exhilarating. "It's like Mel Gibson in Braveheart yelling 'Freedom!' It's total freedom to do exactly what I want. The beauty of it is that you're the casting agent for the movie and also the director." In addition to his new songs, written in collaboration with Desmond Child and other songwriters, the show also will include "a whole lot of great songs I wrote for a band called KISS." So I can mention the name? Stanley wouldn't have it any other way. "Anything that comes my way comes because of KISS,'' he says, "and it's a blessing." |
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