ACE FREHLEY On Sobriety - "It Enabled Me To Be More Focused And More In Touch With What I Do"
November 8, 2009, 15 years ago
Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley discusses his ongoing sobriety and new album, Anomaly, in a new interview with Katjusa Cisar at The Capital Times. An excerpt from the story is available below:
The release date in September of Anomaly, Ace Frehley's first album in 20 years, coincides with the third anniversary of his sobriety.
The original KISS guitarist didn't plan it that way, he said recently in an interview from his home in Beverly Hills, but "it was a nice sentiment. It's something I've struggled with my whole life. There's been times in the past when I've had reasonable times of sobriety, but this is the longest time, three years."
Sobriety played a defining role in the album's development. He wrote many of the songs years ago, but couldn't get it together until about two years ago as his head started clearing.
"It enabled me to be more focused and more in touch with what I do," said Frehley, 58. "I think I wrote better songs and perform better."Go to this location for the complete story.
Upcoming Ace tourdates include:
November
9 - Urbana, IL - The Canopy11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
13 - Sault Saint Marie, MI - Kewadin Casino
November
29 - Drammen, Norway - Media30 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
December
2 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi4 - Malmö, Sweden - Kulturbolaget - KB
6 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgårn
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit
9 - Zeche, Germany - Bochum
11 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
12 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
13 - München, Germany - Tonhalle
15 - Luzern, Switzerland - Schüür
16 - Rijssen, Holland - Lucky
17 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
February
1 - Perth, Australia - Metropolis Fremantle4 - Adelaide, Australia - Hq
5 - Melbourne, Australia - Palace (formerly Metro)
7 - Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
8 - Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli
