Greece's Rock Pages are continuing their year-long KISS special article with the fourth interview with a KISS-related figure. This week they've posted an interview with Richie Fontana, who played drums on Paul Stanley’s solo album back in 1978. Richie talks about his collaboration with KISS and he sets the record straight for some rumors that were floating around in the late 70s. Here’s an excerpt of that interview:

Rockpages.gr: Let's set the record straight one for all: There are two constant rumors about your name regarding KISS. First, that you played drums on 'I Was Made For Lovin' You' and second that you were considered for a while to be the replacement of Peter Criss. Is there any truth on these?

Richie Fontana: FIRST: I will never know how that rumor got started, but the truth is I did NOT play on the Dynasty album! It was Anton Fig. SECOND: When I was living in Los Angeles, working with The Skatt Bros., I was called down to the office by Bill Aucoin's west coast secretary. I was then informed that Bill had called, that he was with Gene and Paul, and that they were talking about me as a possible replacement for Peter Criss. I was quite stunned by this information, but after all, they knew me from when Piper had opened for KISS on the Love Gun tour, and of course from playing on Paul's solo album. Needless to say it never came to be. I was later told it was probably because my image had appeared on the Piper and Skatt Bros. albums. KISS had yet to be unmasked so they needed an unknown drummer so to preserve the mystic. So, there is some truth to that.

You can find the entire interview here.