KISS Legend Ace Frehley - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (Part 1)

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KISS Legend Ace Frehley sits down with Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann to set the record straight with a game of 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?'. Stay tuned for Part 2!
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[@bartlett454]

Ace is probably the most honest of the KISS members.

[@MegaChorro123]

Bartlett Mk yea him and Criss

[@hannahburton3415]

MegaChorro123 nah criss is full of lies, you can find that out by most people who knew him that commented on his book, who really have no reason to lie.

[@lauri.lyijymaali]

Have you ever listened or read Paul's book?

[@robinlove2729]

Bartlett Mk this is Absolutely True!!

[@jecos1966]

@@lauri.lyijymaali Yeah there most shit in his book than Toilet could handle

[@tommyt1971]

Ace’s laugh ain’t changed his whole life. Puts on a damn good solo show too.

[@sspbrazil]

I’ve never been a fan of KISS, but Ace was by far the best part of that band, such a down to earth and honest dude.

[@SwollenGoat68]

Ace is so down to earth and personable, pretty much the opposite of Gene Simmons.

[@Fritha71]

I'd also say the opposite of Paul Stanley.

[@D347H2]

***** everyone is the opposite of Paul lol

[@EricJaegerMusic]

+Fritha71 paul is very down to earth, wtf?

[@Fritha71]

Go Rilla Yeah, Paul Frehley is a god, the fake Paul is an obnoxious poser. Paul Frehley is also such a nice guy that he agreed on having Stanley guest on his next album, despite all the #€ %& thrown at him by Stanley in the last couple of years. Ace all the way! He's the real deal.

[@dreiecknichtvergessen]

+Fritha71 You don't know what really happened between them, There's pauls story and there's aces story, but I think the truth lies somewhere between.. but i could also imagine that ace has done a lot of shit

[@joeyclemenza7339]

that laugh, man.... that laugh would warm the heart of even the most hardened metal head. the working-man's guitar hero. ace is a legend!!!!

[@microwavedmetal]

not paul and gene unfortunately

[@leokimvideo]

Ace, the only real rock star in Kiss.

[@CanIgetsubscriberswithvi-ol9be]

So Eric Carr is a joke to you huh

[@adriandabarber3996]

Ace is the man! love the other members too :D

[@axlsixx4679]

@@CanIgetsubscriberswithvi-ol9be He never said that

[@dominickcruces9077]

@Chris Stanley anyone but gene and Paul they’re business men not rockstars

[@dominickcruces9077]

@Chris Stanley years ago but those guys are the opposite of rockstars now posers

[@relentlessrescue260]

The man with the most successful KISS solo album right here👍🏼

[@DrGreg007]

His solo efforts were always very impressive. I have a few of his Solo CD's, one of them is live

[@MrDuneedon]

His 1978 solo album, his first, is probably still his best -- that said, his 2018 album, 'Spaceman,' is REALLY good!

[@azach5288]

Gene always said his was the best selling of the solo albums! lol

[@KevinVanRillaer]

You've got to love this man's laugh :D

[@marial.rapaglia4041]

does his voice & his laugh sound like 1 of the 3 stooges called curly? 😎👍👍

[@wickedcurve]

That is badass Ace still has that same pendant he wore on KISS' first album cover!

[@TheDragontee44]

He still got that laugh...

[@ballyman12]

Ace best laugh ever

[@depaola63]

+J bLACK ...." Ya know"

[@robertlilly9473]

His laugh is kool right on Ace!

[@Alfie871]

Ace Frehley seems like a cool guy to hang out with.

[@gwynnthefam2864]

ACE IS AWESOME TO HANG WITH YOU CAN TELL BY HIS LAID BACK CALM AND COLLECTIVE HAPPY GO LUCKY PERSONALITY ACE IS AN AWESOME GUY !!!!

[@gamma21285]

@@gwynnthefam2864 YEAHHH!!!!! CAPS LOCK BABY!!!

[@luvittodeath7031]

So does Axl Rose. Gonna get some hate here, but all those videos of Axl being angry are him being overwhelmed.

[@Scared390]

He is hilarious what you see is what you get .

[@EKNYR]

@@luvittodeath7031 I'm sure he's also mellowed out considerably. Axl was an asshole, but he also has apologized many times... mixed bag really

[@yankees4ever504]

If ONLY Gene Simmons would admit that Ace is the COOLEST member of KISS. Always has been, always will be. KISS fan and collector since 1976.

