No Regrets. Ace Frehley with Joe Layden (2025)

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Hot Books New Books There is no KISS without Ace Frehley！ Ace is a legend and this book takes you on a tour from his childhood through the formative years of KISS and Frehley’s Comet。 Lots of hard partying stories and near death experiences。 This is a great read and just solidifies Ace as my favorite member of KISS。 Tommy Thayer sucks！！！ The only interesting member of KI$$！ Ace was a pretty boring guy from the suburbs of New York who had a talent for electric guitar。 Inspired by the British Invasion r&b and hard rock pf the Stones， Zepellin， the Who and Hendrix， ok he was American， he spent his formative years as a hack musician living the rock n roll dream while living with his parents。 Then he met two ambitious shvitzers， Chaim Witz ans Stanley Eisner， who basically were trying to rip off Alice Cooper and take Copper's stage s The only interesting member of KI$$！ Ace was a pretty boring guy from the suburbs of New York who had a talent for electric guitar。 Inspired by the British Invasion r&b and hard rock pf the Stones， Zepellin， the Who and Hendrix， ok he was American， he spent his formative years as a hack musician living the rock n roll dream while living with his parents。 Then he met two ambitious shvitzers， Chaim Witz ans Stanley Eisner， who basically were trying to rip off Alice Cooper and take Copper's stage shmaltz to another level。 Anyway this average band ending up making the greatest selling love album of all time， but it wasnt ltotally love， rather a mash of the best bits of love shows， but who cares。 Frehley comes across as a down to earth， talented guy， but his lack of self esteem co pared to Si mons and Stanley allowed him to wallow i and enjoy all of rocks excesses， and thats where the bio becomes interesting！ Ace was the main talent in KI$$， his solo albums a testament to this。。。。more Je doit dire Ace est mon membre favoris de Kiss。。。 très bon livre， très honnête je trouve。 Écorche un peu Gene & Paul au passage mais ça。。。 ;） This book was one of the best rock biographies I've ever read。 Great stories of sex， drugs and well。 Rock n roll This book was one of the best rock biographies I've ever read。 Great stories of sex， drugs and well。 Rock n roll 。。。more Ace takes you to his time before， during and after KISS， with Frehley's comet。 Very good read of a great guitar player。 Ace takes you to his time before， during and after KISS， with Frehley's comet。 Very good read of a great guitar player。。。。more honestly i didn’t love this book。 im not a big kiss fan - I listened to them a bit from 2019-early 2020， and ace was my favorite member。 he honestly came off as conceited and bitter in a lot of this book， which is a shame。 I understand some of his bitterness due to what happened with the band， but some parts of the book I was just like “I get it”。 l think he’s a funny guy and went through a lot， and I respect him for working on bettering himself， but this book didn’t do too much for me。 it did g honestly i didn’t love this book。 im not a big kiss fan - I listened to them a bit from 2019-early 2020， and ace was my favorite member。 he honestly came off as conceited and bitter in a lot of this book， which is a shame。 I understand some of his bitterness due to what happened with the band， but some parts of the book I was just like “I get it”。 l think he’s a funny guy and went through a lot， and I respect him for working on bettering himself， but this book didn’t do too much for me。 it did give me some KISStory， so I learned something，and I enjoyed it more than Paul’s book。。。。more How this idiot is still alive， is beyond me。 Ace is my favorite KISS band member。 He is the most talented guitar wise of the original four and by far comes across as funny， being real and full of attitude。 Despite all the complaints of his drinking and drug use Ace is the only one that has been able to successfully have a solo career。 His book gives an insight to Ace Frehley and tells you where it all began。 Awesome recounting of the wild and crazy times of Ace Frehley。 He recorded the best solo album of the Fearsome Foursome and then he wrote the best book of the four。 I read the other memoirs from Paul Stanley， Gene Simmons， and Peter Criss and I think Ace's is the best。 Although， I thoroughly enjoyed all of them。 Awesome recounting of the wild and crazy times of Ace Frehley。 He recorded the best solo album of the Fearsome Foursome and then he wrote the best book of the four。 I read the other memoirs from Paul Stanley， Gene Simmons， and Peter Criss and I think Ace's is the best。 Although， I thoroughly enjoyed all of them。。。。more Decent， enjoyable autobiography by iconic KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley。 Been wanting to read "No Regrets" ever since it was first published in 2011， and especially after reading autobiographies by Frehley's KISS bandmates Paul Stanley and Peter Criss。 On the whole， "No Regrets" is a fun read， yet far less revealing than expected。Sure， Paul "Ace" Frehley candidly discusses his life growing up in the Bronx in the 1950's and 60's。 The youngest of three children born to parents of German-Dutch de Decent， enjoyable autobiography by iconic KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley。 Been wanting to read "No Regrets" ever since it was first published in 2011， and especially after reading autobiographies by Frehley's KISS bandmates Paul Stanley and Peter Criss。 On the whole， "No Regrets" is a fun read， yet far less revealing than expected。Sure， Paul "Ace" Frehley candidly discusses his life growing up in the Bronx in the 1950's and 60's。 The youngest of three children born to parents of German-Dutch descent， Frehley grew up in a music-playing household， and soon found himself gravitating towards music， guitar， sex and beer。。。with drugs entering the picture later in the story。 A natural musician， Frehley played with a number of bands， and became a ladies man （with the help of beer）。 In 1972， at the age of 21， Frehley answered an ad in the Village Voice， auditioned and soon joined with Gene Simmons， Paul Stanley and Peter Criss to form KISS。In "No Regrets，" Ace Frehley chronicles his early years in the band， the shows， the recording sessions， the tours， the partying and the increasing amount of sex and drugs。 During the 1970's and 80s， Frehley became a severe drug addict and alcoholic， with many a near-death experiences to prove it。 The guitarist missed recording dates， left film sets， crashed a number of cars， ran a foul of the law， shot off machine guns， went to jail and harmed his body as much as possible with booze， tranquilizers， and the best cocaine money could buy。 Despite marriage and a child， Ace Frehley's addiction knew no bounds。 Even when it hurt his playing， Frehley could not stop。There are some interesting stories in "No Regrets。" There are fun anecdotes of teenage Ace Frehley sitting or standing awestruck watching the likes of Pete Townshend in 1967， or Jimi Hendrix in 1970 live on stage。 I also enjoyed reading tales on the making of KISS's 1970's records， especially Frehley's take on working with producer-engineer Eddie Kramer on 1975's "Alive！" and with producer Bob Ezrin on 1976's "Destroyer。" Yet aside from a physical altercation with KISS road manager-turned-lead-guitarist Tommy Thayer while on tour， "No Regrets" offers little in the way of new， revealing information。Though the author lightly chides Gene Simmons for his lack of friends， sex-addiction， money-worship， and makes it clear that straight-sober-shooters Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were in the opposing camp to Ace and Peter's partying ways， Frehley is fairly diplomatic when it comes to his KISS bandmates。 The author， however， does make insightful comments about how dismayed he became as the hard rock band he joined （KISS） eventually became a family-friendly， intricately rehearsed smoke and fire circus show， with no room for spontaneity。On the downside， Frehley skips over more than a few details （i。e。 the 1979 "Dynasty" tour， which resulted in Peter Criss being fired in 1980， and why he choose to leave KISS for good after the 2000 farewell tour） in favor of sometimes amusing， too often dull drink and drug exploits involving guns， women， hotels， cars， and weather balloons。 Also， Frehley still does not seem to take full responsibility for his actions。。。i。e。 "If only Paul and Gene encouraged me more， I would not have disappeared， got drunk and missed sessions。。。etc。 