Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have shared a press release on the passing of fellow KISS co-founder Ace Frehley, who died Thursday on the age of 74 after struggling a mind bleed following a latest fall at his studio.
“We’re devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley,” said Stanley and Simmons in a joint assertion supplied to ipromiseyoumedia. “He was a necessary and irreplaceable rock soldier throughout a few of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its historical past. He’s and can at all times be part of KISS’s legacy. Our ideas are with Jeanette, Monique and all those that cherished him, together with our followers around the globe.”
Individually, Simmons wrote on X/Twitter, “Our hearts are damaged. Ace has handed on. Nobody can contact Ace’s legacy. I do know he cherished the followers. He advised me many occasions. Sadder nonetheless, Ace didn’t reside lengthy sufficient to be honored on the Kennedy Ctr Honors occasion in Dec. Ace was the everlasting rock soldier. Lengthy might his legacy reside on!”
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Within the years since Frehley left KISS for good in 2002, the connection between him and his former bandmates was contentious at occasions, however, as evidenced by their statements, Stanley and Simmons each held the guitarist’s legacy within the band in excessive regard.
Fellow KISS co-founder Peter Criss additionally paid tribute to Frehley, writing on X/Twitter, “I’m shocked!!! My good friend… I really like you!” Quite a few tributes have additionally poured in from different musicians, together with Tom Morello, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, and extra.
Our hearts are damaged. Ace has handed on. Nobody can contact Ace’s legacy. I do know he cherished the followers. He advised me many occasions. Sadder nonetheless, Ace didn’t reside lengthy sufficient to be honored on the Kennedy Ctr Honors occasion in Dec. Ace was the everlasting rock soldier. Lengthy might his legacy reside on!
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) October 16, 2025
I am shocked!!!
My good friend… I really like you!#KissArmy #AceFrehley #Kiss#Spaceman😿😿😿😿😿😿 pic.twitter.com/8CfPJKY5aQ
— Peter Criss (@RealPeterCriss) October 16, 2025
