The meat of the memoirs sees the Starchild recounting his early days steering the KISS machine with business-minded bassist Simmons. Stanley’s inner reaction to events in the band’s history portray him as a patient person when strange behavior is occurring around him. He lives in Walnut Creek, CA. Aucoin was the one who told the band to appear with their makeup at gigs and other public events.

Money flows. If Stanley could have talked with Ace, Peter, and Gene about some of the episodes he recounts in his book (in order to get their perspectives), he would have made greater strides in reconciling his emotional difficulties with his desire to be loved and appreciated by his bandmates.

The majority of the book is about the four original members of the band and their rise and fall from fame –well, for a few years, anyway. If it wasn’t for a meeting with Bill Aucoin, who became their manager and “fifth member of the band,” KISS’ chances of superstardom would have been minuscule. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona and is known for his distinctive, wide-ranging voice.

Ripped off by a manager or an accountant. Preview the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XP3W0renQec. The guitarist dishes on his turbulent boyhood, overbearing mother, and secretive father, and opens up about troubled sister, Julia, whose mental illness lead to substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. One need just view the KISSology videos to see how hard KISS worked to entertain its fans show after show, tour after tour. The guitarist dishes on his turbulent boyhood, overbearing mother, and secretive father, and opens up about troubled sister, Julia, whose mental illness lead to substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. He and band mate Gene Simmons both had the same vice, but it never led to a financial downfall of paternity lawsuits or a plethora of children claiming Stanley as their father. Both had lost whatever musical abilities they had after leaving the band — and they had to be taught how to play KISS’ classic songs from future band member (and Ace Frehley replacement), Tommy Thayer. That’s when Stanley realized that KISS was bigger than its members, and the band could conceivably go on ad infinitum with new members taking over the iconic characters they created. To that end, Stanley’s Face the Music: A Life Exposed stands as the KISS bio to beat. Julia Eisen-Lester is an established artist whose work has been exhibited widely in group, solo and juried exhibitions, and can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Stanley reveals that the band’s early tours were financed by Bogart’s American Express card, and that the mogul often funneled KISS profits to other Casablanca artists. Eisen-Lester began her journey as an artist at the Art Students League in the fall of 1969. Stanley and co-writer, Tim Mohr, tell a compelling story that contrasts Stanley Eisen — the son of Jewish immigrants who was born with a birth defect called microtia — with his alter ego, Paul Stanley. But whatever success they had as an nostalgia act, they paid for in increased use of drugs and alcohol by Criss and Frehley. The backroom shenanigans ultimately lead to the band’s split with their once-benevolent manager and his increasingly disco-centric label. The book may not divulge much of anything diehard KISS fans don’t already know. The resulting double-disc, KISS: Alive, propelled the band into the stratosphere. Copyright © 2020 Paul Stanley. Shortly after, she attended the New School, where she took classes in clay sculpture and anthropology. Yonkers, in the early afternoon, is the sound of landscapers and slowly driven cars. She remained at the League as a full-time student for over four years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XP3W0renQec. His parents never really encouraged him in his interests, were rarely affectionate, and told him to fight his own battles when teased by kids. But it’s nearly impossible to ignore that his grit, determination, luck, and talent were key ingredients to his (and the band’s) success. Their first band, Wicked Lester, was a hodgepodge of musical styles, and once the band recorded their one and only album, both Simmons and Stanley agreed that they hated what they heard. He dabbled in various bands during this time, finding early success in Rainbow (not to be confused with the Ronnie James Dio band). Even Stanley’s “brother,” Gene Simmons, doesn’t escape criticism. Book Review: Deanna M. Lehman, “Pandora’s Box”, Book Review: “Reporter’s Note Book: A San Francisco Chronicle Journalist’s Diary of the Shocking Seventies”, Book Review: David Lynch and Kristine McKenna, “Room to Dream”. Stanley admits early on that he always regarded his Starchild alter-ego as much more than one of the band’s clown-faced musical superheroes.

Later chapters take us through KISS’s rebirths and reformations, starting with an MTV Unplugged appearance in the mid-1990s. Even after undergoing surgery to correct his deformed ear, Stanley gets the sense that there’s two—even three—distinct personalities at play: The Starchild, unmasked rock star Paul Stanley, and the still-shy (if far more confident) Paul Stanley, regular guy. The result was the start of one of the most bombastic, theatrical, and hard-working bands of the 1970s, KISS. Nov 17, 2018 - Image result for julia eisen paul stanley's sister Tommy Thayer), and push your “brother” (i.e., Gene Simmons) to get his shit together and stop contributing lousy songs without becoming a dictator of sorts. Although KISS was voted the world’s most popular band in a 1977 Gallop Poll, Stanley and Simmons sensed that the tide had shifted by the end of the ‘70s: Their marketing strategies had worked too well, drawing youngsters to the KISS camp and earning the ire of long-time fans who cried “sellout.” A quartet of simultaneously-issued solo albums sold well, but not nearly as well as expected, resulting in massive returns. Both his parents are Jewish. Paul Stanley is one of the few artists who has avoided some of the trappings of most rock stars. All the merchandising of KISS product was never Gene’s idea. The “loner rock star” trope is one that recurs throughout the book. The earliest incarnation of KISS (then known as Wicked Lester) recorded an album but couldn’t secure a record deal, so Stanley and Simmons threw themselves into their live performances. All rights reserved. While many people dream of being a rock star, Stanley and Simmons were very strategic in their quest for fame and fortune. The process was long and difficult, but Ace and Peter were able to re-learn the songs and play at a level that would work for the reunion tour. ACE FREHLEY has reached out to his former KISS bandmate PAUL STANLEY following the death of his mother, offering his condolences and calling her a … After dumping Criss and Ace quitting the band, the fans did come back to KISS after their late ’70s/early ’80s mistakes (Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, the solo albums, Dynasty, Unmasked, and Music from ‘The Elder’), but not in the numbers like their salad days. However, that kind of tough shell his parents told him to grow, clearly spilled over to his professional side.

As Starchild, he had his pick of women, but his promiscuity only exacerbated an inner loneliness. Tries to make a comeback. Stanley turned to music for escape, reveling in the sounds of Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, and the popular doo-wop groups of the day. It was so bad that Stanley and Simmons ended up replacing both Criss and Frehley with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer during the tour, and surprisingly the audience didn’t seem to care. They chose the latter, and made millions of dollars. And the embarrassing made-for-TV movie “KISS Meets The Phantom of the Park” only provided detractors with additional ammunition. Julia Eisen-Lester is an established artist whose work has been exhibited widely in group, solo and juried exhibitions, and can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Magazine ads placed for a drummer and lead guitarist resulted in the recruitment of Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, who showed up for his audition in mismatched sneakers.

Toying with the makeup favored by glam artists like David Bowie and theatrical stage shows offered by shock-rockers like Alice Cooper, the KISS men put on the face-paint and premiered their now-famous alter-egos (Starchild, Demon, Space Ace, and Cat Man) to fascinated audiences in the Midwest. His vice, he freely admits (and it’s no secret) in Face the Music: A Life Exposed, was sex with women. It seems Paul Stanley is keenly aware that he does not want the sins of his father and mother to be visited on his own children. It became unbearable to Stanley and Simmons, but they pushed on with a second tour that was even worse than the first. I mean a LOT of sex with a lot of women.

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