Ace Frehley was recently asked what keeps him going as a recording artist and performer after all these years.
Ace Frehley responds
In a new interview with The Archive Of B-Sox, he responded:
“I’ve been playing guitar 60 [years]. I started when I was 13. I’m 73. Professionally I’ve been playing for around 60.”
“I really enjoy performing,” he explained.
“I get so much pleasure out of making people happy, and when I perform and I get a good audience response, it makes my day. Plus, for an hour and a half, I give my fans a treat to see me perform live without any backing tracks or any of that nonsense that other people I’ve worked in the past have used. No names [mentioned]. And I just get out there and kick ass. And I’ve got a great band — I’ve got Scot Coogan on drums, Jeremy Asbrock on lead guitar vocals and Ryan Cook on bass. And the four of us just kick ass. We do new stuff, Frehley’s Comet stuff and we do KISS stuff. It’s a well-rounded show, and I think the fans will be pleasantly surprised.”
The original KISS guitarist has continued to tour in support of his latest solo album, “10,000 Volts”, which was released in February via MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). The LP was produced by Ace and Steve Brown (TRIXTER).
Frehley recently revealed that his next release will be a third “Origins” volume which will covering songs by artists who influenced him. He will once again work with Brown on the project, which is tentatively due in 2025.
Frehley, who co-founded KISS in 1973, left KISS twice — in 1982 and again in 2002. When all four original KISS members concurrently released solo records in September 1978, Ace’s LP was the most successful, yielding the top 20 single “New York Groove”.
