I was surprised and saddened today to learn that the founding Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has died, apparently from injuries he sustained in a fall in his studio.
I got to know Ace when he came to Power Station back in the early 80s to work on a demo project with my boss and mentor Tony Bongiovi; I did some engineering on the sessions. (I don’t think the record ever came out.)
I remember Ace as being a great guy to hang out with — very smart, and very funny. I recall, for example, asking him at one point, a while into the project, whether he had made a deal yet with a record label to release it.
“Oh sure,” he said. “I could sign with anybody I please.”
After a pause, he added: “I just hope I please somebody soon!”
Rest in peace, Ace.
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That’s sad. I remember the pull out guns from the record cover. Wish I still had it.
Chris
Who?
Whippersnapper.