[@kevcatnip7589]

They broke trust and families cant forget

[@Good-Win2015]

I think this guy is the most loved one out of Kiss

[@moxy187]

Yep

[@newdamage5945]

Hell yeah

[@roxannemoser]

Absolutely

[@ol4037]

Ace lived up to the nickname "SPACEMAN". He blew everyone out of the stratosphere. Still does, too.

[@maija2122]

I'm little late but he definitely is, as he SHOULD be

[@marklchapman2785]

He is the most honest talented part of kiss I’ve known Ace for many years Not only is he transparent but he is a dam good friend and the best of kiss

[@DrGreg007]

Most definitely he is the most talented member of Kiss. I've been a big fan since day one

[@YouDummy]

I love that you started out Ace on the easy questions. "What is your name?"

[@thesheerimplication9976]

+Peter Larson specifically slipping and sliding, drinking and driving

[@TheLarryburns84]

+hunter smith he's been brought close to hell (bitchin ' lead)

[@Infenestrato]

What is your quest?

[@Infenestrato]

What is your favourite colour?

[@deanmccaskill5495]

+Migy blue !!! No! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@DiamondStar82]

I'd love to sit down and hear the stories this man has to tell. Seems so down to earth.

[@davidphillips7407]

ACE was great in this interview! He gave him eye contact the entire time. Unlike Gene who didn’t when he was interviewed.

[@pipn9090]

The Only Reason i listen to kiss is to hear Ace's kick ass guitar.

[@r.josephgrundy1706]

I'm watching this for the 1st time, but I've seen several interviews with Ace. He seems to be a pretty down to earth type guy. Very easy to talk to. No ego, from what I can sense.

[@jessvolina6007]

He meant the Wanderers. The Ducky Boys were a 1950's Bronx gang and shown heavily in the movie. Warriors is 1979 Coney Island-Bronx and back.

[@0623kaboom]

no he meant the ducky boys ... as the gang he was in ... the warriors (not wanderers) were the gang the rest were after

[@keithkachnovich2863]

He means 2 different movies

[@ol4037]

@@0623kaboom The Wanderers (1979): "The Wanderers are an Italian-American gang vying for respect on the streets of the Bronx in 1963. Between rumbles with rivals such as *the Ducky Boys* and the Fordham Baldies, the group of toughs learn some difficult lessons about life -- and love. "

[@DEEAD666]

Yes, the Ducky Boys are featured in “The Wanderers”.

[@onerandombruh]

Then you realize: you are so much badass in order to have a gang name like "Ducky Boys" and not sound like a complete stupid.

[@darrenthiessen7532]

Ace hasn't forgot where he's from. The streets teach.

[@onerandombruh]

So true, man.

[@stevenzwier8974]

Ace is my favorite

[@macdaddymandalorian7305]

ace is best member ever

[@techtonicspaceman]

"Hi this is Ace Frehley!" "I'm here with Ace Freeley"

[@onerandombruh]

It always happens...

[@VmShpman82]

Ace is so cool . He's awsome. Nothing beats the original Ace . So far, to date, I never got to see Ace perform with the original members. I did get to meet him an autograph signing at a music store in Detroit during his first Comets Tour.

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

That laugh! The Tom Snyder interview is claasic!

[@onerandombruh]

"Tell me about it!!"

[@Hatemoth]

I love Ace, he’s amazing.

[@jacinto1477]

Ace was like 90% the reason why people listened to kiss in the first place.

[@PinkyJujubean]

From what I've seen he's the one most likely to be people's favorite member of the band

[@mitsurikanroji9548]

@@PinkyJujubeani think paul stanley

[@PinkyJujubean]

@@mitsurikanroji9548 I'd say he's number three. Ace is the most popular among other musicians and kiss fans. But in the mainstream Gene is the most popular and well known. Either way we can all agree that Peter is #4 lol

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

They often had other people play Ace’s solos on the records. He only wrote like two songs. I would say your comment is false.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

@@PinkyJujubeanPaul was the creative engine and musical catalyst. Paul is number one. Musically. Unless no one is listening to kiss and just idol worshipping and reading comic books.

