Eric Carr reveals: "Don't print this!" What Eric thought of Paul's solo tour

In this interview excerpt from May 9, 1989, Eric Carr, KISS's second drummer, tells the interviewer not to print how he really feels about Paul Stanley’s 1989 solo tour. Eric says Paul didn’t “break any new ground” on the tour and Paul now has a new appreciation for being in KISS.
The video features photos of Eric along with captions that relate the photos to audio excerpts from his interview.
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[@nostalgiajim]

I love(d) Eric Carr because of stuff like this. Eric was real and the fans knew it.

[@Grodd70]

Eric was an amazing drummer and when I saw them after a concert, he spent a some time meeting fans. Genuine nice guy. RIP Thunder Fox 🦊

[@ericcarrrevealed]

He really enjoyed meeting fans. In many ways he was more in tune with the fans than Paul and Gene.

[@Mike-nh2ml]

Saw Kiss in November 1990 one of his very last shows he was fucking incredible !!! Very blessed I saw Eric Carr RIP

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

​@Mike-nh2ml I saw them.twice on that tour on back to back nighrs. You're right, Eric was incredible

[@jennybh08]

I met Eric in Greensboro, NC in ‘90 before the show. He was ULTRA COOL!! There were loads of people in the room and of course loads of half naked chickies. But he spent nearly the entire time (around 35-40 minutes) talking to me and my nephew. That was a great night for sure!! Eric was coolest by far!!!!

[@robertchutonogbanua2564]

Eric Carr was a great soul...just a genuine and sincere person. What he's saying here about Paul's solo tour is completely on point. If Paul was trying to see if he could make it as a solo artist without KISS, then he would have played completely new material. That set-list was basically a KISS concert with a few deeper cuts.

[@jttanner28]

Ty for recapping the interview…

[@ericcarrrevealed]

You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying the videos. There are plenty more where these came from

[@carolynrebeccadick3907]

Rest In Peace Eric Carr forever our heart ❤️

[@66balsam]

Paul’s show in Toronto was just insane! Wall to wall people, was a crazy night

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Hey, I was at the Toronto show. You're right, Rock and Roll Heaven was packed that night. That was a fantastic venue with great bands every week

[@stevenjones9364]

I was at what I believe to be the last show of the tour, Hollywood, Ca. Eric and Gene were in attendance. I think Eric's assessment of the tour was spot on. I know my friends and I, all KISS fans, went because it was a chance to see Paul in a smaller venue. We had no idea what to expect but were very happy to hear songs from his solo album and KISS songs that hadn't been played in a long while. However we were bummed that Gene and Eric didn't sit in with the band for encores. I always felt Paul did the tour because there was down time and he wanted to get out and play some music. Secondly was to light a fire under Gene.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

That would make sense that Eric and Gene were there as they were cutting demos with Tommy Thayer for the Hot in the Shade album in LA at the time. I don't know if it lit a fire under Gene. I don't think he made KISS a priority until the reunion tour. Well, maybe Revenge, but he was still doing other stuff

[@gregsuperguitarsawnick4653]

You are absolutely correct.

[@mattbrood1]

Nothing he says here is really that bad. He's actually pretty spot on

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

only negative per se was the comment about the dismal attendance at some of the shows. that's an ego-busting thing per se.

[@rufus231]

@@LadyFairChildVideo per se.

[@blackratsnakes]

Saw Paul in Wilkes Barre, PA on this tour. Warrant was supposed to open up for him but everything was running late so they never got to play. Jani Lane apologized to the crowd and then Paul came on. Loved hearing his '78 solo stuff live.

[@PaulJamesCaidenTHESPIRITSIDE]

Eric Carr was a genuinely, nice guy! I had the pleasure of meeting and knowing the family back in the mid 80's up into the early 2000s... And the Paul and Gene stories ranged from insane to hilarious! They were not easy guys to work with by any means. Eric confirmed many of the things Ace and Peter have always said and Paul and Gene deny to this day; big egos, controlling as hell, money hungery and manic at times! Did you know that on Hot in the Shade, they wouldn't even let Eric write and sing his own song. It had to be a song that they wrote or co-wrote and then told him how to sing and perform it? His first vocals on a kiss album, and they controlled every aspect of it. He was thrilled to have a song, but he was a little bummed out they wouldn't let him sing one of his own, and Eric had some great material. I think Paul and Gene were always afraid that someone might outshine them in some way or steal they're precious limelight... Sad! And as much as Paul and Gene tell this great tale of how they loved Eric and were there for him through his illness and after his passing, the family tells a bit of a different story. They were more concerned with moving on and finishing the Revenge album, Eric was kind of marginalized and felt pretty horrific about their treatment towards him, and even his future in Kiss if he had made a full recovery.. It definitely didn't sound like Paul and Gene where the brothers in arms they made themselves out to be.. Their career and financial future was always put first before anything or anyone else. And after Eric's passing the Caravello family was long forgotten, even after the passing of his mother years later. They were some of the nicest people you would ever want to meet, but Paul and Gene overlooked them for dollar signs.. Paul now says that he has regrets about the way he treated Eric during his illness.. I hope that's true and not just another way of covering his A$$ to save face like just about everything else that comes out of his mouth about the shadowy past of Kiss. Sorry for the long reply, this little snippet just brought back a lot of memories..