In Frehely's defense， of course， addiction， and the selfishness and thought-process of an addict never fully goes away。On the upside， despite his faults， Ace Frehley is still a fantastic guitarist and songwriter， and a singer I've always enjoyed listening to。 Okay， so "No Regrets" may not be a great autobiography， and may not have any startling revelations， yet I still got a kick out of reading it， and experiencing the story of KISS through Ace Frehley's perspective。 On top of that， "No Regrets" offers a rare glimpse inside Ace Frehley's personal life， his joys and sorrows and stumbling blocks beyond the "Spaceman" mask。。。。more I have been a KISS fan since I was 14 years old。 They turned me on to rock music。 My favorite band member was Ace。 I played guitar and I wanted to be like him！ Ahh， to be a naive youth again。 After reading this book I was glad that I was nothing like Ace。 Ace by his own admittance was a drug addict and alcoholic。 Most of this book was about all the drama he got himself into because of his addictions。 It was obvious after reading the book he was very resentful of Gene Simmons。 Knowing Gene， this I have been a KISS fan since I was 14 years old。 They turned me on to rock music。 My favorite band member was Ace。 I played guitar and I wanted to be like him！ Ahh， to be a naive youth again。 After reading this book I was glad that I was nothing like Ace。 Ace by his own admittance was a drug addict and alcoholic。 Most of this book was about all the drama he got himself into because of his addictions。 It was obvious after reading the book he was very resentful of Gene Simmons。 Knowing Gene， this was not a surprise。 Ultimately， Ace was not a role mode。 He is a model of someone who threw opportunity away。 He was talented and he was carefree。 As great as he was， he could have been greater if not for his addictions。 I still love him。。。。more Ace recounts his life in great detail， including his time before， during， and after being lead guitarist of KISS。 I think he comes off mostly as honest but also at times arrogant - particularly about his popularity with women。 Although he owns up to his drinking and drug abuse and regards them as the flaws they are， he seems to be oblivious to womanizing being another character flaw and instead seems proud of it。 As a book， it's a quick and interesting read。 There are certainly moments when you Ace recounts his life in great detail， including his time before， during， and after being lead guitarist of KISS。 I think he comes off mostly as honest but also at times arrogant - particularly about his popularity with women。 Although he owns up to his drinking and drug abuse and regards them as the flaws they are， he seems to be oblivious to womanizing being another character flaw and instead seems proud of it。 As a book， it's a quick and interesting read。 There are certainly moments when you shake your head and say 'dude， how thick can you be？' But， as I said， he comes off as honest。 There are a few jabs at Gene Simmons that seem a bit unnecessary， which are in direct contrast to when he discusses Gene in honest terms （warts and all）。 He does give Simmons credit for several things throughout the book （saving his life twice， for example， as well as the business acumen that helped launch KISS to the top of the rock scene）， but still there are two or three things in there that just come off as petty and unnecessary。 Overall， I'm glad I read it， which is all that really matters。。。。more A little rambling at times， and Ace does not suffer from an abundance of humility， but it felt overall like an earnest attempt at covering the career of one of rock's most infamous players。 A little rambling at times， and Ace does not suffer from an abundance of humility， but it felt overall like an earnest attempt at covering the career of one of rock's most infamous players。。。。more Suspend your sense of right and wrong and enjoy the adventure as a fly-on-the-wall to one of the world’s most magnetic bands。 I spent most of my life hating this band， but only recently began obsessing about them and realizing that behind the makeup， blood and fire， they were a great rock-n-roll band， hell-bent on giving their fans a good time and a night to remember。 From the beginning Gene Simmons planned for KISS to be a theatrical entertainer who， in Ace Frehley’s words， was more like a chor Suspend your sense of right and wrong and enjoy the adventure as a fly-on-the-wall to one of the world’s most magnetic bands。 I spent most of my life hating this band， but only recently began obsessing about them and realizing that behind the makeup， blood and fire， they were a great rock-n-roll band， hell-bent on giving their fans a good time and a night to remember。 From the beginning Gene Simmons planned for KISS to be a theatrical entertainer who， in Ace Frehley’s words， was more like a choreographed Broadway production than a typical band。The book is entertaining。 Not a work of literary high-art， but a fast-moving， conversational style of the craziness Ace inflected on himself: the drug abuse， drug smuggling， car wrecks， casual sex and injuries of stupidity。 The parts I liked the most had more to do with the music production of the albums themselves and how KISS got from A to Z。 Surprisingly （something I didn’t know） KISS went from playing for friends and family to playing in colosseums in the same year。 Ace had his fair share of hard-knocks even before KISS， playing in small bands in bars in New York and New Jersey while living with his parents， who seemed very patient and supportive of him。I’m told in order to appreciate how crazy Space Ace really was， I need to read the Peter Criss book， which adds a lot more that Ace left out。In fairness I should add that although this book is saturated with addiction problems， Ace was 5-years sober at the time of its publication。。。。more A great read about one of the greatest and most talented guitarist in the world ACE FREHLEY！ This book is filled with great and very funny stories about the crazy life of the lead guitarist of the worlds most famous and notorious bands KISS。 The title is “No Regrets，” but I feel as though Ace Frehley's life is full of them。 Drugs， alcohol， jail time， fights， almost died （multiple times）， high-speed car chases， and crashing expensive sports cars were all a part of his life。 I enjoyed the book all the way though， I felt as though it allowed Ace to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight for a change。 The book was very well written， and it felt as though I was listening to my friend talk。 The beginning was probably my favorite p The title is “No Regrets，” but I feel as though Ace Frehley's life is full of them。 Drugs， alcohol， jail time， fights， almost died （multiple times）， high-speed car chases， and crashing expensive sports cars were all a part of his life。 I enjoyed the book all the way though， I felt as though it allowed Ace to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight for a change。 The book was very well written， and it felt as though I was listening to my friend talk。 The beginning was probably my favorite part。 He talks a lot about his life as a teenager and early adult starting his life of music， and some of the stories are absolutely bizarre and very engaging。 For example， he was involved in a gang， he lost his diploma in a movie theater， he snuck into the New York Pop Festival and pretended to be a part of security， and he managed to get backstage at a Hendrix concert。 The reason I rated this ⅘ stars is because I didn’t really like how Ace mainly focused on his drug and alcohol addiction。 Though that was a major part of his life， I really wished he would have expanded on some other things as well。 It felt boring when he went on and on， when he could have just wrapped it up and began another topic。 I also felt as though Ace kept a lot out， like his marriage or him and Peter Criss vs。 Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons。 The book leaves out a lot during his departure from the band since he can’t remember anything from the copies amount of drugs and alcohol。 But other than those things， I think the book was very insightful and much different from the other KISS members’ autobiographies。 I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about KISS -- more specifically， Ace Frehley。 This book has a lot of interesting stories of Ace’s life before KISS， whilst in the band， and when he left the band， kicking off his solo career。 If you aren’t a fan of KISS， or don’t want to learn about Ace， I don’t think you’d enjoy learning about a typical rockstar life。 