In a post on social media, the singer, bassist and founder of the hard rock band reiterated that Ace loved his fans
A few hours after the sad news of the death of Ace Frehleyoriginal guitarist of Kissaged 74, Gene Simmonsvocalist, bassist and founder of the hard rock band, officially commented on social media about the death of his former bandmate.
“Our hearts are broken. Ace gone. No one can touch the legacy of Ace. I know he loved the fans — he told me that many times. Even sadder is that Ace did not live long enough to be honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2025″, he stated. “Ace He was the eternal soldier of rock. May your legacy live forever!”
Our hearts are broken. Ace has passed on. No one can touch Ace’s legacy. I know he loved the fans. He told me many times. Sadder still, Ace didn’t live long enough to be honored at the Kennedy Ctr Honors event in Dec. Ace was the eternal rock soldier. Long may his legacy live on!
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) October 16, 2025
Ace Frehley, the original guitarist for Kiss
Born April 27, 1951, Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley He started playing guitar at age 13 and grew up in a musical family. In his youth, he was part of several local bands while juggling jobs as a postman, taxi driver and delivery boy.
In 1972, he responded to an advertisement for a guitarist in a new band. It was selected by Paul Stanley (voice and guitar), Gene Simmons (voice and bass) and Peter Criss (drums) after a curious audition in which he appeared “poorly dressed”, according to his colleagues, but surprised with his performance.
He joined the group that adopted the name Kiss in 1973. Frehley created the persona Spaceman (also Space Ace), painting silver stars on his eyes. The band’s double lightning bolt logo is also his.
Ace initially remained in the lineup until 1982, when, amid problems with drug addiction and conflicts with Stanley and Simmons, he left the group.
After leaving Kiss, he formed Frehley’s Cometwith which he released two albums, and began a solo career. In 1996 he returned to the masked band for a reunion tour, remaining until 2002.
Frehley was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss. He was credited for 11 of the group’s studio albums, although he did not play on one (Creatures of the Night1982) and its presence in another (Psycho Circus1998) is limited to just a few tracks. He also released eight studio albums as a solo artist.
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Source: Rollingstone
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