KISS - The Tom Snyder Show 10/31/1979 (Complete)

The classic interview with KISS in its entirety.

[@sunwukong7567]

Send this to any loved one with depression. Ace's laughter cures it.

[@ChloeWinchester0709]

Ace Frehley is so hilarious in this interview 😂😂😂

[@bobphillips1330]

That's George... He's a plumber

[@ChloeWinchester0709]

@@bobphillips1330 I don't know who George is but ok

[@jackbarnaba7751]

He's Drunk as Crap and Gene was Pissed

[@ChloeWinchester0709]

@@jackbarnaba7751 I bet but Ace was so funny in this interview. Still love his laugh though

[@Kaydenbyer07]

@@bobphillips1330Yeah… Ace was still back at his house

[@AlexRazorGame]

The legend says: when Iron Maiden saw this interview they were so impressed that they wrote a song about it. It's called "Ace is high"

[@jwardbass4452]

Lmfao gooood one!

[@lucbedard7564]

Love to hear ''Ace is High''

[@GhostfaceGriller-hd7jw]

Proper 👊😎

[@LuisHernandez-hw7dj]

😂😂😂

[@1968spikey]

Same in Creatures Gene song Saint & Sinner.

[@jeffwillemain6098]

This interview never gets old!

[@roccocid]

I love how Ace being Ace annoys the crap out of Paul and Gene... I LOVE ACE !!! The true ROCKSTAR in that band.

[@skipthebase]

09:48 This is a key moment. I can see Peter’s frustration of not being listened to or taken seriously. Gene talks over the top of him and you can see Paul after he cracks his joke look over at Gene and quickly stops joking and becomes serious. If Gene would’ve just gotten a stick out of his ass and enjoyed the interview like everybody else he would’ve been fine.

[@DrLuke49]

PLOT TWIST: Gene and the other three members were in on the joke all along 😆

[@beatlefan713]

9:06 Peter tells Ace “you’ll suffer in the dressing room later” 😮

[@DrLuke49]

😂😂😂😂

[@Martin-es8mb]

Gene and Paul were mad as hell with ace and Peter..I'd say they were not too pleased with ace and Peter behavior on the show.

[@beatlefan713]

@@Martin-es8mb well ya that’s pretty evident by the looks on Gene and Paul’s faces throughout the interview lol

[@DrLuke49]

@Martin-es8mb 💯 😆 right? Ace was that little kid brother who just could not seem to settle down and act right

[@DutchVai]

@@beatlefan713 A glimpse into the future of things to come that were just a couple of years away after this was recorded.

[@repulo]

We can hardly hear it but Peter wrote in his book about this show. Gene tried to 'correct' them all the time and to 'manage the situation'. When Ace says that he doesn't do drugs (and sounds ironic), Gene says 'He's kidding.' When Peter is talking about collecting guns, Gene says 'Toy guns.' Also when Peter talks about dreaming about being a gangster, he adds 'In the movies'. Peter also wrote that this was the first time they could show their real selves to the public with Ace. He was fired a few months later.

[@JasmineDaisy111]

Ace is like the Joker

[@kemouse]

Peter too! Gene and Paul were like your parents.

[@DrLuke49]

Ace WAS Kiss' answer to the Joker. Peter was more like the Riddler or maybe the Penguin.

[@rafaelmurua704]

Absolutely... Joaquin Phoenix's version.

[@sangeli1901]

Did anyone else notice how fast Gene shot Ace down when they were talking about Japanese vs German remote helicopters and Ace wanted to give the Heil Hitler salute??😂

[@sunwukong7567]

✡️😡✡️ "Don't do it!" 🐻😆🎸 "I didn't do anything!"

[@RevolutionRicky]

Ace was D.R.U.N.K. Drunk but basically stole the show

[@lilspliffster88]

Ace and Peter come off as the most like able in this.. Gene is too cool and Paul sometimes comes to his senses and loosens up but he is still uptight.. Ace and Peter are the only two who gave a good interview

[@repulo]

According to his book, drank vodka, champagne and was also on coke.

[@infrequentvlogs4433]

If *I was Ace Frehley, on The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder, on Halloween 1979, I CAN GUARANTEE that, at the VERY least, I'd have had a pint of vodka and some grass. I'm gonna JUDGE him?? THE HELL I will. I'd be wasted, too. Not on heroin or coke, but SURE, THE LIGHT STUFF. If you have NO INTOXICATION in your life, cast your stone.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

Not in a good way. Obnoxious, foolish, annoying.

[@gaagsl]

Ace can do the joker with that laugh.

[@newavatar2947]

I wonder how the interview would have played out if Gene sat next to Ace and Peter sat next to Paul

[@Kylefassbinderful]

I miss Tom Snyder. He was so damn great at talking to people. Too bad he kept taking a backseat to shows that had more obvious forms of entertainment.