But， if you’re a KISS fan， or do want to learn about Ace， then you would absolutely love this。。。。more A good read， you get a nice little insight into his days with kiss。 It does feel like it jumps around a lot timeline wise。 Feels more like listening to Frehley talk about his life， more than an edited book about it。 Eddie Trunk has raved about this book since "That Metal Show" （miss that show RIP） Finally snagged a used copy at Book Broker and was not disappointed。 Quick and entertaining read even for us non-KISS fans。 Eddie Trunk has raved about this book since "That Metal Show" （miss that show RIP） Finally snagged a used copy at Book Broker and was not disappointed。 Quick and entertaining read even for us non-KISS fans。。。。more Better than expected。 This was the third autobiography read from the Kiss original band members – Gene Simmons and Paul Stanleys prior。 I set the bar lower for Ace’s book because of reviews， claims of him being whiny， and general reputation。 It was far from being whiny rather I found refreshing accountability and maturity。 It starts slow， get through first seven or so chapters and you will get to a point you don’t want to put it down。 A great rock and roll memoir and a must read This is the third in my series of Kiss member autobiographies。 He gets one more star than Peter Criss on being a better human being， but as far as how the book is written it just verges on average。 I went into the book thinking I would like Ace a lot less than I did， since both Peter and Paul made him out to be the lazy drunk， and I've been in a band with the lazy drunk and it's grueling。 Ace did nothing to dispel those rumors - he even kind of reveled in them， hence his "no regrets，" I guess。 B This is the third in my series of Kiss member autobiographies。 He gets one more star than Peter Criss on being a better human being， but as far as how the book is written it just verges on average。 I went into the book thinking I would like Ace a lot less than I did， since both Peter and Paul made him out to be the lazy drunk， and I've been in a band with the lazy drunk and it's grueling。 Ace did nothing to dispel those rumors - he even kind of reveled in them， hence his "no regrets，" I guess。 But he was still more sympathetic to me than Peter， because he wasn't as mean-spirited。 He got his digs in on Gene， but he didn't go overboard with that。 I've read the rock star addict story more times than I can count， and Ace didn't go too far into his sobriety journey。 He didn't go too far into much besides a lot of drunken stories。 One that bothered me quite a bit was， after having been in multiple drunk-driving accidents through the years， an incident during the reunion tour years where he got pulled over in LA with his daughter。 While I think there's a lot more about his father/daughter relationship that he didn't write about （and could have made for good reading， but I get it）， it was just so wreckless for a guy with his history to be driving his daughter around wasted。 He jumped around towards the end and was probably cramming to get it done because， with everything else in his life， he couldn't get it in on time and kept people waiting on him。 Just a guess。 But I felt like huge parts were missing and I had a hard time following his timeline。。。。more Pretty basic book with no existential revelations BUT he is a nice person （I wish I could feel that way after finishing other musicians' autobios） and totally honest。 He has no delusions that KISS was an artistic triumph and when they did extra silly shit （prog rock record， disco song， Phantom of the Park） he calls them out on it。 Pretty basic book with no existential revelations BUT he is a nice person （I wish I could feel that way after finishing other musicians' autobios） and totally honest。 He has no delusions that KISS was an artistic triumph and when they did extra silly shit （prog rock record， disco song， Phantom of the Park） he calls them out on it。。。。more Ace Frehley is much more likable than Gene Simmons and KISSes music isn't so bad if you don't have to listen to it for very long。 Ace Frehley is much more likable than Gene Simmons and KISSes music isn't so bad if you don't have to listen to it for very long。。。。more I really enjoyed reading this book as a kiss fan。 It is structured well and touches on the Paul and Gene beef nicely。 Onesto autoritratto di un grande personaggio Entertaining for a Kiss nerd but Ace’s memory is questionable。 For KISS fans， you will probably enjoy this book。 I found this autobiography to be similar to other rockbios because the plot centered around old stories from the road and gripes about his former band mates。 If you like KISS， and you've read the other bio's， give this one a read as well。 For KISS fans， you will probably enjoy this book。 I found this autobiography to be similar to other rockbios because the plot centered around old stories from the road and gripes about his former band mates。 If you like KISS， and you've read the other bio's， give this one a read as well。。。。more Ace is definitely a colorful individual。 His take on the inner workings of KISS is much different from the views of the other band members。 Since his memoir admits to memory lapses caused by mental illness and drug/alcohol addiction， I would take his story with a grain of salt and compare it to the other accounts of KISS members。 I enjoyed this memoir much better than Peter Criss’s， honest and to the point。 You get what you get with Ace。 An integral part of the Kiss family， too bad his serious drinking problem got the best of him。 I first became a KISS fan in the mid 70s， and my favorite member was always Ace， because he played lead guitar， and because。。。well。。。he was the Spaceman。 This autobiography is like one of Ace’s guitar solos; idiosyncratic， direct， fun， and immediately engaging。 I found it hard not hear Ace’s signature Bronx squawk in my head while reading， and that’s a good thing。 Ace has had a crazy life， and it’s all here。 He doesn’t appear to sugarcoat his own foibles， or those of the other members of KISS。 B I first became a KISS fan in the mid 70s， and my favorite member was always Ace， because he played lead guitar， and because。。。well。。。he was the Spaceman。 This autobiography is like one of Ace’s guitar solos; idiosyncratic， direct， fun， and immediately engaging。 I found it hard not hear Ace’s signature Bronx squawk in my head while reading， and that’s a good thing。 Ace has had a crazy life， and it’s all here。 He doesn’t appear to sugarcoat his own foibles， or those of the other members of KISS。 But the book isn’t all rock decadence; there is plenty of heart and reflectiveness here too。 I’ve recently been getting into Ace’s solo work from the past decade， and it makes a great soundtrack for this book。 There is only one Space Ace， and we’re lucky （and as the book will show， so is he） to have him still on our planet。。。。more I grew up in the 70s while the KISS phenomenon was taking over the world。 It was a great time to be a kid。 Strange that a band whose lyrics are centered around sex would be so targeted toward preteens， but most of that went over my head。 Every kid my age wanted to be one of the guys in KISS。 I wanted to be Gene， no doubt because of my love for all things horror， but as the years went by and the enigma that was KISS was revealed （even right down to a reality TV show starring my old idol） it was c I grew up in the 70s while the KISS phenomenon was taking over the world。 It was a great time to be a kid。 Strange that a band whose lyrics are centered around sex would be so targeted toward preteens， but most of that went over my head。 Every kid my age wanted to be one of the guys in KISS。 I wanted to be Gene， no doubt because of my love for all things horror， but as the years went by and the enigma that was KISS was revealed （even right down to a reality TV show starring my old idol） it was clear that Ace was the nice guy in the bunch。 Yes， he had a drug problem， but he had musical integrity， wasn't greedy， and from what I learn from this book is an easy guy to like。 He's that person you know who you have a hard time picturing getting pissed off， especially over anything trivial。 I put my rating at 4 stars because I was hoping he'd talk a bit more about some of the later albums， particularly UNMASKED， but they weren't as dissected as the earlier stuff。 Also， I was hoping to hear a bit more dirt。 I feel like he was pretty easy on the other guys。 Good for him。 After reading the book I wish I could hang out with the guy。 I've got my own Les Paul with decades of playing under my belt。 We could throw down。 Awk！。。。more