[@benedictdonald4338]

Eisen is a loathsome, foul creature.

[@derekfraser7397]

I have a friend who played in a Kiss tribute band for many years. He knows Paul Stanley's sister, I forget her name, but she told my pal the real truth about the starchild. Don't believe all that Paul said in his autobiography.

[@scottduncan3839]

Totally agree with all you've said here, loved Eric

[@dragomak9394]

hot in the shade wasn't erics first time singing he first sang under the rose then beth then little ceasar

[@dragomak9394]

also little caesar was a demo it's just him and bruce playing all that was done was recording but overall the sound is from a demo

[@jimilove7773]

Saw Paul tour and crazy nights....Paul's tour blew crazy night s away!

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I agree! I saw the CN tour and Paul's solo tour. Paul felt invested and interested during the solo tour. On the CN tour I felt like he was just playing a role and wasn't engaged

[@chrisoakley5830]

It's so terrible that Eric was scared of Paul hearing this interview, after 10 years of being in Kiss he should have been able to say anything he wanted, but he was still being treated as a mere employee. This just confirms the bad things that we've heard over the years about Gene and Paul.

[@BaronVonBielski]

It was actually pretty insensitive of Eric giving this type of of interview basically slagging his co-worker by saying it really wasn’t a solo tour. He certainly had nothing nice to say and if he did compliment him it was in a way that also was insulting. Saying he sounded better than he has in awhile (compliment) because he was actually singing which alludes to saying he hasn’t been actually singing on KISS’ latest tours. It’s been said that Eric badly wanted to play on the solo tour, but he basically says people only came to hear KISS songs and he didn’t break any new ground. Well then that would of been doubly so had Eric Carr been his drummer. The reason he didn’t want it printed was because it was some pretty disloyal content. It would have offended me.

[@MrRicardVanNordstram]

Gene was not to blame, I think. Throughout the years, I've heard that contrary to popular belief, Gene is truly a really nice guy and an absolute gentleman and I've heard that Paul is, as educated and intelligent as he comes off, kind of a jerk who wouldn't let anyone to mess with him. It's funny because I always thought that Gene was the jerk and Paul was the nice guy.

[@chrisoakley5830]

@@MrRicardVanNordstram You are probably right, Peter Criss said many times that Gene was a very decent person, but advised people not to turn their back to Paul or else you might just get stabbed in the back.

[@zachary_attackery]

When he saw the show in New York, he told Eric Singer "you're the guy they're gonna get to replace me". He knew they were gonna kick him out of the band when this solo tour started

[@danielc1978]

@@BaronVonBielski Some true points...it seems disingenuous when after every critiicsm one makes, it's followed up with repetitive "Don't print this!" We're all human; it's fairly well known that Eric was a good guy, but also had some insecurities (as well as Paul, for that matter).....

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

And actually when KISS was looking for a replacement for Eric after his death, Eric Singer's name was always mentioned yet Paul denied having heard of him before. Paul, you are such a classy guy.

[@josephrusso7069]

I wish Eric was still with us.

[@rticle15]

Nobody was more instrumental to the survival of Kiss than Paul.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

So true. Gene was not fully engaged with KISS from 1979 until the reunion in 1996

[@subg8858]

Obviously

[@messi8921]

Vinnie and Eric*

[@rticle15]

@@messi8921yes, those are two guys who were in Kiss.

[@messi8921]

@@rticle15 👍

[@jemstar3388]

Remember listening to this interview on KZbin awhile ago, Eric is much more open here about Paul Stanley and I remember from the full version of this interview Eric mentioned the band Hari Kari that he was managing for a bit.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

This interview is from 1989, so he was no longer working with Hari Kari by that point. From what I understand, Eric came back from the European Crazy Nights tour and found out that Hari Kari began working with someone else while he was on tour. Eric ended his relationship with Hari Kari and also split up with his girlfriend, Charisse, who was the bassist and sometime lead singer. Sometime in early 1989, he reconnected with Carrie Stevens, who Eric met in November of 1987 at the beginning of the Crazy Nights tour.