[@josephjester4917]

"I had a way with women." "Had?" Nice save. LOL

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Ace and Eddie Van Halen are the reason I play guitar [for better or worse]. The legend LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jlarrybrewer1149]

I worked for a concert promoter in the 80’s. VanHalen played a show and Eddie had just stopped drinking so their manager asked me to sit with him in his hotel room. So I got PAID to hang out with Eddie VanHalen!!! He was really cool and just a nice guy. Even though he had just played a show he spent the rest of the evening playing guitar in his hotel room. After a while he said he was ready to go to bed so I left. I got to play his guitar, he gave me some picks and instead of giving me an autograph he wrote me a little note and signed it. It was awesome

[@williambroadstreet3353]

Robert Frias....agree with all but I would add 'The Riffmaster', Steven Maynard Clark the real genius of Def Leppard who had it all, he was, remains their primary song writer, he created the harmonies, melodies, riffs, hook and bends and was a rock star who strapped low oozed cool. Steve's playing was mesmerizing. His loss remains incalculable.

[@markdwighttadina7655]

And both Ace and Eddie are both of Dutch descent

[@EKNYR]

I was named after Eddie by my dad and he was pretty upset that Ace made me pick up a guitar in the 90s on that reunion tour, but what can you do? I love EVH more than anyone else but Space Ace is just the best man

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

No possible way to be anytjing but pleased brother.

[@Fernanda_87]

His laught is awesome. Always.

[@Clay3613]

I never realized how Italian he sounded...

[@shredtildeath777]

Clay3613 he’s from the Bronx. It’s a way of life !

[@dgenerated]

It's the nyc accent

[@janes.1559]

Its a bronx accent, not Italian

[@dong5394]

this is a great interview and Ace is so down to earth.

[@QuibusLicet]

Th makeup incident with the model in Paris is much cooler than the false wiki entry.

[@Boxingbear]

Not the only incident of it's kind. I actually met a woman who was a groupie in the 70s and 80s and she told me she had Gene fuck her while he had his dragon boots on and his makeup on as well. Some chicks man...lol

[@sloanchampion85]

I'm glad he pointed out that the necklace was the one he was wearing was the one that was on the album cover,I thought it may be but never actually knew for sure...it's amazing to know that he has held on to it. .a very cool piece,it's always wondered what it was it shows up clearly on that cover..it started interesting..maybe he should make some copies and sell them...I would like to know more about it

[@depaola63]

That classic laugh! The guy seems like a good soul....he's still here to talk about all those crazy days! Blessings " Ace"

[@johnstoner666]

Ace had me cracking up right away

[@philipthomas6808]

I love Ace's honesty and such a great story teller; I could listen to him talk for hours! 😲👍🥁

[@dominator_bro23456]

Haha on that first question, Ace was just like: “ok, that’s it?” 😂 I love Ace, such a good guitarist. 🤘

[@DrGreg007]

I've always loved Ace. I was 14 when Kiss first came out and the songs written by Ace were really cool. His solos in concert are very entertaining. I also am a big fan of his solo work out side of Kiss

[@oracleofottawa]

It is so amazing that Ace Freely is still alive and looking so good. And as I remember their appearance in Ottawa in 1974 I just realized that it is totally amazing that I survived the show and up until now.

[@toneyisaiah408]

It was Ace who did the lead guitar work on Kiss' first few albums.

[@ziggypop79]

The only good albums

[@ceteletec8113]

ziggy pop WoW, we really care about your shitty close minded opinion

[@steveherlihy7904]

Ten is a bit more than a few,..

[@lassemaja8382]

Hello Sherlock.

[@matt0331]

wow ace went to the same highschool as my dad. my dad is younger but still cool.

[@martinpatrick9915]

Did you dad know a famous rock star went to the same high school?.

[@4gotin1]

That was GREAT and I KNEW that was the necklace...way to hold on to something Ace!👍 That speaks volumes about the man and his connection with the band 🤟🙏

[@MiguelHernandez-pw3gp]

Thank you Ace for making time to talk to your fans, to talk to the young guy/interviewer (who mispronounced your name even after you told us here how it's pronounced). I think we all wish we had a friend like you. I am grateful you are still here on this earth making kick ass music !

[@jasonroyce3587]

i love ace. he and peter are the best part of kiss. wish i could have seen them live.

[@MrDtrain69]

Ace is awesome, he was my childhood rock star hero, I was always Ace. He's just very relatable whereas Gene and Paul always roll out prepared lines we've heard a million times before. Id love to have a beer with Ace, reckon he'd be great company.

[@PJyrstinkangas]

9:02 I don't think Gene has ever said that about anything.

[@mrsnismo]

He was a different man back then

[@mainstreetband622]

Then fame got to him

[@tedlumley4470]

"At the age of 13 you received as a Christmas present your first guitar / a pipe / and a box of condoms" Ace meant to reply "No LOL ..I didn't get a guitar"

[@onerandombruh]

I actually was waiting for that to happen...

