Legendary kiss guitarist ace frehley joins eddie trunk on this episode to discuss his. Eddie trunks essential hard rock and heavy metal eddie. Ace and particularly peter felt powerless and impotent when. Heavymetal evangelist eddie trunk holds court in houston. May 24, 2008 metal radio guru eddie trunk recently spoke with original kiss guitarist ace frehley for msg tv. Eddie trunk with jon and marsha z signing ace frehley to. On immortal pleasures, one of the best tracks on his new album, space invader, rock icon and hall of famer ace frehley sings ive reached the top, theres no more need for climbing. Ive started working on a new album, im writing a new book there are a lot of good things on the horizon. Ace frehley new video interview with eddie trunk available. Good try eddie, if i were 3 years old, you woulda had me you sly dog. While the starchild writes hes grateful for his rekindled friendship with frehley, he indicates that he has no misgivings about his lack of a. During that time, he earned executive producer credit on some works from bands like anthrax, raven, t.
Next thursday 116 my podcast will be my recent interview with desmond child. The tom snyder interview halloween 1979 june 26, 2016 october 20, 2017 green and black music ace frehley drunk on halloween night in 1979, kiss appeared on the nationally syndicated the tomorrow show. Ill tell you, that one that i used on unplugged, gibson just gave that to me, while we were rehearsing, they brought it over and that guitar sounded great. Discussion in playing and technique started by paulscape, feb 2, 2008. This is david, aces webmaster, with some news for you. Apr 29, 2019 kiss front man paul stanley goes into detail about the state of his relationships with his fellow kiss cofounders, drummer peter criss and guitarist ace frehley, in his new book, backstage pass. We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and. Ace showed me the cover art a couple months ago in my studio. Earlier today trunk announced the filming of a new interview series called inside out with eddie trunk and it will be filmed at the iridium jazz club and feature the legendary ace frehley as his first guest. Gary james interview with ace frehley in 1987, ace frehley hit the road to promote his second solo album, frehleys comet. All new eddie trunk rock syndicated fm show this weekend. Paul stanley addresses his relationships with his fellow kiss cofounders peter criss and ace frehley in his new book, backstage pass. Nov 18, 2019 eddie trunk interviews greg prato for his kiss book take it off 11.
Eddie trunk interviews greg prato for his kiss book take it off. Frehley talked with reporter alison richter about a possible kiss reunion, recording and lessons learned. Why ace frehley is better than jimmy page in my book. Had a blast with the latest trunk top 5 drummers list today. Renowned songwriter holly knight joins eddie trunk on this episode and discusses her storied career, which includes working with heavy hitters like kiss, pat benatar, aerosmith, anton fig, bon jovi, heart, ace frehley, patty smyth, and so many more. Its things like that that people generally have never seen before. During a november interview with siriusxms eddie trunk, he revealed that he met a new gal and someone special in his life. Original kiss guitarist ace frehley was guest on eddies april 27th episode of his. Kiss guitarist ace frehley called into wnews saturday night rocks this past weekend and revealed several interesting items to host eddie trunk about his current status within the group and his. Hope you enjoy our take on this ace frehley classic. Original kiss guitarist ace frehley was guest on eddies april 27th. This is 2 years before vh hit the mainstream scene but i know kiss had some early involvement with vh like the zero tapes. Legendary kiss guitarist ace frehley joins eddie trunk on this episode to. To many, ace frehley is not of this planet his guitar work consistently cited by rock historians and musicians alike as the alien egg that hatched an entire universe of authentic, badass rock n roll.
This is only16 minutes or so of ace talking about his second sighting cd, and various things related to that. Eddie trunk interviews greg prato for his kiss book take it off 11. Eddie trunk ace frehley on the elder and kiss farewell. During the interview ace mentioned that he is already working on a new book and a new album. Eddie trunk and ace frehley remember their time at megaforce records. We all knew gene simmons is an asshole who sold his soul for the money. Its truly not the end of an era despite the hissy fit eddie trunk is throwing to convince you to believe it is. Paul stanley doesnt want peter crisss sense of anger and. First, jonathan davis and brian head welch drop by to discuss their new album, the nothing, as well as touring with alice in chains, starting 25 years ago vs now, watching mtv when it signed on, and more. Paul stanley says peter criss has no life, always plays the. Eddie trunk discusses with peter criss a concert goer who thought he had seen ace frehley in concert the night before.