[@dragonfly1694]

@@ericcarrrevealed I thought Eric ended his association with Hari Kari because he broke up with Charisse Texeira when Carrie Stevens came back on the scene, not the other way around. Eric was on tour with KISS when HARI KARI recorded their 2nd '89 demo & had no hand in it's production, apart from helping finance the studio sessions booked prior to him going on the '89 tour, which is when he & Carrie reconnected. But HARI KARI were not able to secure a record deal & Eric's management Streetgang Productions ended their association with the band when Eric broke up from his relationship with bassist Charisse after the '89 'Hot In The Shade' tour, not the previous 'Crazy Nights' tour you mentioned. Hari Kari then signed to another management for a brief period but the band split not long after. Eric's analysis of Paul's solo tour is correct, Stanley simply went out solo while riding the coat-tails of the KISS legacy to appease his ego as well as send a cryptic message to a constantly missing-in-action Gene with all his Hollywood & record label distractions, that Paul was willing to go out on the road without him. He would take Eric & Gene's criticisms to heart & remedy this for his next eventual solo tour decades later in 2016, backed by a lacklustre solo album of all-new original material in 'Live To Win'. Unfortunately Paul's 1st solo tour would prove to be fatal for Eric Carr's position in Kiss, as it essentially became Eric Singer's Kiss audition to replace him, & the way Kiss mishandled his illness was both tragic & immoral. Long live the Fox

[@jemstar3388]

@@dragonfly1694Yeah Eric and Charisse broke up for good around 89 and also this is when Carrie reunited with Eric. I believe Eric knew the writing was on the wall in regards to Eric Singer and it did come true eventually.

[@dereknovaes4217]

Saw the Paul Stanley show in Oakland, The Omni(RIP)…and Eric is right, its was us Kiss fans wanting to see Paul play the songs that he wanted to play and his solo stuff!

[@Playitstraight44]

You could definitely tell there was a divide between him and Paul as mentioned in other books at this time. I think he felt pretty slighted that Paul did not tap him to do the tour with him, which reasons since all Paul was doing was his KISS work and solo album from KISS.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

From what I understand, Paul and Eric were never "buddies" like Eric and Gene were. Yes, Eric wanted to go out on tour with Paul, but Paul wanted a clean break from KISS for his solo tour. If Eric went on the tour, it would be like half of KISS stayed home and the other half went on tour. I think Eric was unhappy about not joining the tour, which just made the relationship between to two a bit more tense.

[@Playitstraight44]

@@ericcarrrevealed Agreed. I do think had Eric survived this cancer he would have left KISS, because I think he had enough with Paul holding him back and not letting him express himself. A familiar theme throughout the band with other members.

[@subg8858]

I think this is just an honest assessment. Looking way to deep into this he obviously cared about Paul and Kiss

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

​@@Playitstraight44- Even if Eric beat the cancer and went back to KISS, he'd have been fired due to the reunion of the band. And Eric couldn't wear Peter's makeup because back in the day, Eric was the Fox. Gene and especially Paul wanted the original lineup. Eric could have teamed up with Bruce and started a new band. And they'd be even more than talented than the KISS lineup with Eric and Tommy. I never went to any concert for the visual stimulation. It was always the music. KISS is now nothing more than a traveling musical Independence Day show. Very sad way to end a career.

[@Playitstraight44]

@@stanleybroniszewsky8538 I believe every word you said. I haven't seen the band live since their original farewell in 2000. You know Tommy and Eric always justify their decision to wear the makeup because they said anyone else would and that its no big deal. I'll tell you the difference. Ace and Peter made that makeup famous while they were splitting $10 a week with the other band members... for YEARS. So its always going to be apples and oranges between them and the fill ins. They got to park themselves with a nice paycheck from day one. NOT THE SAME. With regards to Eric. He was a great drummer who has cemented his place securely in the band's history, whether Paul and Gene like it or not.

[@waynesepcot9902]

I was at the show at the House of Blues Chicago where they recorded the dvd of the tour. It was a good show

[@ChikaraUTube]

Wrong tour, LOL. Paul did 2 solo tours, in 1989 and 2006. Only the 2nd tour had a DVD. Eric wasn't alive then.

[@jameslanclos568]

"I promise! I won't print it !!!"🚫🖨I'll put it on my podcast !!!🎙

[@whitecloud_94]

Eric knew his time in the band was ending soon so he had nothing to lose by saying these things. And everything he said was all true.