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From the former lead guitarist of the legendary rock band KISS-a funny， truthful， candid memoir about a hard-drinking， drug-addicted， music-loving guitar player who lived life as a rock star and survived to tell the tale。

In its nearly four-decade existence， KISS has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide， ranking among the top-selling rock-and-roll bands of all time。 The KISS Army remains vast and devoted， buying merchandise and concert tickets at sellout shows that continue around the globe。 Now， Ace Frehley， long regarded as the most approachable and likeable member of the band， opens up about his unbelievable exploits as one of the founding members of KISS。

It all started in January of 1973， when this self-taught musician and Bronx native spotted an advertisement in the Village Voice posted by Paul Stanley， Peter Criss， and Gene Simmons: "Guitarist wanted with flash and balls。" Frehley， figuring he had both， answered the ad， and the rest was history。

Within a few years， KISS was playing spectacular live shows to sold-out stadiums all over the world， decked out in their iconic costumes and makeup。 The band was raking in millions of dollars on tours， albums， and merchandise， and the rabid KISS Army numbered in the six figures。 Frehley， known as "The Spaceman，" had transformed from a scrappy， music-obsessed kid to one of the most famous and revered guitarists of his era， hailed by critics and adored by fans。 No Regrets goes behind the make-up， the money， the women， and the partying。 Frehley recounts his battles with drug addiction and his brushes with death， sets the record straight about his complicated relationships with Simmons and Paul Stanley， and describes his evolution as a musician-all with his characteristic humor and honesty。 Without a doubt， No Regrets is a must-have for every KISS fan。

