KISS Guitarist Passes At 74
Original guitarist and found member of KISS, Ace Frehley aka ‘The Spaceman’, died yesterday at the age of 74. He’d suffered a fall a few weeks ago and was on life support. His family made the difficult decision to pull the plug October 16. Bandmates Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons remembered their former bandmate as a “rock soldier.”
“We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history,” the duo said. “He is and will always be a part of KISS’s legacy. “Our thoughts are with Jeanette, Monique and all those who loved him, including our fans around the world.”
Bruce Kulick played guitar with the band from 1984 to 1996 and posted a tribute:
The Kennedy Center also paid homage to Frehley, who was set to be recognized along with Stanley, Simmons and Peter Criss at the 48th Kennedy Center Honors later this year.