[@RavnerRavner]

aces story about his face getting puffed up from wearing the makeup all night had me laughing out loud!!!! 😂😅

[@DrBenIngle]

ace rocks and i will always like him and catman :D

[@forestspinner9711]

I love the cat man (Peter Criss)

[@Mr07obrien]

Peter is good, Eric Carr was better

[@carlopepi]

What a down to earth guy the exact opposite of simmons

[@stevenl5652]

First concert 11 yrs old Love Gun tour 1977 and at 15 I said I'd be a KISS fan for life and yep, 42 years later still am. Great to see Ace still doing well. Shock Me and Cold Gin still move me to this day.

[@metalinl-a1128]

Saw them finally the original lineup in 2000. Their last tour. THE BEST TIME MY BUDDY AND I ever had at a concert. And he was in a wheel chair.

[@davidlrogers]

me too! July 29th, 2000 - my 15th birthday. I was a huge fan, and it was an amazing show.

[@elmerluzero3puertastechito501]

did you see them in 2019? they still doing the farewell tour now, next one is august 20th, but ace is not in it, not even peter, thouse two impostors are in it...

[@j.r.242]

Me too brother. 4-20-2000. I was 14.

[@PastaRulla]

”Hi, this is Ace Frehley” ”Gruhamed here, we have Ace Freeley.”

[@roccozecca9302]

"Ace" is an Award Winning storyteller'...👽👽👽 He's the BEST!

[@raunchy1313]

i want to hear him say "da bears"

[@jherskine]

"Da Bears" is from Chicago. Ace is from "Da Bronx".

[@martinpatrick9915]

Dem Bronx Bombers the Yankees.

[@MarvelDcImage]

Ace meant the movie the Ducky's were in was The Wanderers not The Warriors - I don't blame him for the mistake - easy mistake to make.

[@OceanbornAngel]

I love how he mention how wrong they got Lita Ford's name. I always chuckle to myself thinking of that whole Carmelita thing.

[@tiemyshoes92]

I love the more fiction because you get the real story and learn something new about the legends KISS.

[@tallullahdana31]

"we were all brothers in rock n roll"

[@honorladone8682]

I've loved you from the beginning and now. Long may you live and play. Philadelphia USA

[@patton303]

I love how he never lost his Bronx accent. Such an original.

[@MarkMarxonsBassChannel]

Great interview as usual !!!

[@dancollins8296]

Ace is hilarious.....soaked his hand in warm water and the feeling came back....

[@secondchance6603]

I could listen to this guy as much as I could Rock and Roll all Night... and Party Every Day!

[@cooldudemark]

I wonder if it drives Ace nuts when people mispronounce his last name as "Free-lee." It's "Fray-lee." He has probably given up on correcting people.

[@df5295]

That because Paul Stanley calls him Free-lee. I heard it's because Paul Stanley thought it sounded better.

[@drexlspivey5828]

Another two in that situation: Ricky Gervais' surname is actually pronounced 'Gervaze' Ironically Jonathan Ross is the only person who pronounces his name correctly Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode is actually pronounced 'Dave Gan'

[@patrick764]

Take a drink every time Ace says “subsequently”.

[@SPXclothing]

ACE meant to say "The Wanderers" when talking about "The Ducky Boys" Gang. Great film! Actually better than The Warriors! Check out the Ducky fight scene here The Wanderers - Final Fight Classic! PK

[@joeyboogenz]

True .The Warriors was a good flick ,but the Wanderers is a true classic coming of age story.You see what you get warriors! You see what you get when you mess with the Orphans??

[@WhisperShield]

I’m glad I found this post. The Warriors is one of my favorites and I’ve never seen the Duckies. I’ve only seen The Wanderer once when i was younger. I’ll have to see it again!

[@Alieninthenightstudios]

Ace is hands down the best!

[@PanteraMark]

Have to hand it to Ace. He was smart enough to copyright the Spaceman gimmick.

[@jamesrudd8705]

Ace does not own the makeup design, KISS does. Sad.

[@df5295]

In another one of these interviews he says he owns the Spaceman makeup and leases it to Kiss. He said he still gets royalties from Kiss merchandise.

[@onerandombruh]

Hell yeah he was smart enough about that, he knew Paul & Gene would keep Kiss more like a business than a music band; granted all bands end up becoming a business but Kiss has a very frivolous side to it that I never liked at all...

[@rebelguy9487]

Ace's little chuckle though.....greatest thing ever!

[@rustycaplinger8804]

Ace is the coolest member of kiss and is the best to talk to

[@thecoochmon112]

Ace always a class act.

