What a prick, I wish I didn't meet him.
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data1010 — 20 years ago(December 22, 2005 07:46 AM)
Some of the greatest musicians have turned out to be jerks. And I say so what. Buddy Rich was genuine evil to the college students he would get to play his gigs. And Frank Sinatra would probably step on you to even look at you but so what?
These guys gave us a great gift. Even Mozart was said to be a jerk. Big deal.
If Ace was mean to this dude, maybe the dude deserved, maybe not, I dont care, doesnt change my opinion of him or the contributions he made to rock and roll.
Also..for what it is worth, back in my college days, I met Phil Ehart the Drummer for Kansas and Ed Shaughnessy, (The Tonight Show drummer-during Johnny Carson's reign). Both those guys were great.
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tony_8184 — 20 years ago(December 30, 2005 08:46 AM)
Look I dont mean to be a jackass but if this a board for ace frehley dont go bad mouthing the guy hes a nice guy cause if he wasent dimebag darrell wouldnt haev looked up to him adn believe it or not ace frehley is my hero and the reason I got into guitar when i first saw him in kiss when i was 5. I used tolook at him and want to get painted up as him i wanted to be gene simmons ause I ave a long tounge but and then. Ace was awesome with his gibson les paul les paul's are like my favorite guitar and you know i respect this man so does dave the snake saboand you know hes basically what made kiss what they are.
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sithlordvader14 — 20 years ago(December 30, 2005 04:24 PM)
i don't get why people hate ace. but, even though he is perhaps one of the greatest guitarists, he is a big screw up with the drugs and the alcohol. if you don't believe me, just look at recent pics of him and read KISS and make-up
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tony_8184 — 20 years ago(December 31, 2005 08:48 AM)
but who isnt everybody was back then look at jimi hendrix and jim morrison and by the way im only 15 I dont got my screename so I use my brothers any way the thing tbhat is amazing about these people that use drugs they make there living to write songs it works gets the job done and youknowi dont care if you do I will still respect you.
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frehley1976 — 20 years ago(January 24, 2006 09:25 AM)
IM A ROCK PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE HUGEST KISS FAN, WHEN I EVER WONDER WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE HES ALWAYS WEARING ACES MAKEUP..HAHHA
I HAVE MEET HIM SEVERAL TIMES, HUNG OUT AND PARTIED WITH HIM AND RICHIE AND CARL. I AHEV SEEN BOTH SIDES OF ACE IVE SEEN HIM BE THE BIGGEST PRICK AND IVE SEEN HIM BE SO COOL I WAS JELLOUS. I THINK THIS GUY JUST COUGHT HIM AT A BAD TIME. TRY TO SEE IT FROM HIS SHOES, ALWAYS BEING ASKED FOR AUTOGRAPHS OR POSING FOR PICTURES, ITS A HASSLE. NO PRIVACY WHATS SO EVER.
WELL I WAS SHOOTING ACE AT NEW YORK STEEL THE CONCERT FOR THE FIREMEN AND POLICE OFFICERS FOR 911. I WAS HANGING OUT BACK STAGE AND ACE SAID COME WITH US, SO MY FRIEND AND I FOLLOWED HIM WE GOT INTO A CAR ,GOT TO SIT NEXT TO DORO PESCH AND HEADED UP TOWN TO THE HARD ROCK, HE WAS THROWING A AFTER PARTY, THAT I WASENT INVITED TO BUT HE ASKED US TO JOIN HIM, I WAS IM HEAVEN. I COULDNT BELIEVE I WAS HANGING WITH MY IDOL, HE BOUGHT US BEERS AND TOLD US TO ORDER WHAT EVER WE WANTED. COOLEST DAY OF MY LIFE. WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE ACE FREHLEYHAHAHA -
chelseaal — 18 years ago(April 27, 2007 04:30 AM)
I met Ace in November 1982 when KISS were promoting the Creatures of the Night album here in London, he was quite drunk, but still very pleasant as were Gene, Paul & Eric.
I met Vinnie Vincent and he was the total opposite, a real dick.
Last November, I met Bruce Kulick who was a real gentleman, very nice and courteous to all the fans who watched him perform with his band, Union, here in England.
My mum met Gene in Coventry about 2 years ago when he was filming his Rock School programme, and took time out to visit the famous cathedral. She said he was a real gentleman and very polite and well-mannered, I had b68to explain this was a ploy Gene uses on ANY womanbut she said she didn't notice a polaroid camera! -
Zingbot_9000 — 11 years ago(May 07, 2014 11:47 AM)
I am a KISS fan. I don't take sides, but what gets me about Ace is that he says stuff like "I do it for the fans". Then I hear stories (many of them) of fans meeting him and Ace being a real jerk to them. I have heard of the 4 originals he is by far the rudest. I heard the other 3 are great with fans.
What is great about today is when someone famous is being a jerk they get bashed all over the internet and pay the consequneces. The biggest A-Holes I met are Stephen Pearcy of Ratt and the Honkey Tonk Man (Wrestler). Was disappointed in Eddie Money also. Some musicians are nice to the chicks but to the male fans they are jerks. Eddie is one of those. The other two were jerks. To a poster from earlier I did meet George Lynch and he was fine to me.
And don't give me the "You can not bash Ace on this board". This is not his personal board. This is a board about Ace.
All this being said I wish Ace nothing but the best. I never met him.
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jefgg — 11 years ago(May 09, 2014 09:24 AM)
Stephen Pearcy of RATT seems like a douche. He can't even fake being nice for the cameras.
I heard most pro wrestlers are very friendly to their fans. My bro knew the late Swede Hanson. With all due respect, he was a jobber but still a super nice guy.
I have met dozens of celebrities, mostly b-list. Most were very pleasant. The ones that stood out are Lenny Kravitz, Queen Latifah, Paul Rodgers and the late Steve Clark from Def Leppard. The only four a-holes were Ace Frehley, Steve Miller, Johnny Rotten and movie critic Rex Reed. At least I got funny stories from meeting the celebrity a-holes.
I heard from several people that Peter Criss is a bigger a-hole than Ace. I have heard mixed things about Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. I heard they are usually very personable. It must be tough being that famous and people constantly wanting to speak with you. My bro once met Roberta Flack at a pharmacy buying Preparation H. That is when you DON'T want to be recognized. I heard Paul is usually friendly but can be aloof. I heard Gene is usually cool but can be a little arrogant. I once met Bruce Kulick. He was super nice. I don't want to meet Vinnie Vincent. That guy is a real douche. -
jefgg — 11 years ago(June 01, 2014 02:00 PM)
I know three people who met Ace. One said he was a douche, one said he was a deadbeat and the other said he is bald.
The guy who used to fix my buddy's guitar gear also did some work for Ace. Ace never had any money so he would show up with two Marshall amps saying if the guy fixed one he could keep the other one. Sometimes Ace would pay the guy with old KISS stuff.
My ex-girlfriend saw Ace at a solo gig in Philly in the early '90s. He showed up late and really drunk and high. He made a statement that he wasn't going to sign any autographs. He demanded the club clear out for his sound check. He insulted his band during the sound check. A fan in a wheelchair asked Ace to sign something and Ace was mean to him. His road manager then pulled Ace aside to tell him to cut the crap.
I knew a guy who once delivered a package to Ace. He was surprised that Ace was bald and not wearing his wig.