[@BatmanFan2274]

Eric was right instead of doing KISS related material for his solo tour he should have put out new music and did his solo tour like did with Live To Win.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Unfortunately, I don't think he had time to write and cut a solo album before hitting the road.

[@gordon9177]

@@ericcarrrevealed I'm sure in the KISS contracts, they had to put out another KISS album within a certain time frame and the $ to make it that solo album, & I'm sure Paul would've had to tour for it to make the $ back.

[@BatmanFan2274]

@@ericcarrrevealed He definitely would have had the time after the Crazy Nights tour and with songs leftover from the album he could have done it within 2 months before the tour and went out

[@charlesbronson4282]

Well...the new cuts from Smashes and Crazy Nights were basically a Paul "solo" venture

[@Chrisdrumz]

Saw Paul at LAMOUR'S in Brooklyn on his solo tour and it was quite a good show.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Yup, I saw Paul's tour as well, and I enjoyed it too. I liked the setlist and it was great to hear songs from this 1978 solo album

[@MissAlphaba]

I was there, too! 🤘😺 Actually became a huge Warrant fan after they opened that show and I bought their album the next day. Funny moment of the night was being next to Jani Lane as he was attempting to get his jacket out of coat check...I was like, "Ummmmm....weren't you just on stage a couple of hours ago????" 😹 May he, and Eric (the love of my life), rest in peace. ❤

[@logun24x7]

"Paul performed better then he did in years ...HE WAS ACTUALLY SINGING" ...LOL

[@3hooks781]

Which means he wasn't running around out of breath like he would usually do in KISS especially when other people would take lead vocal. FOr the solo tour he was front and center on that mic the whole show.

[@grahamyoung3433]

Meant he wasn't singing to a tape coming out of the PA.

[@trusso11783]

“I won’t print it but I will post the audio for the world to hear after you’re dead”. Nice.

[@fortyseven1832]

Its Been 30 years I think it's okay at this point

[@rickplasch4635]

Everything he said was true and none of it was really insulting he gave him his credit

[@Angel_Silver]

That’s shady as hell.

[@stevenrobertson3010]

But we printed it. Carr gets o respect from band members or fans

[@bigbobbitchinii123]

Syncin Stan gives a shit. Why do you? Eric only cared because he didn't want Paula scolding him.

[@David-wf4ev]

Paul and Gene really did Eric dirty.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Part of the problem was it was G&P's names on the record contract, not Eric's. He was only an employee, and as we found out, all KISS employees are replaceable.

[@fig1115]

@@ericcarrrevealed i personally would have never done to an employee what they did to Eric ,and that's even if i never liked that employee. we know who controls kiss ,and we also know those people are not remotely concerned with the fears of a dying man that had served them loyally for a decade on relatively poor wages . they didn't have to do what they did ,they could have used any number of drummers until Eric died but it was convenient to use singer ,it like just one clean shot on Stanley chin for doing that .

[@David-wf4ev]

I know Ace and Eric worked on some things like breakout and I'm sure they have a lot of recordings of Ace and Eric jamming together. I'd love to hear that stuff. 🤘🔥🥁

[@gregsuperguitarsawnick4653]

I saw the Paul Stanley solo tour at the Ritz in Roseville Michigan. It was packed, I had a blast. He and the band sounded great. Since that time I have seen alot of lead singers from some pretty big bands from the eighties go out and try to do the same thing. But they are not the same. Alot of them didn't write the songs they are singing, like Paul can say he did. And he is the one that sings them with his band KISS. They usually sound like shit. Paul Stanley knows how to sing, especially back then. Plus their was a limited number of tickets available for those shows. I loved it back then and he was the only one keeping KISS together at that time. He needed the break from KISS, for whatever the reason may have been. Love ya! Keep Rockin '!

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I agree with you on many points. I saw Paul's 1989 solo tour and really enjoyed it. I didn't understand why he did Communication Breakdown, but like he played songs from his 1978 solo album and some KISS song we hadn't heard in a long time. Gene basically checked out of KISS in the late 70s when he discovered the "power" of Hollywood. By the early 80s he had no interest in KIS beyond using it as a money machine and getting laid on tour. KISS would have died in the 80s if it wasn't for Paul

[@gregsuperguitarsawnick4653]

@@ericcarrrevealed He played Communication Breakdown, because of the Communication Breakdown in KISS, mainly Gene, his brother from another mother! Lol thanks for the reply.

[@urberstud]

I was there too. Warrent opened up. Good times

[@gregsuperguitarsawnick4653]

@@urberstud Sorry. I am not aware of Warrant being there that night.