[@timp.9582]

Class act, he was

[@sheldonhouse8773]

"actually I'm a plumber" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@clarisannenotbefound]

On the side

[@anderson088]

12:29 & 12:35

[@Kaydenbyer07]

@@anderson088bro the second one sounded like he just killed someone 😭

[@k.glowacka]

Hands down, this is the fanciest interview I have ever seen. Great vibe, pure rock and roll 😂

[@Cajun-it3yf]

Best part is watching Gene lose it.

[@joshuawalls7102]

I always come back to watch this interview every year when I think about it lol Ace and Peter were the best part of that band idc what anyone says I think if gene and Paul were as laid back they would have never split the original band up

[@Atheist81]

Absolutely! This is my 5th time watching this interview, love it! Ace & Peter really are the best. 😌🤘🏻

[@whitsundaydreaming]

Best rock group interview I’ve ever seen. I have watched this for years and lose it every time.

[@akitaroy]

Gene: the jewish lawyer accountant demon of the band.

[@llg3pe]

Ha ha ha ha

[@neutralgod300]

BEST INTERVIEW EVER BY KISS! ACE IS THE BEST!!!!

[@Rsbrooklyn]

what a great, fun show! thats what its all about.

[@0utlaw13]

Ace IS the Best!!!

[@njt002]

Ace is a national treasure.

[@lbp9047]

Ace literally was brilliant here.

[@user-tr1bw4wh3v]

Gene is such a Debbie Downer .

[@KingCogar2020]

Ace is a Legend his humor is great

[@BushcraftingBogan]

Who knew that an interview with a plumber could be so entertaining ❤

[@robertc7072]

Gene and Paul were so pissed off by the charismatic personality of Ace and Peter. No matter how hard Gene and Paul tried telling jokes they couldn't compete with Ace lol

[@0000Endgfgv]

Ace Frehley - The Tom Snyder Show 10/31/1979 (Complete)

[@bridgetortiz7520]

Wow! I have never watched this til today😂. I was 6 yrs old when this aired. After seeing this I can truly say that Gene Simmons was and is a true hater! Omg I would cringe if I was him. He should be so ashamed of trying to ruin this interview. He obviously cant handle the fact that NOBODY is paying him any attention. His personality sucks! Ace and Peter saved this from being a boring piece. No wonder they wanted them out of the group. Gene and Paul have zero personality aside from the stage.

[@MrCtsSteve]

Omg ACE was friggen hilarious

[@nombreapellido9038]

Good old Ace!! Reminds me of the three Stooges.

[@randycunningham7318]

Ace looks like Bill Hicks.

[@marcdewey1242]

I remember watching this

[@misterroperssmile8107]

I'm a huge KISS fan! This interview is very famous. Gene and Paul were obviously not digging Ace that night. Tom Snyder, however, seemed to get a kick out of it. Less than a year after this, Peter would leave, thus breaking up the original four. Did you see the recent A&E two-part doc on KISS?

[@giants6025]

Yes it was awesome!

[@DrummerKen85]

25:40 ace talking about the space station pretty cool

[@mr.c8033]

The Gene "timeout" at 13:43 is so classic!

[@keithwayne2902]

I still remember faking asleep to watch this. A small B&W tv w/ small vol knob 😅 I saw it though 😢

[@lbp9047]

Final score: Gene 0 - Ace 1000

[@joeynarviz8429]

Ace 2000 man

[@Christine16425]

J'adore Kiss depuis le collège 1978 my god 😮, too bad we don't have the translation when they speak (in french) I've watching it for years i understand a little , in this show the angle is different we can see the 5 people talking together.

[@lucbedard7564]

I may not be a big fan, but after hear this just to see how well they truly are. i would love more then ever to hear their music. in 1979 i was 17 yrs old. Like they say: The show must go on. ...i've been thinking of what they say about superhero, Why not ''The KISS SUPERHERO'S''

[@jonstreng7850]

I never gave this interview much scrutiny, if you want to call it that, until after I watched KISSOLOGY : Volume 2 with the commentary by Gene and Paul. 😮😱 😳 Oh my God. I don't know how the four of them kept it together. Read the No Regrets book by Ace Frehley. That speaks volumes as to what the difference was in that group. Paul Stanley seemed like he could be wild, if willing, but knew when to be serious. Watching this I couldn't tell 🤷 whether Peter was chemically influenced or not. Ace Frehley, however, reveals, in his bio, that he had beer 🍺 when he woke up (that day), champagne in the limo on the way to the interview and more champagne at the studio. What a waste of talent!!!

