Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley doesn’t believe it’s really the end for his former band
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley made an appearance on yesterday’s (Thursday, November 30) episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” and was asked how he feels about his former band calling it quits after completing the “End Of The Road” farewell tour this weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, to be honest, I don’t really believe they’re ending their touring career. How many times have they said they were gonna retire? How many times have half a dozen groups said they were gonna retire and still come back? Personally, I don’t know what their plans are.”
When Ace was asked if he has any feelings about KISS wrapping it up, to which he replied: “Not at all. I’m so happy I’m not involved. Last night I watched Indianapolis show [from the current tour] from front to back on YouTube. They had 10 comments and maybe a couple of thousand views, but compared to what I’m doing right now, you can’t hold a candle to it.”
He added: “It’s probably better they retire, and hopefully I won’t have to listen to them put me down anymore.”
Ace was also asked if he for sure wouldn’t be making an appearance at the Madison Square Garden shows, to which he replied: “Look, if Gene [Simmons, bassist/vocalist] calls me up and offers me a million dollars to come up and play a couple of songs, obviously I’ll show up. But I really doubt that’s gonna happen because pretty much Paul [Stanley, KISS guitarist/vocalist] runs the band and he’s already made a statement that if me and Peter [Criss, original KISS drummer] got up on the stage, we would mar their performance — ironically.”
When asked why he watched a full KISS performance online recently, Ace said: “I was on YouTube looking to say how well my new single was being received, and it’s going through the roof. And then I was just curious, so I clicked on KISS [playing in] Indianapolis. And I think they had 10 comments, 2,000 views or something like that. And it just made me realize how karma works, you know?”
The initially planned conclusion for “End Of The Road” tour was set for July 17, 2021, in New York City. However, subsequent to this announcement, the tour has undergone an extension, now expected to run until late 2023. The tour was officially revealed in September 2018, soon after KISS delivered a performance of their iconic track “Detroit Rock City” on the television show “America’s Got Talent.”
