Simon And Schuster have released chapter one of original KISS guitarist ACE FREHLEY’s autobiography, No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir, due to be issued on November 1st. An excerpt can be found below:

“I grew up just off Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx, not far from the New York Botanical Garden and Bronx Zoo. It was a middle-class neighborhood of mixed ethnic backgrounds, consisting of mostly German, Irish, Jewish, and Italian families. Ours was pretty normal and loving, a fact I came to appreciate even more after I began hanging out with some serious badasses who were always trying to escape their violent and abusive home lives. Conversely, my dad never hit or abused me as a child, but I often wondered how much he really cared about me since we never did anything together one-on-one. Now as I think back, I realize more and more that he loved me, and that he did the best he could under the circumstances.

It's pretty hard to look at the Frehleys and suggest that my upbringing contributed in any way to my wild and crazy lifestyle and the insanity that was to ensue. Sure, my dad was a workaholic and never home, but there was always food on the table, and we all felt secure. My parents enjoyed a happy and affectionate marriage—I can still see them holding hands as they walked down the street, or kissing when Dad came home from work. They always seemed happy together, and there was very little fighting at home. We had relatives in Brooklyn and North Carolina, all on my mother's side, but I knew very little about my dad's side of the family. There were no photo albums or letters, no interesting stories or visits from aunts and uncles. Nothing. I knew he had a brother who had tragically drowned at age eight, but the rest was sketchy at best. When I tried to ask him for more details, my mom would intervene.

"Don't push your father," she'd say. "It's too painful for him."

So I'd let it go.”

Read the rest of Chapter one here.

Frehley recently announced several US book signing dates. The schedule is below:

Thursday, November 3rd - 12:00 noon

Barnes & Noble

555 5th Avenue (at 46th Street)

New York, NY

Friday, November 4th - 6:00pm

Bookends

211 E. Ridgewood Avenue

Ridgewood, NJ

Monday, November 7th - 6:00pm

Barnes & Noble

1805 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA

Thursday, November 10th - 12:00 noon

Books A Million

144 South Clark Street

Chicago, IL

Tuesday, November 15th - 4:00pm

Changing Hands Bookstore

6428 S. McClintock Drive

Tempe, AZ

Sunday, November 20th - 4:00pm

Book Soup

8818 West Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA

Frehley was recently confirmed to appear at this year's Chiller Theatre Expo, scheduled for October 28th - 30th at Hilton Parsippany in in Parsippany, NJ. Complete Expo details can be found at this location.

Ace Frehley's updated tour schedule is as follows:

October

26 - New York, NY - B.B. King's
28 - Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues
29 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey
30 - Centereach, NY - Mulcahy's
31 - Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live

November

5 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
6 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
8 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
9 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues

11- Milwaukee, WI - The Rave

13 - Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino

December

1 - Cardiff, Wales - Coal Exchange
3 - Pontins Prestatyn, North Wales - Hard Rock Hell Festival
4 - London, England - Islington Academy