[@tamugrad2007]

The dynamics of their personalities is crystal clear in this interview. Gene wanted so much to be taken seriously. Paul seems a bit torn between what Gene wants and the careless comedy of Peter and Ace. It was easy to see how that couldn't continue. That said, KISS was cutting edge and changed the rock scene forever, but they would have never made it without the gimmickry and makeup. They weren't the most talented band, but they did the most with what they had. I had the opportunity to meet them later in 1987 when they were unmasked. Peter had been replaced by Eric Carr and Ace was replaced by Bruce Kulick. We won tickets to see them in Beaumont, Texas. We also won backstage passes and were supposed to have dinner with the band. Got to meet Paul and Eric. Gene wouldn't even come into the room, and nobody knew where Bruce was. Then the promoters had us between the crowd barrier and the stage and Gene's bodyguard got all bent out of shape about it, so we had to move out from there. The show wasn't good. Wasp opened (those guys were weird), followed by Poison, and then KISS. We ended up just leaving early. On the upside, I got a date with the hot DJ at the radio station.

[@sunwukong7567]

27:01 "The Germans make the best ones at the moment" 🙋🏻‍♂️ *AUSTRIAN PAINTER SALUTE* Right in front of Gene and Paul... ✡️😡✡️ "Don't do it!" 🐻😆🎸 "I'm not doing anything!" Savage Ace ⭐🌠👨‍🚀🎸

[@stephentresca3536]

Ace and Peter were having a great time. Paul and Gene were like mad parents 😅😅😅

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Great interview

[@charlesbush7822]

I'm surprised he didn't ask what kind of bait do you use to catch rock bass

[@user-gd9ho4uz9u]

The bass 🦈 player spits blood

[@user-gd9ho4uz9u]

Bass 🦈 player

[@anderson088]

3:45, 3:55 & 4:01

[@karlsmith2570]

Yeah, I cringed really hard at Tom's pronunciation of "Bass guitar"

[@gabrielernesto1818]

What a beautiful modesty' bath they had to take (Gene S. and Paul).. Qué hermoso baño de humildad que se tuvieron que pegar estos dos...Hermoso cuando la arrogancia se tiene que bajar del caballo de esa manera, y bajar a tierra. Muchas veces las risas el humor, colocan las cosas en su lugar.

[@kirazinn]

Bass player like a fish😂

[@niffingig5143]

It's pretty amazing that someone in the band plays a fish.

[@mrsgstd4637]

Gene "a bass" player! Probably only plays scales!

[@MotorRoseMusic]

The bass 🎣 player 😂

[@clarisannenotbefound]

Wait a minute you come around being vampire that's not bad 24:37 2:38

[@martymcdonough1111]

30:25 Ace = LEGENDARY

[@GhostfaceGriller-hd7jw]

Ladies and gentlemen Mr Ace Frehley

[@matthewgg9286]

I read on a KISS fansite that Ace took 🍾&💊 before the show because he got so nervous, despite performing to millions on stage. Despite the risky combo he took, this made the Spaceman into a laughing comedian on live TV on Halloween night with KISS.

[@Christine16425]

oui c'est vrai, d'ailleurs leur manageur avait placé Ace a côté de Tom car il ne parlera pas mais Ace redoutait cette interview et il a bu du champagne et wisky pour se détendre 😂

[@stephentresca3536]

The Bass player 😅😅😅

[@mr.c8033]

Yea....Ace is funny. But, he's correcting Gene & Paul with facts which of-course they appear to be rather upset with.

[@Lazypanda377]

Same day as a plane crash

[@giants6025]

Dc-10 in Mexico I believe

[@barriethomas6414]

I Have a copy of Peters Band Chelsea....

[@SBpunx-el2bw]

He said bass like the fish not bass guitar

[@IanPorter-wi4yh]

The first thing he did was made a joke 😂 typical ace😂

[@phantasm8180]

😡Gene🤨Paul😂Criss🤣Ace

[@tamugrad2007]

Who knew Gene played a fish? Tom Snyder is clueless.

[@user-cruton]

How does the audience take Pauls smashed pieces of guitar and trade them for food?!? What does that mean?

[@This.is.killing.me_]

Maybe because they are worth lots of money (coming from a famous guitarist) and if they sell it they can use the money for food I’m not sure but this makes the most sense

[@Same448]

That also made no sense maybe sold the pieces for money and bought groceries with it. People struggled around that time including family’s meals in New York 🙃

[@HermanSays]

A lot of preconceived notions…

[@SadeTryce]

3:47 3:56 5:44 6:02 6:22

[@Martin-es8mb]

Ace was so drunk as a skunk so drunk no wonder gene and Paul were so mad in the dressing room.peter told ace you will get from gene and paul.

[@davegrabowski6123]

The clown show

[@MuneyJordan23]

Glad i wasn't alive in the 70s kiss look scary

[@This.is.killing.me_]

Then why are you watching this?

[@MartinSage]

Tom Snyder is a citizen of squaresville USA. Every other line is screwed up! He keeps calling them Paul,George,John Tom(RIP)...Gene doesn't play a Bass fish! Beatles =Paul, John, George +Ringo Kiss= Beta-Max?? Started1975 died 2001

[@walcoman]

Aces insane laugh is the only part that is truly timeless, everything else was Simmons incorporated. Yawn.