KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, also known as The Spaceman, is reportedly on life support after suffering a brain bleed following a fall in his studio a couple of weeks ago
Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS, is reportedly on life support in hospital following a brain bleed. The 74 year old rock legend, also known as The Spaceman, suffered the injury after a fall in his studio a few weeks ago, leading to the cancellation of his upcoming tour dates.
Despite being on a ventilator for some time, his health has not improved. While there are rumours circulating on social media that he has died, TMZ reports that as of Thursday afternoon, he remains on the ventilator.
After his fall and the subsequent cancellation of his tour, a statement posted on his official Instagram page on 25 September reassured fans: “He is fine, but against his wishes, his doctor insists that he refrain from travel at this time.”
However, a week later, another statement was released: “Due to some ongoing medical issues, Ace has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of his 2025 dates.”, reports the Mirror US.
Frehley was a founding member of KISS alongside Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss. He played guitar for the band from 1973 to 1982 before leaving due to creative differences and struggles with substance abuse.
After departing KISS, Frehley embarked on a solo career, forming the band Frehley’s Comet, which performed together from 1984 to 1988. He rejoined KISS for their 1996 reunion tour, the Alive/Worldwide Tour, and stayed with them until 2002.
Last week, it was revealed Gene was rushed to hospital following a car crash. He was taken to a Malibu hospital after fainting at the wheel and crashing his car into a parked vehicle.
Gene, 76, crashed his Lincoln Navigator into a parked car whilst driving along the Pacific Coast Highway after passing out. He was taken to hospital but has now been released and it recuperating at home, according to his wife, Shannon Tweed.
Shannon, 68, told press that Gene is doing fine as she explained that her husband’s car had careened across a few lanes of traffic during the accident. She added that Gene’s doctor had recently changed his medication and needed to drink more water as a result.
Shannon said the rockstar is not particularly fond of drinking water. Two years ago, Gene suffered dehydration during a KISS concert in Brazil as he became ill on stage, which forced the concert to be paused.
He took to X to assure fans he was okay and in a message he said: “‘Hey everybody, thanks for the good wishes. I’m fine. Yesterday at Manaus Stadium in Brazil, experienced weakness because of dehydration.
“We stopped for about five minutes, I drank some water, and then all was well. Nothing serious. Tomorrow, Bogota Stadium. See you there!”
Gene later said: “Ok, kids. Not a big deal. Thanks for your kind wishes. Last night we played Amazon jungle Stadium/Brazil. Humidity and temperature were sky high. I was dehydrated and was forced to sit for a song. We got back on stage in 5 minutes & finished the show.”
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