[@REMBRANTTUBE]

They definitely were because they opened the show that I was at: The West Hartford Agora Ballroom In Connecticut! Warrant totally Rocked!! And, they weren’t all glam at this point! They were dressed in leather biker jackets! It was a great show!

[@subg8858]

“Don’t print this” famous last words

[@chrislestermusic]

It’s lame that agreement wasn’t honored.

[@jimmiepiranah]

Did this ever make to print? Or did the interviewer, 'disappear' before it could make it to print?

[@salemstone]

@@chrislestermusic At this point, it does nothing to harm anyone involved, which is surely what Eric was concerned with at the time.

[@johnNYjets12]

When Eric says " he was actually singing", I wonder what he meant🎸🎸🎸😉

[@batmanz62]

WE know exactly what he meant ( Milli Vanilli)

[@larrylemons9058]

PAUL Hurt ERIC'S Filling 's By Not Letting Him Be The Drummer For His Solo Tour Them When KISS Got Ready For The HOT IN THE SHADE TOUR PAUL Said There Will Not Be A Drum Solo Drum Solo's Are For Going To The Bathroom This Made ERIC Mad Those Hurt Feelings Never Really Got Fixed ERIC CARR Deserves Better RESPECT!! We Miss You R.I.P.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

True, but it was KISS's manager, Larry Mazer, who said he didn't like drum solos and cut it from the Hot in the Shade set list. It didn't help that Little Caesar was also cut form the setlist. All solos (guitar, bass, and drums) were also cut for the Monsters of Rock tour (summer 1988), but Eric's drum solo was brought back by the end of the tour. From what I understand, Eric blamed Paul for cutting his drum solo from the MOR tour

[@superdave452]

@@ericcarrrevealed I went to the Hot in the shade tour with two of my best friends. We were all heart broken when Eric and Bruce didnt do solo's. Pretty sure the entire crowd was really. We were getting excited and thinking...Eric is gonna do his solo at any moment now. We left the show confused and disappointed and thought maybe the show was cut short for some reason we didnt know about. I thought for a long time that I only got to see half of a KISS show on the HITS tour because of that and was bitter about it ESPECIALLY since it was the last time I got to see Eric Carr live. Still am pretty bitter about it honestly lol

[@BaronVonBielski]

Drum solos are boring. Guitar solos are boring, extended ones. It’s not about stroking band member egos. It’s what’s best for the fans.

[@KISStorianBrothers]

Interesting clip, thanks for sharing!!

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Glad you like it. There are plenty more where that came from!

[@glenndavis1665]

Is Ace interviewing him lol

[@aboutagirlnamedjessie]

Absolutely came here to ask the same thing!!

[@philmccracken7520]

I seen paul solo tour at Newark Del. stone balloon . Band was good but it wasn't kiss and ironic the news paper written a article about Paul Stanley and his solo tour and it listed Paul as EX-Kiss Member ! lol . Love Eric Carr !

[@stevew6910]

Paul may have had motives we dont know about. I have never heard Paul talk about it, But I have heard Paul say he felt that only he was keeping Kiss together, Gene was playing Hollywood

[@ericcarrrevealed]

For sure! Paul never really spoke about the tour, except to say he wanted to do something different

[@MetalSalvation]

I seem to recall reading somewhere that one of the reasons Paul did it was to spook Gene into being more involved with KISS again. Maybe it was in the Kisstory book that I read it, I can't remember.

[@berniecasey7592]

I Loved and Adored Eric Carr and Paul Stanley - Im sorry we lost Eric cause Paul turned into this vile person which makes me sorry I bought half of my KISS stuff years later - Well gratefully no More - Miss you Eric KISS sucks without you.

[@budgiemcleod4443]

It's a shame that Paul and Eric didn't like each other in the end.

[@spaceman87186]

Eric sensed his job in kiss might be up in this period they were hardly talking and he said singer would be the next drummer in kiss in some fanzine.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I don't think Paul and Eric were best friends, but they worked well together. My understanding is Eric was not talking to Paul during the first several months of the HITS tour. I cannot find any record of them not speaking prior to that.

[@annielanham-vn2ov]

Nothing wrong with what he said... it's true

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Yeah, it was a bit .... bright. But so was most of hair metal at the time. Just look at Motley Crue on the Theatre of Pain front cover.

