Feyyaz Ustaer | Metalhead Zone

Back in November, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has returned to the band during an acoustic set for 2018’s KISS Kruise.

During in a recent Q&A sessions, Ace Frehley has revealed the story behind KISS reunion show. He said:

“I had fun. At the last minute, Doc [McGhee, KISS manager] came into my cabin and said, ‘Do you wanna do that acoustic set with the guys?’, which was the first show on the cruise.

So it was really haphazard. We threw it together. They said, ‘What songs do you wanna play?’ Then they handed me this guitar that really had heavy-gauge strings on. I said, ‘Could you put lighter-gauge strings on, so I can maybe play a little lead?’

So they switched the strings, but it was still really hard to play lead on that acoustic. And then, after that, I didn’t see the guys for the rest of the cruise.”

Two months ago, he spoke in an interview with Loudwire and explained his thoughts about returning to KISS for their  “End Of The Road”  farewell tour. He said that his return to the band depends on promoters. Here’s the statement:

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Donna Ferguson | This is Money

Gene Simmons of rock band Kiss grew up so poor he could not even afford to buy toilet paper and worked as a garbage collector and dish-washer.

He now lives in a mansion valued at £30million, owns a comic book collection worth £3million, but has never forgotten that money is hard to come by.

Next year, Kiss will bow out with its ‘End Of The Road’ tour and will be performing in the UK in July. Tickets are available from website kissonline.com/tour.

What did your parents teach you about money?

My father left me and my mother when I was six. My mother was Hungarian and at age 14 was transported to a concentration camp in Germany.

She provided for us by the sweat of her brow and taught me to have a good work ethic.

We moved to America when I was eight and she worked in a factory making coats. It was not unionised so they paid her whatever they wanted – half a cent for every button sewn on a winter coat.

Was money tight in your family?

Yes. If my mother did not work hard enough we did not eat. When living in Israel we had little, lived in one room and the toilet was a hole outside.

I never knew about toilet paper and could only dream at the thought of blowing your nose on a piece of paper and throwing it away after using it only once.

I have never forgotten that money is hard to come by. I now have a big house but I could have one in many countries. I could own a fleet of jets, but I do not want any of that. I live comfortably.

What was the first paid work you ever did?

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