Days after stating that “bad decisions” led to the death of his KISS bandmate Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons has walked back his comments.
The KISS frontman recently spoke to the New York Post about Frehley’s death, noting his late bandmate refused advice from others who cared about him.
“He refused [advice] from people that cared about him – including yours truly – to try to change his lifestyle,” Simmons explained. “In and out of bad decisions. Falling down the stairs — I’m not a doctor — doesn’t kill you.”
Pointing out that there may have been other issues, the rock legend also stated that the “saddest thing”is “you reap what you sow.”
Now Simmons has issued an apology about the remarks.
“On reflection, I was wrong for using the words I used,” Simmons stated in a post on X. “I humbly ap

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