[@robsalsa71]

I saw Paul Solo...I grabbed a Dunlop pick of his guitar...he felt bad for me the white picks were autographed.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I got a white pick. Only about six people were in front of me from the stage. At one point I looked down on the floor and there was a white pick. I put my foot on it so no one else would see it and then picked it up. That wasn't easy with the mass of people behind me

[@OceanbornAngel]

Eric Carr knew that Eric Singer was going to replace him after Paul was impressed by Singer during his solo tour. I man seriously...unlike Eric Carr Eric Singer was more a follower who did as Paul instructed, as opposed to Eric Carr who wanted to do his own stuff by the late 80's. Really sucks tat Eric Carr got such a freakishly rare cancer. What the future would have been like if we still had Eric Carr? Miss the guy as a fan of his talent completely. I just know that career ruining intel that Ace has on Gene and Paul is related to the mistreatment of Eric Carr towards the end of his KISS career when Eric Singer came into the picture before the terminal cancer diagnosis.

[@grahamyoung3433]

'He was actually singing' 🤣🤣🤣

[@MetalSalvation]

It's a shame Paul didn't do a solo record with that band back then, they were sounding really good live.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I don't think he had time. KISS finished Crazy Night tour in October and the band made a few TV appearances to promote Smashes. Paul's tour went from Feb to April and by April Gene, Eric, and Tommy Thayer were cutting demos for the new KISS album. Nonetheless, cutting new songs with the tour band would have sounded fantastic

[@christiancamarre9800]

He did do a record it's called "live to win".. Maybe because we don't hear any tracks off of it it wasn't that great it was just him Out on his own wanting to take a break from running the kiss Empire and doing his own thing I'm glad he got to do that

[@MetalSalvation]

@@christiancamarre9800 That was a different band though and a different time, and Paul's vocal abilities were beginning to dry up around then. Back in '89 his vocals were top notch and it would've been nice to hear songs like "Sword & Stone" get a proper recording.

[@Zundfolge2000]

I remember Paul doing this and -at the time- was nervous that Kiss would break up.

[@christiancamarre9800]

I'm actually pretty surprised that he sounded as positive as he did considering he was bombed out that Paul didn't pick him to go out as his drummer.. Still it's sad to see his trust betrayed all these years later shouldn't matter that he's passed on the point is this wasn't supposed to see the light of day but again words mean nothing to anybody anymore just a bunch of drama queens

[@subg8858]

Well I seriously doubt anyone is mad at the memory of Eric Carr over this. At some point these things become historical

[@chrislestermusic]

He said it multiple times that he didn’t want it printed. This person betrayed that. Eric’s death shouldn’t change anything, in my opinion. Out of a whole interview this is the part that is released here. I think the motives for releasing it are clear.

[@mkp3824]

I remember this tour! Lol!

[@jameskonners8304]

In the end....Ace Frehley is the only member with a successful solo career. Ace and Eric in their own band would of been epic.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I agree! They would have created some killer songs together

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

​@@ericcarrrevealedBreakout. Though it would have been much better with Ace or Eric singing it instead of Tod Howarth

[@robby1969]

During the interview he asked for it, a few times, "don't print this".........and whatta ya know....here it is!! Talking about respect for someone who can't defend himself anymore. Eric would have hated this, I can imagine, if this saw the light of day...and yet here it is. Shamefull!

[@MissAlphaba]

I loved Eric so, so much and I totally agree, especially after multiple requests (not just one) not to make certain comments public. I hope he is haunting this Brian Radamacher dude for not honoring his wishes. At the same time, though, did the love of my life not learn anything from that journalist bitch who "promised" she wouldn't print the photos of him in the bathtub???? 😸

[@dame5372]

Eric carr and Bruce kulick both extremely talented and have class something Paul and gene lack even ace and Peter lack it

[@thekid9152]

Eric wasn’t wrong though! He was as entitled to his opinion as Paul & The rest of the band are. Eric Carr is probably the only one besides Ace & Peter who wasn’t a dick and people wanted to hear from no matter how honest he was, Paul fucked him as a member of KISS- he should’ve given him equal vote as Gene or Ace had once. But instead he was simply given a job and a car and not equal respect as the originals.

[@subg8858]

Who said he was wrong?

[@thekid9152]

@@subg8858 Paul probably did lol

[@chrisoakley5830]

I agree, Eric had been in Kiss for 10 years at this point. He should have been given the opportunity to become a partner in the band after that amount of time. Paul and Gene should have rewarded him for his hard work and dedication to the band after a decade of service.

[@sammue6349]

Facts speak for themselves.

