Peter Criss recently spoke to Rock Candy magazine in a wide-ranging and revealing interview. The band’s original drummer, who turned 80 in December, opened up on late KISS member Ace Frehley.
KISS member talks about Ace Frehley
The recent Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for KISS, last December, was a chance for the original band to be together again, but sadly Ace Frehley passed away just a few weeks earlier, on October 16th, something Peter found very hard to cope with.
Peter Criss said, “It was tough for me because Ace wasn’t there. He’d been very excited about going there. He said, ‘Pete, I’m really looking forward to this.’ So not having him next to me was really hard… I cried a lot of times that day, broke down actually. I missed Ace and it wasn’t the same… It was great to get the award, But I was grieving so much that my heart hurt a lot.”
Peter also released a new solo album a few weeks ago and he feels motivated and keen to show the world he’s a fit, healthy and productive musician.
He said, “I haven’t done drugs for 42 years, and I gave up drinking 30 years ago, I’m too old for that sh*t! So what you see now is the real Peter Criss. And you know what? I’m definitely not a drug addict. I’m a drum addict!”
