On 16. December, 1972, Ace Frehley had his second audition with Kiss and was added as permanent member. His first audition was 8. December 1972 after responding to their advertisement for a lead guitarist in the Village Voice.
Ace Frehley:
“As the days went by, “maybe not” seemed the more likely scenario. Then the guys showed up to watch me play in a club. And finally, in mid-January, about two weeks after my initial audition, I received a phone call from Paul. He wanted to know if I could come down to the loft and hang out with the guys again. I said, “Sure, why not?” When I arrived, Peter’s wife, Lydia, was there, as was Gene’s girlfriend. I suppose they wanted another set of eyes – female eyes – to determine whether the new guy looked like a good fit. We talked for a little while, jammed a bit, and then they offered me the job. By this time I’d learned that the band actually had no recording contract, which probably should have made me skeptical. But it really didn’t. Bands and musicians inflated their résumés all the time; I knew from personal experience that record deals were every bit as fragile as the records themselves.”
– “No Regrets” by Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley:
“The one thing that pissed me off was that the ad in the Village Voice said “guitar player wanted for band with recording contract.” Well, it turned out there was no recording contract. But I felt the guys were as serious as | was about putting together a theatrical rock group, and I liked the music. We rehearsed constantly, six days a week.”
– “Nothin To Lose: The making of KISS (1972-1975)” by Ken Sharp
Paul Stanley:
“Ace belonged in the band. He was the missing piece, the missing link. It just all jelled and made sense.
It’s well documented that Ace is a unique individual. His personality was certainly not what we were used to. He was very much his own person and kind of hard to get a read on. But when he plugged in it was so right. I remember it being a defining moment. Musically it was a very compatible yet combustible mixture.”
– “Nothin To Lose: The making of KISS (1972-1975)” by Ken Sharp
On 16. December, 1972, Ace Frehley had his second audition with Kiss and was added as permanent member. His first audition was 8. December 1972 after responding to their advertisement for a lead guitarist in the Village Voice.
Ace Frehley:
“As the days went by, “maybe not” seemed the more likely scenario. Then the guys showed up to watch me play in a club. And finally, in mid-January, about two weeks after my initial audition, I received a phone call from Paul. He wanted to know if I could come down to the loft and hang out with the guys again. I said, “Sure, why not?” When I arrived, Peter’s wife, Lydia, was there, as was Gene’s girlfriend. I suppose they wanted another set of eyes – female eyes – to determine whether the new guy looked like a good fit. We talked for a little while, jammed a bit, and then they offered me the job. By this time I’d learned that the band actually had no recording contract, which probably should have made me skeptical. But it really didn’t. Bands and musicians inflated their résumés all the time; I knew from personal experience that record deals were every bit as fragile as the records themselves.”
– “No Regrets” by Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley:
“The one thing that pissed me off was that the ad in the Village Voice said “guitar player wanted for band with recording contract.” Well, it turned out there was no recording contract. But I felt the guys were as serious as | was about putting together a theatrical rock group, and I liked the music. We rehearsed constantly, six days a week.”
– “Nothin To Lose: The making of KISS (1972-1975)” by Ken Sharp
Paul Stanley:
“Ace belonged in the band. He was the missing piece, the missing link. It just all jelled and made sense.
It’s well documented that Ace is a unique individual. His personality was certainly not what we were used to. He was very much his own person and kind of hard to get a read on. But when he plugged in it was so right. I remember it being a defining moment. Musically it was a very compatible yet combustible mixture.”
– “Nothin To Lose: The making of KISS (1972-1975)” by Ken Sharp