Interview: Ace Frehley

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Interview: Ace Frehley

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Sep 22, 2020

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Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley breaks down his latest album "Origins Vol. 2" and takes us behind the scenes of KISS' drama-filled 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction.
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