Kiss’ original guitarist suffered a fall at home at the end of September and has been hospitalized since then; TMZ reports that family can turn off devices this Thursday, 16th
According to close sources heard by the website TMZ, Ace Frehley has survived with the help of equipment in a hospital in the United States. The media outlet found that the 74-year-old artist’s prognosis is not good.
Currently pursuing a solo career, the original guitarist of Kiss had his remaining 2025 performances all canceled in early October, days after suffering a fall in his home studio.
Updates have now emerged that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and his health condition has not progressed, to the point where the family is considering turning off the life-preserving devices. The decision could be made this Thursday, the 16th.
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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