[@ianhitman]

Paul Stanley's take on this is that Eric was jealous, insecure and wanted to be the drummer on the tour. Even in death, Stanley has to have the last word over him,

[@zachary_attackery]

Paul's solo tour is when Eric realized he was going to be kicked out of the band. Eric Singer said Carr literally said to him at the show in New York that you're the one who is gonna replace me. He was also mad that Paul was letting Singer put all kinds of crazy fills and double bass parts to the old Kiss songs because (and this comes directly from Singer) he WANTED to play the old songs like that and Gene and Paul wouldn't let him. Paul showcased how good of a drummer Singer was, but when it came to Carr, he held him back.

[@SweetPablo972]

As I read these comments, or, really, any comments about anything that has to do with KISS, I can’t help but be reminded of the SNL skit with William Shatner, where he’s addressing the Star Trek fans.

[@THETexxStarr]

Prob one of the reasons Paul treated Eric the way he did when he was dying.

[@KissRemastersFilms]

These interview segments are great, and thank you, but why not just upload the entire interview in 1 video file? Cheers.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Glad you're enjoying the interview excerpts! The entire interviews are easily found on KZbin. Each are about 45 minutes in length and are just the audio. The purpose of Eric Carr Revealed is to provide short topics that Eric speaks about along with corresponding visuals to add to the depth of information. Original interviews include a lot of "fluff" that doesn't provide any insights, such as Eric reading the weather on the radio, or the a fanzine interviewer asking questions that aren't pertinent, such as the interview asking Eric to connect with Gene and asking Gene to sign items for a giveaway. Seriously, that's what in some of these interviews. Basically, I'm cutting out parts that are a waste of time, adding the visuals, and making short videos that are easily digestible. Two to three minutes of Eric Carr interviews each week makes these interviews more accessible for most people, as opposed to investing 45 minutes

[@kevinweathers6054]

Wonder what he meant by," He was actually singing." ? Was Paul using tapes back in the 80s ?

[@ericcarrrevealed]

It's hard to tell exactly what Eric meant, but I interpret it as getting rid of the long stage raps Paul did between songs at KISS concerts. If I remember correctly, Paul didn't do that on the solo tour and instead concentrated on playing, singing, and performing

[@kevinweathers6054]

@@ericcarrrevealed You're probably more on target than I was.

[@chrisi123]

and he printed it.....

[@Music-qt3ok]

That's true that Paul was singing more on his solo tour.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Yup, not as many raps. I prefer him singing to talking lol

[@Music-qt3ok]

@@ericcarrrevealed And he wasn't running around as much.

[@erenn6476]

It's kinda funny how he kept saying please don't print this (like 4/5 different times). I'm curious as to why he was addiment about that.

[@Johnsmith-fh4mt]

Paul always mocks Ace and Peter for bombing without the kiss name behind them when he did the same and Gene or Paul as Solo artist do the same. Of the 4 Ace does the best.

[@rexbrumbelow1550]

So much for promising

[@rmartin7558]

Bob Kulick looks fruity AF in that picture! No wonder KISS didn't think he had the right image for the band.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

You mean where he is smiling because he received a platinum award? Bruce had the perfect image for the band. It was his older brother Bob (no hair) who didn't have the right image and therefore didn't win the KISS audition back in 1972

[@rmartin7558]

@@ericcarrrevealed Bob is what I said.

[@rawbarber9012]

​@@rmartin7558what pic was Bob in? I see only Bruce.

[@paddyodriscoll8648]

Eric reasoning was ridiculous. People go to see performers playing songs they know, not stuff they’ve never heard before. A test for Paul would be releasing a new album that fans could buy and fall in love with, and then touring on that material, not just touring on totally unknown music. Paul had already released a Solo album and it was amazing. He could have toured on that material alone.

[@jonkorpi6061]

❤❤❤ eric dropped ball on lip syncing in 89 😮😮😮😮😮😮😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rmartin7558]

"He was actually singing." Is Eric insinuating that Paul was lip syncing with KISS as far back as '89?!

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I don't remember him lip synching in concert back then. And the video I've seen indicate he was really sining. Perhaps Eric meant that Paul talked too much between songs

[@amess0stuff89]

He probably meant Paul was just going through the motions talk/singing. I went to a solo show back in the day and it was a blast, Paul was joking around, comfortable on stage for once.

[@rmartin7558]

@@ericcarrrevealed Perhaps he meant Paul was focusing more on the vocal aspect of the performance, not jumping around as much. It seems like with KISS he's always been more about leg kicks and silly poses than putting forth a good vocal performance. It probably contributed to the decline of his voice. If he'd have focused more on taking care of his voice and less on shaking his ass he probably wouldn't be relying so heavily on backing tracks at this point.

[@HeavilyMetalled]

So you promised you wouldn’t print it and then you went ahead and printed it. That certainly didn’t honor Eric’s wishes.

