Upcoming Events at King Center for the Performing Arts
Sat Nov 10, 8:00 PM - Sat Nov 10, 11:00 PM
3865 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32935
Community: Melbourne
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Like a shooting star headed toward earth from another solar system, Ace Frehley operates in hisown musical galaxy. Hes a musical maverick and iconoclast adored by millions of fans around theworld. Through his seminal work with KISS and as a solo artist,
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Ace Frehley is championed as oneof the most influential guitar players of the last four decades and his impact on popular music isimmeasurable. With his smash 1978 solo album and postKISSwork including 2009 Anomaly,Frehley continues to be the best selling member of the original band.A career in music was in the cards for Ace from the very beginning. I decided when I was sixteenyearsoldthat I wanted to be a professional musician, Frehley asserts. Not only did I decide thatbut I always felt that I was gonna make it. Ive always had the power of foresight and I felt it wasdestiny for me. I knew it was gonna happen, if it wasnt with KISS it would have happened withsomeone else. I distinctly remember seeing Led Zeppelin, Cream and The Who, all groups who Iadmired tremendously, but at the same time there was a little voice in the back of my head going,You can do that too. Early on, Ace recognized the importance of fusing explosive musicality withlook at me ma showmanship. The Who was a big inspiration on me. The day I saw The Who playfor the first time in 1967 at the RKO Theater changed my life. Seeing Pete Townshend made merealize playing live onstage wasnt just about peeling off impressive licks but you have to entertaintoo. I knew then that I wanted to do something musical and theatrical. I remember playing in highschool bands and lighting off smoke bombs (laughs). I painted daygloflowers on my drummersdrums and put a black light in front of the kit so it would glow. I put lights in a guitar when I waseighteenyearsold.Heavily inspired by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend, AceFrehley was a devoted student of rock and roll, practicing his craft by studiously listening to recordsby those classic players and treating them as sacred music scrolls. Little did the Bronx bornmusician know that years later the tables would be turned and his revolutionary sixstringaxe workas a member of KISS and a solo artist would inspire millions of guitars players around the globe tofollow in his footsteps. Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard, Lenny Kravitz and the late Dimebag Darrell ofPantera are amongst the numerous artists whom have pointed to the legendary guitarist as aprofound inspiration. Its an honor th