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Charlie ， 2021-04-10 00:00

There is no KISS without Ace Frehley！ Ace is a legend and this book takes you on a tour from his childhood through the formative years of KISS and Frehley’s Comet。 Lots of hard partying stories and near death experiences。 This is a great read and just solidifies Ace as my favorite member of KISS。 Tommy Thayer sucks！！！

Aaron ， 2021-02-02 00:00

The only interesting member of KI$$！ Ace was a pretty boring guy from the suburbs of New York who had a talent for electric guitar。 Inspired by the British Invasion r&b and hard rock pf the Stones， Zepellin， the Who and Hendrix， ok he was American， he spent his formative years as a hack musician living the rock n roll dream while living with his parents。 Then he met two ambitious shvitzers， Chaim Witz ans Stanley Eisner， who basically were trying to rip off Alice Cooper and take Copper's stage s The only interesting member of KI$$！ Ace was a pretty boring guy from the suburbs of New York who had a talent for electric guitar。 Inspired by the British Invasion r&b and hard rock pf the Stones， Zepellin， the Who and Hendrix， ok he was American， he spent his formative years as a hack musician living the rock n roll dream while living with his parents。 Then he met two ambitious shvitzers， Chaim Witz ans Stanley Eisner， who basically were trying to rip off Alice Cooper and take Copper's stage shmaltz to another level。 Anyway this average band ending up making the greatest selling love album of all time， but it wasnt ltotally love， rather a mash of the best bits of love shows， but who cares。 Frehley comes across as a down to earth， talented guy， but his lack of self esteem co pared to Si mons and Stanley allowed him to wallow i and enjoy all of rocks excesses， and thats where the bio becomes interesting！ Ace was the main talent in KI$$， his solo albums a testament to this。。。。more

Eric Côté ， 2021-01-26 00:00

Je doit dire Ace est mon membre favoris de Kiss。。。 très bon livre， très honnête je trouve。 Écorche un peu Gene & Paul au passage mais ça。。。 ;）

Justin Drummond ， 2021-01-18 00:00

This book was one of the best rock biographies I've ever read。 Great stories of sex， drugs and well。 Rock n roll This book was one of the best rock biographies I've ever read。 Great stories of sex， drugs and well。 Rock n roll 。。。more

Jesse Flood ， 2021-01-05 00:00

Ace takes you to his time before， during and after KISS， with Frehley's comet。 Very good read of a great guitar player。 Ace takes you to his time before， during and after KISS， with Frehley's comet。 Very good read of a great guitar player。。。。more

izzy s。， 2021-01-03 00:00

honestly i didn’t love this book。 im not a big kiss fan - I listened to them a bit from 2019-early 2020， and ace was my favorite member。 he honestly came off as conceited and bitter in a lot of this book， which is a shame。 I understand some of his bitterness due to what happened with the band， but some parts of the book I was just like “I get it”。 l think he’s a funny guy and went through a lot， and I respect him for working on bettering himself， but this book didn’t do too much for me。 it did g honestly i didn’t love this book。 im not a big kiss fan - I listened to them a bit from 2019-early 2020， and ace was my favorite member。 he honestly came off as conceited and bitter in a lot of this book， which is a shame。 I understand some of his bitterness due to what happened with the band， but some parts of the book I was just like “I get it”。 l think he’s a funny guy and went through a lot， and I respect him for working on bettering himself， but this book didn’t do too much for me。 it did give me some KISStory， so I learned something，and I enjoyed it more than Paul’s book。。。。more

Mandy ， 2020-12-22 00:00

How this idiot is still alive， is beyond me。

Katherine ， 2020-12-04 00:00

Ace is my favorite KISS band member。 He is the most talented guitar wise of the original four and by far comes across as funny， being real and full of attitude。 Despite all the complaints of his drinking and drug use Ace is the only one that has been able to successfully have a solo career。 His book gives an insight to Ace Frehley and tells you where it all began。

Joseph Grassi ， 2020-09-18 00:00

Awesome recounting of the wild and crazy times of Ace Frehley。 He recorded the best solo album of the Fearsome Foursome and then he wrote the best book of the four。 I read the other memoirs from Paul Stanley， Gene Simmons， and Peter Criss and I think Ace's is the best。 Although， I thoroughly enjoyed all of them。 Awesome recounting of the wild and crazy times of Ace Frehley。 He recorded the best solo album of the Fearsome Foursome and then he wrote the best book of the four。 I read the other memoirs from Paul Stanley， Gene Simmons， and Peter Criss and I think Ace's is the best。 Although， I thoroughly enjoyed all of them。。。。more

