Frehley speaks with Eddie Trunk
Original Kiss guitarist and co-founder Ace Frehley confirms that frontman Paul Stanley contacted him following the ultimatum he made last week on Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk. The current version of the band appeared on The Howard Stern Show last month to announce their final two shows for December 1st and 2nd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. During an interview with Stern, Stanley stated the band would’ve been called “Piss” had they performed as the original lineup with Frehley and drummer Peter Criss at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2014.
During the news-making interview last week, Frehley demanded an apology from Stanley within seven days or he would reveal some dark secrets about Stanley and Simmons.
“I’m going to make a statement to Paul Stanley right now… I’m telling you that I want a formal apology for what you said, and a retraction and an apology within seven days,” Frehley states. “And if I don’t get that within seven days I’m coming back on Ed Trunk’s show — your show, Ed, if you’ll have me — and I’m going to tell some dirt that nobody knows about Paul and Gene, that I’ve always kept to myself because I’m the kind of guy who doesn’t, you know, talk about this. I like to talk about positive stuff… A lot of times [Stanley and Simmons] are just throwing people under the bus.”
Frehley returned to the show today (Wed, Apr 5th) to update Trunk and fans on the situation. He tells Trunk that Stanley phoned him for five seconds following the interview.
“Yes he did, not long after the show was over,” Frehley states, “and I was blindsided by the phone call because I saw his name come up on my cell phone…so I figured he was calling me maybe to apologize or at least explain why he said that. Maybe he meant that really more towards Peter than me, or whatever the case may be. But instead of an apology, I got a five second phone call which said, ‘Fuck you, Ace, I’m not gonna apologize,’ and hung up. He wasn’t even man enough to let me give a rebuttal and explain why I’m so upset or anything like that.”
Frehley says he spoke with Kiss manager Doc McGhee about the situation who said, “His first response was, ‘I spoke with Paul. Paul denied making the phone call.’ I said, ‘Doc, I have the evidence. I did screen grabs…’ I did a screen grab and I sent it Doc, and he goes, ‘I’ll call him back.'”
Frehley says he sent Trunk screenshots of the call log, which Trunk confirms. He also says he hasn’t heard from McGhee since texting him a few days later.
“I never heard anything further from Doc at that point,” Frehley says. “I texted him again today. He told me that Paul has a different phone company which is pretty idiotic — has nothing to do with my carrier. If I called him, it would be on his server with AT&T, but I didn’t call him. He called me, so he lied to his manager and I think Doc bought it, so after that text, Doc never called me back. I was hoping he’d tried to talk some since into Paul because I don’t bullshit. I tell the truth.”
Frehley says he’d wishes Stanley would apologize.
“I would’ve been happy if Paul had just called me one on one like a man and apologized,” Frehley states. “That would’ve sufficed, but after cursing me out on the phone, the gloves are off… That made me twice as mad… I would never lie about something like that, and I can prove it.”
In his original interview, Frehley confirms his attorney has a manuscript he’s written with information that would end Stanley’s and Simmons’ careers.
“I’m not the kinda guy who pisses and tells, you know. When it comes to negativity — and we’ve all done things we’ve regret over the years — it’s there,” Frehley states. “I have 120 page manuscript that I wrote after I finished my book. My attorney has it in a safety deposit box. God forbid anything happens to me, my attorney is instructed to release it to the New York Times, Rolling Stone, API, everybody. So they can’t intimidate me with trying to hurt me or saying ‘You better not say anything about me live on the radio,’ because then they’re totally screwed. Their careers will be ruined.”
Frehley says he “came to the realization” that he doesn’t have to reveal any of those secrets. Instead, he said he can talk about “what they’ve said about me in black and white” from previous interviews.