He is the host and coproducer of vh1 classics that metal show and is heard on two weekly radio shows. The first five minutes of the interview are missing. Ace frehley when promoters call up doc mcghee and paul and. In fact, trunk was the main driving force behind reviving ace frehleys career, convincing megaforce records head jon zazula to sign frehley to a. Those are fun, but theyre a small part of the book also. Ace frehleys former girlfriend denied restraining order. The oneandonly ace frehley talks to eddie trunk today on this monday, on his birthday. Frehley is well recognized for using gibson les paul guitars, including his trademarked model conversion cara guitars which filled the stage full of smoke during his live guitar solo. Paul daniel ace frehley is an american musician and songwriter best known as the original. Singer sport the makeup and costumes from predecessors ace frehley. There seems to be gaps between the interviews where there was once music being played. Ace frehley slams paul stanleys accusations of antisemitism.
After leaving kiss, frehley embarked on a solo career, which. From this book i reasoned if ace had spent more time loving his guitar technique as much as he loved booze and drugs, he would have been a. Space ace and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. Apr 29, 2019 paul stanley addresses his relationships with his fellow kiss cofounders peter criss and ace frehley in his new book. On november 1, kiss guitarist ace frehley published his autobiography, no regrets. Apr 08, 2014 in a new interview with eddie trunk on siriusxms hair nation, former kiss guitarist ace frehley commented on paul stanleys accusations of antisemitism published in his new book, face the music. New podcast now up with vivian campbell and frank marino. Ace frehley when promoters call up doc mcghee and paul and gene and offer them multimilliondollar figures. Eddie trunk interviews greg prato for his kiss book take it. He simply said he didnt have any beef with them anymore, and you could tell by the tone of his voice that he was getting a little upset with eddie. Ace frehley has confirmed that he recently collaborated with gene simmons on two songs for the former kiss guitarists next solo album.
Stevens, kiss guitarist bruce kulick, and musicrelated friends eddie trunk. Today, we give you our recent conversation with eddie trunk. Eddie trunk interviews greg prato for his kiss book take. Heres the link to my interview we reference with his friend eric mcconnell. Founding kiss guitarist and rock and roll hall of fame member ace frehley has released a new song today called rockin with the boys.
Kiss front man paul stanley goes into detail about the state of his relationships with his fellow kiss cofounders, drummer peter criss and guitarist ace frehley, in his new book, backstage pass while the starchild writes hes grateful for his rekindled friendship with frehley, he indicates that he has no misgivings about his lack of a relationship with criss. Frehley goes into great detail of the tomorrow show interview with tom snyder. Speaking of new music i have the final product with artwork of the entire new ace frehley album now. Ruben mosqueda eddie trunk is no stranger to hard rock and metal fans. Ace is clearly a legend with nothing to prove, yet 2014 finds. He has had an illustrious career in radio and working in the record industry including signing ace frehley to megaforce records in 1986. I remember once he tried to get ace frehley who is on eddies show a lot and is supposed to be a close friend of his to talk crap about paul stanley and gene simmons, but he didnt want to. Original kiss guitarist ace frehley was recently interviewed by i heart guitar. Some video i shot saturday night side stage of ace frehley and the legendary smoking guitar. The metal host tells us the highlights, including axl roses latenight almost famous moment. On all affiliates over the weekend usual day and time. In a new interview with eddie trunk on siriusxms hair nation, former kiss guitarist ace frehley commented on paul stanleys accusations of antisemitism published in his new book, face the music. Hes managed bands, hes been a record exec, a radio personality, a tv personality and now he can add author to his evergrowing resume.
This is annoying because he will suddenly be talking about a song and since you dont hear it, you have to guess what hes talking about. Apr 18, 2015 i speak to peter occasionally, but the last time i saw him was last year when we played at eddie trunks 30th anniversary. Thank you all and apologies if i didnt read yours or wasnt able to respond. Ace frehley slams paul stanleys accusations of anti. Behind the mask that many guitarists have told him his playing on 1975s hit alive. Eddie trunk interview 2019 origin of kiss paul stanley feud. The book is so interesting in that he talks about working with ace and kiss to come up with a lot of that ott stage stuff. In the same interview, the guitarist also discussed his relationship with his. Aug 22, 2017 heavymetal evangelist eddie trunk holds court in houston. Did you get to read peters book makeup to break up. Still, trunk, via phone, soon warms to the topic at hand. Megaforce records distributed by atlantic records prior to his appearance at the lost horizon in syracuse, n. Feb 21, 2015 although hes not bitching about it, eddie trunk is a bit weary, raspyvoiced, and as ready to hit the hay as any guy after a long days work.
