According to TMZ.com, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is hospitalized on life support after he suffered a brain bleed when he took a fall in his studio a couple weeks ago.
Sources familiar with Ace‘s situation told the tabloid site he had been on a ventilator for some time, and hasn’t gotten better, “so his family is considering turning off support, perhaps as soon as Thursday evening [October 16].”
Although several social media posts have indicated Ace had already passed, TMZ says that Ace was still on the ventilator as of Thursday afternoon.
Earlier this month, Frehley scrapped the remainder of his previously announced 2025 tour dates due to unspecified “medical issues”.
The legendary rocker announced the cancelation two weeks after he pulled out of the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California after sustaining minor injuries in a fall at his home.
When Ace‘s Antelope Valley Fair cancelation was first announced, it was revealed that Frehley had had “a minor fall in his studio, resulting in a trip to the hospital.” He was later advised by his doctor to refrain from travel in order to fully recover from his injuries.
Frehley first left KISS in 1982. He rejoined in 1996 and parted ways with the band once again in 2002 after the conclusion of KISS‘s first “farewell tour.” Since his departure, guitarist Tommy Thayer had assumed the role of the Spaceman.
At the time of his latest medical setback, Frehley was working on “Origins Vol. 3”, the sequel to Ace‘s 2016 and 2020 collections of cover songs that inspired the former KISS guitarist.
Ace‘s latest solo album, “10,000 Volts”, came out in February 2024 via MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). It was the follow-up to “Spaceman”, which was released in October 2018 via eOne.
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons co-wrote two tracks on “Spaceman”, “Without You I’m Nothing” and “Your Wish Is My Command”, the latter of which also featured Gene‘s bass playing.
Ace‘s most recent backing band consisted of Ryan Spencer on bass, Jeremy Asbrock on guitar and Scot Coogan on drums.
In a recent interview with Guitar World, Ace revealed he declined an invite to join his former KISS bandmates at the “Kiss Kruise: Land-locked In Vegas” event at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in November, despite having participated in the Kiss Kruise events in the past.
“They asked me and I declined,” Frehley told the magazine. “There’s no way I’m gonna be involved with that, you know? Their biggest mistake is that they should have done that at Madison Square Garden, not in Las Vegas in a 5000-seater, or whatever it is.”
He added that he was “having too much fun doing my own thing.”
“And maybe I’ll eventually get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist,” Frehley said.
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