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.
ACE FREHLEYI think most of the people, once you see a Kiss show, you kinda get spoiled because I don’t think there’s anybody out there that’s doing a bigger or a better show than us.
More Ace Frehley Quotes
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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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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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As 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.
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I’m the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.
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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 think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.
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One thing I love to do is produce. I’ve produced a couple of bands.
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I’m just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
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I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I’ve always had the power of foresight.
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I asked my daughter when she was 16, What’s the buzz on the street with the kids?
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A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
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If I had known I would influence so many guitarists, I would have practiced more.
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Sure it does. But if you don’t have the balls to give it a shot, you’re destined to fail.
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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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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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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 just didn’t expect an acoustic version of Rock’n’Roll All Nite.
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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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People, y’know, they either love us or they hate us; there’s no middle ground.
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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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Once you come and see Kiss, you either love us or you hate us.
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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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The bottom line is the Kiss Army is growing by leaps and bounds.
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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 believe that the only way that the human race is gonna survive is to start colonizing space and setting up colonies on the moon, and then space stations.
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