Ace Frehley has cast doubt on the sincerity of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley’s retirement plans and expressed his contentment with not participating in KISS’ final live shows. As part of “The End of the Road” tour, KISS has bid emotional farewells across the globe, culminating in their last two performances at Madison Square Garden on December 1 and December 2, the birthplace of their legendary career.
In a recent interview on “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Ace Frehley questioned the authenticity of his former bandmates’ retirement, highlighting their previous announcement of a farewell tour that did not materialize (via Blabbermouth):”Well, to be honest, I don’t really believe they’re ending their touring career. How many times have they said they were gonna retire? How many times have half a dozen groups said they were gonna retire and still come back? Personally, I don’t know what their plans are.”When asked if he regrets not sharing the Madison Square Garden stage with Gene & Paul, Ace responded:”Not at all. I’m so happy I’m not involved. Last night I watched Indianapolis show [from the current tour] from front to back on YouTube. They had 10 comments and maybe a couple of thousand views, but compared to what I’m doing right now, you can’t hold a candle to it.””It’s probably better they retire, and hopefully I won’t have to listen to them put me down anymore.”Frehley also alleged that he and classic KISS drummer Peter Criss were never approached with an offer to perform at the farewell shows, suggesting that their names were used to boost ticket sales:”Those guys use my name and Peter’s 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.”