That’s why they call it the present. And sobriety really is a gift… for those who are willing to receive it.
ACE FREHLEYAs long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.
More Ace Frehley Quotes
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She’s going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren’t into Kiss. But they’ve all been told that it’s the greatest show on Earth.
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I can’t even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke.
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I’m just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
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I’m not here to perform. I’m here to sign autographs. You have to wait till I come back with my own hand.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten is my daughter.
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I went to my friend’s house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp
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I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.
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I’m just a down-to-earth guy.
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I’ll get up there and I’ll do my guitar solos in one of those space outfits.
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I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet.
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My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I’ve always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.
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Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn’t have to pay me.
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Whenever I start to really think about what I’m playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn’t there.
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I just didn’t expect an acoustic version of Rock’n’Roll All Nite.
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When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
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I personally believe this: We have only today; yesterday’s gone and tomorrow is uncertain.
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Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.
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I’ve recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn’t help you make a better record.
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. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said, I’m in love.
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For me it’s about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it’s more about money.
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I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album ‘New York Groove’.
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I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that’s what I wanted to do with my life.
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I never set my sights low. I’ve always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves.
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I mean, nothing ever really happened with ’em, but I enjoy getting a young band into the studio and guiding them, and making them feel at ease.
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I don’t like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don’t play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.
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