Interview with ACE FREHLEY

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Ace Frehley tells it all: Bob Ezrin wrote the solo on "Detroit Rock City"

 

The Boston Globe recently conducted an interview with the one and only KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. A few of excerpts from the interview with Ace Frehley below.

The Boston Globe: Whose idea was it to write "No Regrets"?

Ace: People have been after me for years to write a book. Everybody kept saying [KISS bassist-singer Gene Simmons has] put out book after book, and we're only hearing one side of the story. Once I got sober and my memory started clearing up, I figured it was about time I let everybody hear the other side of the story.

The Boston Globe: You actually say in the book that memory is a funny thing. There are certain times you remember very clearly and others where you felt you had to confer with other people. Were you surprised at how much you remembered?

Ace: I'm surprised every day. Almost every day I wake up and during the course of that day a memory crosses my mind that I haven't thought of in 20 or 30 years. It's a great feeling because my brain is healing from all the years of abuse.

The Boston Globe: Looking back now in sobriety, are you amazed that you never seriously injured yourself or someone else?

Ace: It's really a miracle, and I thank God every day. I don't know that I'd be able to live with that. I injured a lot of egos over the years, but no physical damage.

The Boston Globe: You admit in the book that producer Bob Ezrin wrote the solo on "Detroit Rock City" and that you weren't totally sold on "New York Groove" but took the advice of those around you to record it, and then it ended up being your biggest solo hit.

Ace: You know, the biggest fault a celebrity can make is to try to take credit where credit isn't due. It was Eddie Kramer's assistant who came up with the idea to do "New York Groove". A lot of people think I wrote that song, but it was written by Russ Ballard from ARGENT. But it put me on the map as far as a hit single; it was a great song.

Read the entire interview from The Boston Globe.

Newsflash

ACCEPT New album Stalingrad

ACCEPT have set "Stalingrad" as the title of their next album, due in April 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is once again being helmed by British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY), who worked on the band's critically acclaimed comeback effort, "Blood Of The Nations".

Symphorce call it quits

SYMPHORCE, who feature in their ranks guitarist Cédric "Cede" Dupont and singer Andy B. Franck, have officially called it quits.

Commented Franck: "Seven albums, 12 years and thousands of enthusiastic fans don't make that decision easy, but after long thoughts and lots of talks we decided together to call it a day and dissolve SYMPHORCE. The heads are dead, the timetables of our main bands packed with dates, so we feel a lack of inspiration and no possibility to record more albums, play more shows with the passion and commintment needed therefore.

"SYMPHORCE will always stand for an absolute independent type of metal, but with our latest (and last) album, 'Unrestricted', we had to recognize that we have said everything we wanted musically. It was an unbelievable, intense and fantastic time!

Scorpions Comeback

 
SCORPIONS will release "Comeblack", a collection of re-recorded versions of the band's classics songs, on November 4 via Sony. The effort will be made available as a CD and on double vinyl.

KISS zinfandel and beer

KISS and wine distributor Rewine today announced the signing of a European licensing deal to create rare rock and roll vintages of KISS-themed Zin Fire Wine and Destroyer Beer. The private-label liquors, which feature customized KISS packaging, will be available in Europe this fall.

KISS Zin Fire is a bold and fruity 2010 California Zinfandel — the result of a cool, long growing season that promoted fantastic flavor, acidity, and color.

KISS Destroyer Beer is an easy-to-drink beer in the best German tradition. A careful brewing process creates its great head of foam and a balanced flavor, like an original "Pils."

AMARANTINE changes name to CLOCKWORK SPIRIT

AMARANTINE, the Helsinki, Finland-based metal band featuring members of AJATTARA, KIUAS, LIE IN RUINS and HANGING GARDEN, have changed its name to CLOCKWORK SPIRIT to coincide with the release of its self-titled debut album. Due on October 28

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