I remember once he tried to get ace frehley who is on eddie s show a lot and is supposed to be a close friend of his to talk crap about paul stanley and gene simmons, but he didnt want to. In the solo ace does a whole bunch of stuff that sounds like eddie, in particular. I have a special music playlist hour coming to siriusxm premiering this wednesday. Nov 15, 2016 since the 1980s, eddie trunk has been involved in the world of metal in a variety of ways radio dj, television vj, record company vice president, concert host, book author, and cohost of the popular that metal show tv program. I have my own set now that gibson put out, with my face on the cover, special ace frehley edition whats your favourite acoustic guitar. Its interesting listening to this 22minute interview with ace frehley during an appearance on last nights edition of eddie trunk rocks radio show on new yorks q104. Newsstoriesupdates that involve the works of ace frehley in kiss, solo, or related content. Theres a shot of me signing ace frehley when i was at megaforce records in my 20s. Check out the poster below and then a statement culled from trunks own website. Eddie trunk has been sharing his love of hard rock and heavy metal with fans for thirty years. This is david, ace s webmaster, with some news for you. We all knew ace had a serious drinking problem and has since found sobriety.
Its a cardboard sleeve that assembles into a pyramid. In fact, trunk was the main driving force behind reviving ace frehley s career, convincing megaforce records head jon zazula to sign frehley to a solo deal. Paul stanley says peter criss has no life, always plays. His vocabulary is very limited, but what he does with that is just so much more meaningful then what most guys do with a bigger vocabulary.
A never before published interview with ace frehley from 1994. From this book i reasoned if ace had spent more time loving his guitar technique as much as he loved booze and drugs, he would have been a world beating guitarist. The 10 best ace frehley podcast and radio episodes in 2019. Cameo lets you book personalized videos from your favorite people. The qualities not great but i was quite interested in ace frehley s guitar solo. Since 1992, eddie trunk has had a merry kissmas radio special with three hours plus of kiss music, interviews and more. Eddie trunk the 11 records that changed my life louder. I skimmed through it, like i skimmed through pauls book. Eddie trunk features a double shot of two of the most seminal bands of the early aughts on this episode. He has had an illustrious career in radio and working in the record industry including signing ace frehley to megaforce records. Meanwhile, frehley has already moved on to a new relationship. Eddie trunk interview 2019 noted that metal show host eddie trunk joins the program to discuss his career and origin of his feud with paul stanley of kiss.
Join eddie and his famous friends in rock and entertainment every week for a rollicking good time. In 2005, frehley played this new version on eddie trunks merry kissmas special. Comprised of allnew interviews, the book also doubles as a study of 1980s era. Quick, manowar, overkill, kings x, prophet, icon and ace frehley. Eddie trunk on return of the comet former members of frehleys comet 1. Watch that metal show on vh1 classic saturdays at 98c. Eddie trunk ace frehley interview gene simmons band.
During the last interview, we also hear from whitesnakes joel hoekstra, teslas jeff. Singer sport the makeup and costumes from predecessors ace frehley and peter criss. And today is aces birthday and we are still great friends. Although hes not bitching about it, eddie trunk is a bit weary, raspyvoiced, and as ready to hit the hay as any guy after a long days work. In his debut book, eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal experiences with them, his favorite stump the trunk anecdotes and trivia, as well as his.
Metal radio guru eddie trunk recently spoke with original kiss guitarist ace frehley for msg tv. Bill graham believes eddie van halen is one of the few creative guitarists to. This is the second song frehley has released this year, from his forthcoming allnew spaceman album, due october 19, 2018, via entertainment one eone. Although the interview was reported and transcribed almost verbatim on blabbermouth, its a whole different ballgame to hear aces voice talking about this, and a lot of what he says. Then, totos steve lukather drops by and discusses his book, the gospel. Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, eddie trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of vh1 classics hit television program that metal show with his passion for music. In 1973, the selftaught guitarist famously strolled into an audition with his guitar and amp, wearing one red sneaker and one orange sneaker. While the kiss frontman writes that it is nice to have. There were some interesting stories in there about you, to say the least. Eddie trunk, the host of eddie trunk rocks, eddie trunk live, and vh1 classics that metal show, has released his very first book, eddie trunks essential hard rock and heavy metal. The eric carr story and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.