[@ShiftaelV2]

Wow Even Eric jabbing at paul for not snging WAY BACK THEN, when he actually still had a voice???

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I think Eric is talking about Paul's stage raps. What do you think? It's kinda hard to tell what he means

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

​@@ericcarrrevealedI think that's what he meant as well

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

It's crazy to think about it, how Kiss haven't really been doing any truly great music for roughly 40 years, Lick it Up being the last start to finish really good album. Going past that one and maybe Animalize, I don't think Eric liked most of those later '80s albums.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I like Animalize. Into the Fire, Heaven's on Fire, Under the Gun are all really good songs.

[@buckster2575]

I think the later 80s and up where good but can be hit or miss with people.

[@PedroLopezBeanEater]

He wasn’t wrong. A bit ungrateful, but not wrong.

[@jesuscampos8136]

Paul's soul station is crap as well 🤭

[@sixxsabre68]

And it is what it is Paul as a solo artists is what it is it would be something good but nothing outstanding in my opinion

[@herdofbuffalo]

He asked not to print it. This tape should have been destroyed

[@crisscat2006]

Paul will find the time machine, and fly back to 1989 just to get fired Eric Carr. Then Hot in the Shade would be recorded by Eric Singer, who knows

[@ericcarrrevealed]

LOL - thankfully Paul will never be able to go back in time and fire Eric

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

Wasn't most of Hot In The Shade a drum machine?

[@JamieLoop-wv4yi]

Who cares!? I was always blown away by how insecure some rockstars were. They were accepted and loved in their original bands! Why do any of the solo bs? Unless of course none of your writing ever made the albums. But if it did, why make solo albums. All those solo albums just sounded like Kiss b-sides anyways.

[@autodbcs2667]

Oh, please. Like there are rules for a tour? Eric was great but he sounds a little jealous knowing a drummer can't go out for a solo tour.

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

​@@chatsworthosbornejrIt was with Ace right?

[@petej.8676]

Thats hilarious...Pauls ego is historic...dude goes out on a SOLO TOUR and does songs from the band he left to do solo stuff..bahahahaha

[@markb6863]

That's a good point. I never thought of it that way.

[@mooch514]

I loved eric carr too...but eric was upset that paul didnt use him on this tour...felt ignored....but if paul used eric on drums....then bruce too?? Gene ? Then its kiss ? So, we need to understand that eric was a little too much with him being non original drummer in kiss

[@epicgravyfilms]

Gene was generating outside income at this time w his movies, so Paul prob saw this as some extra cash. Much needed in this era as the band was deeply in debt.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

I agree. As Eric said, Paul set up the tour to be financially rewarding

[@SepiaChild]

🗑️

[@superdave452]

Sadly Eric was naïve. Paul didn't do that tour to see if he could go on without KISS. Paul did not give up on KISS and never has. He wanted Eric Carr gone. They couldn't stand each other and Paul never wanted to go on the road or record with Eric again. They did not say one word to each other on the Hot in the shade tour, and Paul certainly wasn't about to go back into the studio with him. They didn't even speak at the God Gave Rock and Roll to you video shoot. Paul did that solo tour to break Eric Singer in. There is a reason they played nothing but KISS songs. He already knew Singer was going to replace Carr and so did Gene. By the time that tour was over most KISS fans knew who Eric Singer was and knew what a monster drummer he was. I feel bad for Eric Carr. He was side blinded and deceived by Gene as well. His remarks saying that Gene said this too or thought this too.. made my heart sink. Gene was just going along with it and agreeing with Eric. Gene knew what was going on and was totally in on it. There is no way Gene Simmons didn't know what was going on.

[@Stixin3nya]

Love Eric.lets face it Ace is the only one can solo tour without the whole Kiss shebang.

[@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737]

"He (Paul) was actually singing!" Guess Paul's been using canned tracks for decades then. His voice was incredible on KISS unplugged from 1996! Half a century of heavy touring certainly takes it's toll.

[@ericcarrrevealed]

Yeah, I noticed Eric's comment too. I think Eric means Paul was singing more as opposed to talking to the audience.

[@jaypell2.0]

Your twisting his words

[@TheTN24]

Seriously, this tour was at the height of Paul's vocal capabilities, it'd be many years and tours later before anyone could tell his voice was starting to go.

[@subg8858]

I took it to mean he was singing to his abilities rather than half assing it, but I guess I could be mistaken

[@jamielacourse7578]

Feh........another Peter Criss replacement.

[@sjs1555]

He’s pretty opinionated about someone who gave him a career.