Original KISS Manager BILL AUCOIN - Footage From Recent PBS Interview Available
June 29, 2010, 14 years ago
KISSonline.com has posted footage of KISS' original manager Bill Aucoin on an episode of the PBS show Lance Hefts Inspiration, which aired last month. Check it out below.
Aucoin, who discovered KISS and helped build them into a musical and merchandising juggernaut, died on Monday, June 28th at the age of 66 due to surgical complications from prostate cancer. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons issued the following statement in the wake of Aucoin's passing.
"Bill Aucoin, our irreplaceable original manager, mentor and dear friend has died of complications arising from his ongoing battle with prostate cancer. He was instrumental in guiding us from the beginning and without his vision, leadership and unending dedication, we could never have scaled the heights we have reached. Bill loved life and lived it to the fullest. Words can never convey his impact on us or those close to him.Over all the years, he never missed an opportunity to be with us at our shows near his home or fly in for special concerts, including our most recent Madison Square Garden show. He had hoped to attend our London show earlier this month but his illness prevented it. He still planned to visit us upon the start of our upcoming U.S. tour.
We loved him, told him and have peace that he knew it. We will grieve and celebrate all he was and did.
We have lost a part of us."
