HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2014 - ORIGINAL KISS GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY
ACE FREHLEY TALKS TO The roCKPIT... WHEN I WAS A KID I USED TO PAINT MT FACE JUST LIKE A CERTAIN MEMBER OF KISS... BUT DON'T TELL ACE, FOR WHOM 2014 IS LOOKING LIKE A VERY GOOD YEAR. WE CATCH UP TO TALK ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM, THE LIKELIHOOD OF A RETURN DOWNUNDER AND SO MUCH MORE... SOMETIMES 'WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH'... JULY 2014 |
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Some musicians seem like they have been there for you your whole life and for me growing up Ace Frehley embodied all that it was to be a Rock Star: larger than life, the supreme showman and quite literally from another planet. Something about the way he played guitar made it so distinctive and even these days I can hear just a few notes of a solo and imediately know it's Ace. The post Kiss rocket ride may not always have been easy but on his latest release (out in most Earthly regions between 4&6 August) he shows that he's still more than capable of coming up trumps. It could well be his finest work since the greasepaint came off... |
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Mark: Hi, Ace, it’s Mark from The Rockpit, in Australia. Thanks for speaking to us this morning; I must admit it’s one of my dream interviews! The new album has been played to death down here at the office this last week. It’s looking like a great year for you, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and new album, and hopefully the new book’s coming along ok?
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Mark: “Past the Milky Way” has to be one of my favourite tracks on there, that was just a song that came to you, was it?
Mark: Do you have any particular favourite tracks on the album?
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Mark: It actually sounds like it was written for you, it works that well, it’s a great song and you add a bit of ‘Ace’ to it!
I hang up on my 15 minute slot (Rolling Stone is next I hear as they click in) and with that my interview with Ace is done. It might have been 30 years in the making and it might not have been the best set of questions I’ve ever asked, but I made it. I talked to Ace Frehley! The guy I used to paint my face like when I was a kid. He may have changed, I may have changed and for sure the world has changed immeasurably since I first heard his guitar; but you know what? When I hear it now I still feel the same. That lifetime tie to my youth is still there, and that my friends is what music is all about... It makes you feel like nothing else on earth ever could... Ace Frehley Invading Down Under Tour Dates: New Zealand Friday 24th April: WELLINGTON - James Cabaret Saturday 25th April: AUCKLAND - The Studio Australia Tuesday 28th April: BRISBANE - Tivoli Theatre w/ Special Guests Witchgrinder & Blonde On Blonde Thursday 30th April: SYDNEY - The Metro Theatre w/ Special Guests Graveyard Rockstars & Witchgrinder Friday 1st May: HOBART - Wrestpoint Showroom w/ Special Guests Taberah Saturday 2nd May: MELBOURNE - Forum Theatre w/ Special Guests Graveyard Rockstars & Witchgrinder Wednesday 6th May: ADELAIDE - The Gov w/ Special Guests "The Babes" & Imogen Brave Thursday 7th May: PERTH - Astor Theatre w/ Special Guests Legs Electric & Psychonaut
Ace Frehley spoke to Mark Diggins July 15 2014 |
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