Ace Frehley will only perform on KISS’ farewell tour if he can “take back” his Spaceman character

Any fans wanting to see Ace Frehley take part in KISS’ upcoming farewell tour need to hope that his former bandmates will allow him to ‘take back’ his iconic ‘Spaceman’ character.

Iconic rockers KISS recently announced to the world they’re gearing up to embark on their final world tour and wave goodbye to their fans for the last time.

Of course, many fans have been wondering what this final tour will include. Some, including Ace Frehley seem to be hoping it will be reminiscent of the band’s tour in the mid-’90s, which saw the original KISS lineup reunite for a world tour.

While Ace Frehley recently joked he would take part in the farewell tour “for the right price”, the band’s original guitarist has now stipulated he’d have to completely take over from Tommy Thayer if he was to appear.

Talking to Vintage Rock recently, Frehley spoke out in regards to his potential role in the upcoming tour.

“Getting involved with KISS on the road would take precedence over what I’m doing with my band. But the only way I would seriously consider it is if I took back my make-up and costume and my character — which I designed,” he explained.

“Tommy Thayer is not a bad guitar player, but he basically just mimics everything I wrote, and tries to imitate my persona. He’s been doing it for 15 years. But the reality is I’m the original guy. And nobody can really copy the way I play guitar.”

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