Bruce Kulick explains why Ace Frehley respects him

The guitarist Bruce Kulick was part of Kiss from 1984 to 1996, when they were not wearing makeup and was a really important part of the band’s sound at that period.

In an interview with Guitar World, the guitarist explained why the original Kiss member Ace Frehley always respected him and was always nice when they met.

Bruce Kulick explains why Ace Frehley respects him

According to Kulick, he would never be part of Kiss if he had to use the same costume and makeup that Ace Frehley created, like the band’s last guitarist Tommy Thayer did. So that’s why according to him, Frehley was always nice when they met.

“I’ve always missed being in Kiss, but if being in Kiss meant being the Spaceman like Tommy, I wouldn’t want to do it. And if being a part of the final shows meant I had to ask to be there, I’d rather stay home. I guess that’s why Ace respects me and has always been kind to me.”

He continued:

“I’m not disappointed they didn’t ask me to be in Kiss again,” he explains. “To be in Kiss again, I would have had to be the Spaceman, right? If I had done that, I would have negated my entire non-makeup era. Tommy Thayer did a fine job playing Ace’s riffs with some swagger. He did the Spaceman well, but I never wanted to,” Bruce Kulick said.

Bob Kulick’s younger brother, Bruce was also a member of bands like Union with John Corabi (1997 to 2002) and Grand Funk Railroad (From 2000 to 2023). But he has been active in the music business since 1968 and was part during the past decades of many Kiss conventions, even performing with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Gene Simmons sometimes.

As a session guitarist, he recorded with names like Ronnie Spector, Don Johnson, Bret Michaels, Todd Rundgren, Lordi and Avantasia.