Paul Lyons ， 2020-08-12 00:00

Decent， enjoyable autobiography by iconic KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley。 Been wanting to read "No Regrets" ever since it was first published in 2011， and especially after reading autobiographies by Frehley's KISS bandmates Paul Stanley and Peter Criss。 On the whole， "No Regrets" is a fun read， yet far less revealing than expected。Sure， Paul "Ace" Frehley candidly discusses his life growing up in the Bronx in the 1950's and 60's。 The youngest of three children born to parents of German-Dutch de Decent， enjoyable autobiography by iconic KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley。 Been wanting to read "No Regrets" ever since it was first published in 2011， and especially after reading autobiographies by Frehley's KISS bandmates Paul Stanley and Peter Criss。 On the whole， "No Regrets" is a fun read， yet far less revealing than expected。Sure， Paul "Ace" Frehley candidly discusses his life growing up in the Bronx in the 1950's and 60's。 The youngest of three children born to parents of German-Dutch descent， Frehley grew up in a music-playing household， and soon found himself gravitating towards music， guitar， sex and beer。。。with drugs entering the picture later in the story。 A natural musician， Frehley played with a number of bands， and became a ladies man （with the help of beer）。 In 1972， at the age of 21， Frehley answered an ad in the Village Voice， auditioned and soon joined with Gene Simmons， Paul Stanley and Peter Criss to form KISS。In "No Regrets，" Ace Frehley chronicles his early years in the band， the shows， the recording sessions， the tours， the partying and the increasing amount of sex and drugs。 During the 1970's and 80s， Frehley became a severe drug addict and alcoholic， with many a near-death experiences to prove it。 The guitarist missed recording dates， left film sets， crashed a number of cars， ran a foul of the law， shot off machine guns， went to jail and harmed his body as much as possible with booze， tranquilizers， and the best cocaine money could buy。 Despite marriage and a child， Ace Frehley's addiction knew no bounds。 Even when it hurt his playing， Frehley could not stop。There are some interesting stories in "No Regrets。" There are fun anecdotes of teenage Ace Frehley sitting or standing awestruck watching the likes of Pete Townshend in 1967， or Jimi Hendrix in 1970 live on stage。 I also enjoyed reading tales on the making of KISS's 1970's records， especially Frehley's take on working with producer-engineer Eddie Kramer on 1975's "Alive！" and with producer Bob Ezrin on 1976's "Destroyer。" Yet aside from a physical altercation with KISS road manager-turned-lead-guitarist Tommy Thayer while on tour， "No Regrets" offers little in the way of new， revealing information。Though the author lightly chides Gene Simmons for his lack of friends， sex-addiction， money-worship， and makes it clear that straight-sober-shooters Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were in the opposing camp to Ace and Peter's partying ways， Frehley is fairly diplomatic when it comes to his KISS bandmates。 The author， however， does make insightful comments about how dismayed he became as the hard rock band he joined （KISS） eventually became a family-friendly， intricately rehearsed smoke and fire circus show， with no room for spontaneity。On the downside， Frehley skips over more than a few details （i。e。 the 1979 "Dynasty" tour， which resulted in Peter Criss being fired in 1980， and why he choose to leave KISS for good after the 2000 farewell tour） in favor of sometimes amusing， too often dull drink and drug exploits involving guns， women， hotels， cars， and weather balloons。 Also， Frehley still does not seem to take full responsibility for his actions。。。i。e。 "If only Paul and Gene encouraged me more， I would not have disappeared， got drunk and missed sessions。。。etc。 In Frehely's defense， of course， addiction， and the selfishness and thought-process of an addict never fully goes away。On the upside， despite his faults， Ace Frehley is still a fantastic guitarist and songwriter， and a singer I've always enjoyed listening to。 Okay， so "No Regrets" may not be a great autobiography， and may not have any startling revelations， yet I still got a kick out of reading it， and experiencing the story of KISS through Ace Frehley's perspective。 On top of that， "No Regrets" offers a rare glimpse inside Ace Frehley's personal life， his joys and sorrows and stumbling blocks beyond the "Spaceman" mask。。。。more

Jlo2756 ， 2020-08-05 00:00

I have been a KISS fan since I was 14 years old。 They turned me on to rock music。 My favorite band member was Ace。 I played guitar and I wanted to be like him！ Ahh， to be a naive youth again。 After reading this book I was glad that I was nothing like Ace。 Ace by his own admittance was a drug addict and alcoholic。 Most of this book was about all the drama he got himself into because of his addictions。 It was obvious after reading the book he was very resentful of Gene Simmons。 Knowing Gene， this I have been a KISS fan since I was 14 years old。 They turned me on to rock music。 My favorite band member was Ace。 I played guitar and I wanted to be like him！ Ahh， to be a naive youth again。 After reading this book I was glad that I was nothing like Ace。 Ace by his own admittance was a drug addict and alcoholic。 Most of this book was about all the drama he got himself into because of his addictions。 It was obvious after reading the book he was very resentful of Gene Simmons。 Knowing Gene， this was not a surprise。 Ultimately， Ace was not a role mode。 He is a model of someone who threw opportunity away。 He was talented and he was carefree。 As great as he was， he could have been greater if not for his addictions。 I still love him。。。。more

Michael Citro ， 2020-05-19 00:00

Ace recounts his life in great detail， including his time before， during， and after being lead guitarist of KISS。 I think he comes off mostly as honest but also at times arrogant - particularly about his popularity with women。 Although he owns up to his drinking and drug abuse and regards them as the flaws they are， he seems to be oblivious to womanizing being another character flaw and instead seems proud of it。 As a book， it's a quick and interesting read。 There are certainly moments when you Ace recounts his life in great detail， including his time before， during， and after being lead guitarist of KISS。 I think he comes off mostly as honest but also at times arrogant - particularly about his popularity with women。 Although he owns up to his drinking and drug abuse and regards them as the flaws they are， he seems to be oblivious to womanizing being another character flaw and instead seems proud of it。 As a book， it's a quick and interesting read。 There are certainly moments when you shake your head and say 'dude， how thick can you be？' But， as I said， he comes off as honest。 There are a few jabs at Gene Simmons that seem a bit unnecessary， which are in direct contrast to when he discusses Gene in honest terms （warts and all）。 He does give Simmons credit for several things throughout the book （saving his life twice， for example， as well as the business acumen that helped launch KISS to the top of the rock scene）， but still there are two or three things in there that just come off as petty and unnecessary。 Overall， I'm glad I read it， which is all that really matters。。。。more

Sean Kerns ， 2020-04-25 00:00

A little rambling at times， and Ace does not suffer from an abundance of humility， but it felt overall like an earnest attempt at covering the career of one of rock's most infamous players。 A little rambling at times， and Ace does not suffer from an abundance of humility， but it felt overall like an earnest attempt at covering the career of one of rock's most infamous players。。。。more

