The infamous interview aired on Oct. 31, 1979, on Snyder’s Tomorrow late-night show on NBC. Frehley, then 28 years old, sat alongside his KISS bandmates Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss.

At one time, Ace Frehley was a manifestation, if not an outright snapshot, of rock and roll excess. That came in the form of balls-to-the-wall, Les Paul–into-a-Marshall badassery and a party-hearty ...

Well before Ghost and Sleep Token took anonymity to the extreme, Kiss kept rock & roll fans guessing with simple makeup and high heels. But no matter how obscured Ace Frehley’s human face and torso ...