Guitarist Ace Frehley told Mark Strigl of SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard that there’s no chance for him to perform with Kiss on their final show this December 2nd at Madison Square Garden in New York City:
“No. You know what it is? Those guys used my name and Peter’s (Criss) name months ago. They said that they invited us to perform at that show. I never got a phone call. Peter never got a phone call.
”They just said that to sell tickets. And recently, Paul Stanley has made negative statements about me and Peter. For example, I think the last negative statement he said, when people asked him, ‘Is Peter and Ace gonna perform at the Garden?’ he said, oh, we would mar the show if we got up and play, which is really insulting.”
Ace Frehley added:
“I’ve been touring without Kiss for years. I mean, Kiss hasn’t put out an album in what, nine years; I’ve put out five or six. And (my upcoming) album (‘10,000 Volts’) I think is gonna really turn heads.
”I know Gene’s (Simmons) gonna really like it and tell the press he does like it. I have no idea what Paul Stanley’s gonna say. He usually holds back on any deep praise for me because he’s jealous of me.”