Colin Dwyer ， 2020-03-15 00:00

Suspend your sense of right and wrong and enjoy the adventure as a fly-on-the-wall to one of the world’s most magnetic bands。 I spent most of my life hating this band， but only recently began obsessing about them and realizing that behind the makeup， blood and fire， they were a great rock-n-roll band， hell-bent on giving their fans a good time and a night to remember。 From the beginning Gene Simmons planned for KISS to be a theatrical entertainer who， in Ace Frehley’s words， was more like a chor Suspend your sense of right and wrong and enjoy the adventure as a fly-on-the-wall to one of the world’s most magnetic bands。 I spent most of my life hating this band， but only recently began obsessing about them and realizing that behind the makeup， blood and fire， they were a great rock-n-roll band， hell-bent on giving their fans a good time and a night to remember。 From the beginning Gene Simmons planned for KISS to be a theatrical entertainer who， in Ace Frehley’s words， was more like a choreographed Broadway production than a typical band。The book is entertaining。 Not a work of literary high-art， but a fast-moving， conversational style of the craziness Ace inflected on himself: the drug abuse， drug smuggling， car wrecks， casual sex and injuries of stupidity。 The parts I liked the most had more to do with the music production of the albums themselves and how KISS got from A to Z。 Surprisingly （something I didn’t know） KISS went from playing for friends and family to playing in colosseums in the same year。 Ace had his fair share of hard-knocks even before KISS， playing in small bands in bars in New York and New Jersey while living with his parents， who seemed very patient and supportive of him。I’m told in order to appreciate how crazy Space Ace really was， I need to read the Peter Criss book， which adds a lot more that Ace left out。In fairness I should add that although this book is saturated with addiction problems， Ace was 5-years sober at the time of its publication。。。。more

Richard Elisaldez ， 2020-02-17 00:00

A great read about one of the greatest and most talented guitarist in the world ACE FREHLEY！ This book is filled with great and very funny stories about the crazy life of the lead guitarist of the worlds most famous and notorious bands KISS。

Felix ， 2020-02-14 00:00

The title is “No Regrets，” but I feel as though Ace Frehley's life is full of them。 Drugs， alcohol， jail time， fights， almost died （multiple times）， high-speed car chases， and crashing expensive sports cars were all a part of his life。 I enjoyed the book all the way though， I felt as though it allowed Ace to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight for a change。 The book was very well written， and it felt as though I was listening to my friend talk。 The beginning was probably my favorite p The title is “No Regrets，” but I feel as though Ace Frehley's life is full of them。 Drugs， alcohol， jail time， fights， almost died （multiple times）， high-speed car chases， and crashing expensive sports cars were all a part of his life。 I enjoyed the book all the way though， I felt as though it allowed Ace to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight for a change。 The book was very well written， and it felt as though I was listening to my friend talk。 The beginning was probably my favorite part。 He talks a lot about his life as a teenager and early adult starting his life of music， and some of the stories are absolutely bizarre and very engaging。 For example， he was involved in a gang， he lost his diploma in a movie theater， he snuck into the New York Pop Festival and pretended to be a part of security， and he managed to get backstage at a Hendrix concert。 The reason I rated this ⅘ stars is because I didn’t really like how Ace mainly focused on his drug and alcohol addiction。 Though that was a major part of his life， I really wished he would have expanded on some other things as well。 It felt boring when he went on and on， when he could have just wrapped it up and began another topic。 I also felt as though Ace kept a lot out， like his marriage or him and Peter Criss vs。 Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons。 The book leaves out a lot during his departure from the band since he can’t remember anything from the copies amount of drugs and alcohol。 But other than those things， I think the book was very insightful and much different from the other KISS members’ autobiographies。 I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about KISS -- more specifically， Ace Frehley。 This book has a lot of interesting stories of Ace’s life before KISS， whilst in the band， and when he left the band， kicking off his solo career。 If you aren’t a fan of KISS， or don’t want to learn about Ace， I don’t think you’d enjoy learning about a typical rockstar life。 But， if you’re a KISS fan， or do want to learn about Ace， then you would absolutely love this。。。。more

Derek ， 2020-01-31 00:00

A good read， you get a nice little insight into his days with kiss。 It does feel like it jumps around a lot timeline wise。 Feels more like listening to Frehley talk about his life， more than an edited book about it。

Kris Riley ， 2019-11-09 00:00

Eddie Trunk has raved about this book since "That Metal Show" （miss that show RIP） Finally snagged a used copy at Book Broker and was not disappointed。 Quick and entertaining read even for us non-KISS fans。 Eddie Trunk has raved about this book since "That Metal Show" （miss that show RIP） Finally snagged a used copy at Book Broker and was not disappointed。 Quick and entertaining read even for us non-KISS fans。。。。more

Stacy ， 2019-11-04 00:00

Better than expected。 This was the third autobiography read from the Kiss original band members – Gene Simmons and Paul Stanleys prior。 I set the bar lower for Ace’s book because of reviews， claims of him being whiny， and general reputation。 It was far from being whiny rather I found refreshing accountability and maturity。 It starts slow， get through first seven or so chapters and you will get to a point you don’t want to put it down。 A great rock and roll memoir and a must read

Patricia ， 2019-09-20 00:00

This is the third in my series of Kiss member autobiographies。 He gets one more star than Peter Criss on being a better human being， but as far as how the book is written it just verges on average。 I went into the book thinking I would like Ace a lot less than I did， since both Peter and Paul made him out to be the lazy drunk， and I've been in a band with the lazy drunk and it's grueling。 Ace did nothing to dispel those rumors - he even kind of reveled in them， hence his "no regrets，" I guess。 B This is the third in my series of Kiss member autobiographies。 He gets one more star than Peter Criss on being a better human being， but as far as how the book is written it just verges on average。 I went into the book thinking I would like Ace a lot less than I did， since both Peter and Paul made him out to be the lazy drunk， and I've been in a band with the lazy drunk and it's grueling。 Ace did nothing to dispel those rumors - he even kind of reveled in them， hence his "no regrets，" I guess。 But he was still more sympathetic to me than Peter， because he wasn't as mean-spirited。 He got his digs in on Gene， but he didn't go overboard with that。 I've read the rock star addict story more times than I can count， and Ace didn't go too far into his sobriety journey。 He didn't go too far into much besides a lot of drunken stories。 One that bothered me quite a bit was， after having been in multiple drunk-driving accidents through the years， an incident during the reunion tour years where he got pulled over in LA with his daughter。 While I think there's a lot more about his father/daughter relationship that he didn't write about （and could have made for good reading， but I get it）， it was just so wreckless for a guy with his history to be driving his daughter around wasted。 He jumped around towards the end and was probably cramming to get it done because， with everything else in his life， he couldn't get it in on time and kept people waiting on him。 Just a guess。 But I felt like huge parts were missing and I had a hard time following his timeline。。。。more