[@jessicajujubean5004]

Ace is such a regular dude. He seems like someone you could sit down and have a beer with

[@ol4037]

Ace amd Blackie are both KINGS. I wouldn't have minded having Ace in W.A.S.P., either.

[@jeffreydavis2578]

I love these videos because they are literally the documentation of history

[@haydendraycott7897]

Love Ace! We also need ones for Scorpions, Motorhead, Saxon, Jeff Loomis/Nevermore, Iced Earth, Tom Warrior, Morbid Angel and Suffocation next.

[@melodieh3138]

“Turn around...LOOK! Itz rock n roll!”

[@greatrewdaro1967]

The greatest kiss member 🎶🤘

[@ClintCurtis]

Definitely the coolest member of Kiss from the beginning to currently

[@maxpower9413]

Ace looks some much a nicer guy than both Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.. ROCK ON ACE!!!

[@MattSmithMe]

Max Power , make no mistake, Ace can be a real dick too.

[@joshuaharding7363]

The stories Ace tells. How his voice and stage presence is even in chatting. I swear he has done some stuff!

[@mdolinski4926]

Ace is the greatest Trout player of all times!

[@AlmostReady504]

Ace, The "Wanderers" not the "Warriors" When referring to the Ducky Boys. A very creepy depiction of them in The Wanderers. I urge anyone who hasn't seen either movie to see them

[@punkrockgems]

One of the coolest guys in Rock n´ Roll

[@indian3750]

Ace love his style and playing

[@willkeck4327]

You gotta love ace! So talented

[@Raiden576]

this is a really great interviewer an a really nice interview.

[@johncox2443]

There is no KISS without Ace⚡️

[@dkstar222]

Love this and LOVE ACE! ACK!

[@seekah1]

No Ace, no Kiss, simple as that.

[@EricJaegerMusic]

False

[@pervotheclown2199]

seekah1 wrong, no Paul Stanley no Gene Simmons no KISS, KISS without Ace sucks , i'll give you that much.

[@EricJaegerMusic]

Randy Jones KISS without Bruce sucks

[@pervotheclown2199]

Br Valio false .

[@EricJaegerMusic]

Randy Jones then you dont know true talent when you hear it. Aces solos were bland. bruce had a unique character to it, solos were unpreditable. Ace was just the first KISS guitarist thats all. When Bruce came on board their music got heavy, thrashy, exciting, unpreditcable. Then when he has to leave it went back to Psycho circus which was good because Bruce pretty much wrote all the guitars on it already. then after that things have been shit ever since because Tommy is shit. Bruce brought KISS to life that no other guitarist did for them. KISS was great before him because Paul and Gene, Ace was always replaceable

[@tgguitarguy]

Someone asked me how I knew Gene wrote the bridge of Cold Gin and questioned me on it. I hadn't been able to find where Ace said it cause this is how I found out, but I could not find this again at that time. I'm so glad I finally found it again!

[@pbean2]

I loveeee his voice it’s so unique

[@starjunkie5328]

Ace, you're life is not unlike mine. I should have died 30 different times by 50 different things, but something prevented it. I'm sober now, too. Your playing started me playing and I haven't stopped since ALIVE!. Being a lady guitar player isn't always easy especially when I'm better than 90% of the guys I gig with. Just for fun. You were my first inspiration and still are. We love the ACE man!

[@darrylwillett8359]

My favorite KISS.

[@rafiqkatana]

Being one of the Millions of fans who grew up listening to KISS in the 70's, I know that I am in no way alone in saying I'd give anything to meet the man and shake his hand. But I'm nothing but words on a screen and no one worth the time. But I listen the Art he recorded every single day, and brought my kids up listening to him break the laws of science with a guitar, and now I'm playing his music for my grandson. I'd sell all I own to have one of his guitars and more to even meet the man. And for that I know I am Also not alone. If he ever reads this, Thanks man. ..you were and Are an inspiration in my life past and present. I think the Heart of KISS was lost when you were no longer in the group. KISS isn't KISS without you. As a solo artist you're still You and still killing it. The only member that keeps giving to his fans since the very beginning. And I thank you for that also. Live long and keep riffing. You're a God with all you do. All you need to be is you, because it's all we need. Cheers.

[@JohnAllanification]

and take care of yourself Ace

[@christopherfox7539]

Ace is cool. Def the coolest and most "REAL" member of KISS. I think the band was on a downward spiral the day he left/was fired/whatever story you choose to believe.

[@DrGreg007]

The "Real" statement about Ace is definitely true