Katy St。 Clair ， 2019-09-16 00:00

Pretty basic book with no existential revelations BUT he is a nice person （I wish I could feel that way after finishing other musicians' autobios） and totally honest。 He has no delusions that KISS was an artistic triumph and when they did extra silly shit （prog rock record， disco song， Phantom of the Park） he calls them out on it。 Pretty basic book with no existential revelations BUT he is a nice person （I wish I could feel that way after finishing other musicians' autobios） and totally honest。 He has no delusions that KISS was an artistic triumph and when they did extra silly shit （prog rock record， disco song， Phantom of the Park） he calls them out on it。。。。more

Stevie ， 2019-09-09 00:00

Ace Frehley is much more likable than Gene Simmons and KISSes music isn't so bad if you don't have to listen to it for very long。 Ace Frehley is much more likable than Gene Simmons and KISSes music isn't so bad if you don't have to listen to it for very long。。。。more

Tyler ， 2019-08-15 00:00

I really enjoyed reading this book as a kiss fan。 It is structured well and touches on the Paul and Gene beef nicely。

Ciro Strazzeri ， 2019-08-09 00:00

Onesto autoritratto di un grande personaggio

Adam Perkins ， 2019-07-13 00:00

Entertaining for a Kiss nerd but Ace’s memory is questionable。

Stephan ， 2019-07-13 00:00

For KISS fans， you will probably enjoy this book。 I found this autobiography to be similar to other rockbios because the plot centered around old stories from the road and gripes about his former band mates。 If you like KISS， and you've read the other bio's， give this one a read as well。 For KISS fans， you will probably enjoy this book。 I found this autobiography to be similar to other rockbios because the plot centered around old stories from the road and gripes about his former band mates。 If you like KISS， and you've read the other bio's， give this one a read as well。。。。more

Marsha Fouts ， 2019-07-10 00:00

Ace is definitely a colorful individual。 His take on the inner workings of KISS is much different from the views of the other band members。 Since his memoir admits to memory lapses caused by mental illness and drug/alcohol addiction， I would take his story with a grain of salt and compare it to the other accounts of KISS members。

Timothy Herritt ， 2019-05-25 00:00

I enjoyed this memoir much better than Peter Criss’s， honest and to the point。 You get what you get with Ace。 An integral part of the Kiss family， too bad his serious drinking problem got the best of him。

Allan Carpenter ， 2019-01-12 00:00

I first became a KISS fan in the mid 70s， and my favorite member was always Ace， because he played lead guitar， and because。。。well。。。he was the Spaceman。 This autobiography is like one of Ace’s guitar solos; idiosyncratic， direct， fun， and immediately engaging。 I found it hard not hear Ace’s signature Bronx squawk in my head while reading， and that’s a good thing。 Ace has had a crazy life， and it’s all here。 He doesn’t appear to sugarcoat his own foibles， or those of the other members of KISS。 B I first became a KISS fan in the mid 70s， and my favorite member was always Ace， because he played lead guitar， and because。。。well。。。he was the Spaceman。 This autobiography is like one of Ace’s guitar solos; idiosyncratic， direct， fun， and immediately engaging。 I found it hard not hear Ace’s signature Bronx squawk in my head while reading， and that’s a good thing。 Ace has had a crazy life， and it’s all here。 He doesn’t appear to sugarcoat his own foibles， or those of the other members of KISS。 But the book isn’t all rock decadence; there is plenty of heart and reflectiveness here too。 I’ve recently been getting into Ace’s solo work from the past decade， and it makes a great soundtrack for this book。 There is only one Space Ace， and we’re lucky （and as the book will show， so is he） to have him still on our planet。。。。more

Chad ， 2018-12-30 00:00

I grew up in the 70s while the KISS phenomenon was taking over the world。 It was a great time to be a kid。 Strange that a band whose lyrics are centered around sex would be so targeted toward preteens， but most of that went over my head。 Every kid my age wanted to be one of the guys in KISS。 I wanted to be Gene， no doubt because of my love for all things horror， but as the years went by and the enigma that was KISS was revealed （even right down to a reality TV show starring my old idol） it was c I grew up in the 70s while the KISS phenomenon was taking over the world。 It was a great time to be a kid。 Strange that a band whose lyrics are centered around sex would be so targeted toward preteens， but most of that went over my head。 Every kid my age wanted to be one of the guys in KISS。 I wanted to be Gene， no doubt because of my love for all things horror， but as the years went by and the enigma that was KISS was revealed （even right down to a reality TV show starring my old idol） it was clear that Ace was the nice guy in the bunch。 Yes， he had a drug problem， but he had musical integrity， wasn't greedy， and from what I learn from this book is an easy guy to like。 He's that person you know who you have a hard time picturing getting pissed off， especially over anything trivial。 I put my rating at 4 stars because I was hoping he'd talk a bit more about some of the later albums， particularly UNMASKED， but they weren't as dissected as the earlier stuff。 Also， I was hoping to hear a bit more dirt。 I feel like he was pretty easy on the other guys。 Good for him。 After reading the book I wish I could hang out with the guy。 I've got my own Les Paul with decades of playing under my belt。 We could throw down。 Awk！。。。more

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