To this day this remains priceless. I remember acquiring this on bootleg VHS along with dozens of Kiss shows from around the world back in the day. I've seen this Irreplaceable clip countless times over the years but this is by far the best quality. Thank you
The plumber joke goes deeper when you know that ace auditioned for kiss when he saw a job ad on a newspaper, and one of the other two job postings on that clip was to be a plumber.... in another world, ace very well could have been a plumber instead of the lead guitarist for one of the hottest bands in the world.
Gene: Negative, active Paul: Negative, passive Peter: Positive, passive Ace: Positive, active These four elements made KISS one of the most memorable and legendary bands ever...
I don't see that Paul is "negative". On the contrary, he symphasizes with Ace and is amused.. But he still is the frontman, the serious spokesman. Diplomacy is difficult, but he did a good job. Ace can not be "active", he is the "laziest" guy Paul ever met. Ace confirmed recently in "Facts Or Fiction" what Paul wrote. And Ace's addiction can never be "positive"
Paul Stanley: Phlegmatic, Water, Good Cop, Blue Oni, Passive Gene Simmons: Choleric, Fire, Bad Cop, Red Oni, Active Peter Criss: Melancholic, Earth, Bad Cop, Blue Oni, Passive Ace Frehley: Sanguine, Air, Good Cop, Red Oni, Active
@@Vapy590nah he’s plastered on liquor, he’s admitted he was nervous for this interview and on the way to the interview in the limo, Ace was in the back getting plastered on Stoli and then when he got to the studio, Bill Aucoin gave the group champagne as well which Ace just downed without thinking. I love Ace as much as the next guy but he’s gone on liquor and I’m sure a little bit of Snow White with Peter.
You are absolutely right! And I am a former New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era of the 1960s. I speak American English with a New York accent. I grew up in the Borough of Queens, NYC in the neighborhoods of Woodside 1957 til 1961, Flushing 1961 til 1964, Richmond Hill 1964 til 1985. And neither me nor my late parents were born in NYC. Where were we born? In Havana,Cuba! And we emigrated to America legally on August 2, 1956 when I was a 2 month old baby.
@@sarahchang6215 How about the Staten Island accent? NO ONE ever talks about "The Staten Island accent".🙄Help me out here!🤨 Or "The Manhattan accent".😉I've NEVER heard ANYTHING about those two accents. Fewer Italians, perhaps?😬
He was drunk . Paul and Gene are were like... fuuuuck.... we're on TV and this guy shows up hammered acting like a fool... funny as fuck... but he's wasted.
It's rather tragic to watch Ace digging his own grave. Don't you see? He is destructive to the bandmates and to the band. By making them ridiculous.No loyalty at all! But he doesn't realise that he himself looks and behaves comical. He thinks, he is the superstar who is in the position to make fools out of Paul and Gene. They tolerated him too long. My boss would have fired him immediately.
To a lot of KISS fans, Ace IS a superstar; thee superstar of the band. And every member has done destructive stuff... just not with drugs and alcohol. Gene whom I love speaks FAR TOO MUCH about politics and has a horrible reputation because of it and that has seriously impacted the band. But the reality is... it's rock'n roll and it is what it is. What band doesn't' do drugs and alcohol? Compared to Motley Crue, Aerosmith and the Stones... KISS are choirboys. LOL@@HappyMachorino-bd8no
@@KnockOffToyz Keith Richards with or without drugs never made his own band ridiculous publicly. And whatever Gene/Paul did wrong, (they lost fans) but they were always loyal to their band. Of course, Ace was the superstar. But no LOYALTY, no job. They gave him a second chance No loyalty again? That's why the Tom Snyder interview for me is more tragic than comic. It shows a superstar and his selfdestructive tendencies.
@@HappyMachorino-bd8no I used to think Gene and Paul were just assholes but the older I get the more I understand why they gave Ace and Peter the boot. You just can't tolerate carelessness/unreliability running a multi-million dollar band the same as you cant with any other multi-million dollar business.
You had cool parents then 👍. My mom was terrified of me paying attention to them. They're the reason I wanted to learn to play guitar in the first place. I was 13 at the time did I ask my parents for a guitar and eventually I got one but as I said my mom was not a fan of those guys at all my dad was kind of been different about it.
It's sad that Gene took himself so damn serious that he expected everyone else to be quiet and let him do all the talking. That interview is epic because of Ace and his antics and laugh and Gene's reaction to it. It came off brilliantly.
вы судите поверхностно) эйс шутит и веселится, а джин сидит с каменной миной, но только лишь пол и джин знают, через что они проходили внутри группы касаемо эйса, он далеко не такой хороший каким кажется тут) он наркоман и пьяница, который разрушил и себя и себя в группе, а так же отношения к себе в группе
unfortunately, I felt myself feeling the same way, Part of the greatness of this interview, is knowing that Gene is totally incensed, furious, pissed! I never felt that Paul was bad in this interview, obviously they had their interview scripted before hand, but when it went to hell, Paul seemed to go with it.
@@1967MLPI don’t get why folks are bagging on Gene. Those two are wasted, and they can blow it at any second. If I’m a leader of a band, I don’t want my bandmates wasted on TV.
@@paisleyprincess7996 I'm with you. I'm not like a Gene Simmons fan, but I am totally with him being annoyed. You can tell Paul is too but is trying to like not show that he sees the huge elephant in the room.
он не был звездой, он был наркоманом, и пьяницей, кто destroyed и неоднократно подставлял группу. пол и джин, очень много терпели и питера и эйса, но эйса в особенности…
Historic interview! 2 members having FUN with life. 2 members just wanting to talk business n being sticks in the mud! I feel bad for Peter n Ace. They WERE part of the magic. Gene n Paul better understand that. The original chemistry is WHAT MADE KISS, KISS!!!
A"historic" or a hysteric interview? There is a lot of "chemistry", but it's rather in the substances A & P consumed. It's a bad, destructive chemistry. They were co-owners of the band they try to make ridiculous. Instead of loyalty, they were "sabotaging" their own band. And this "funny" interview confirms, what Paul wrote in his book.
@@HappyMachorino-bd8nopeter is NOT stoned at all ....he behaved quietly and correctly....on the other way....Tom Snyder himself seems to be Ace's accomplish ....he looks as he does not matter how Gene is pissed off....
Just watching the looks gene and Paul give Ace and Peter, is priceless. You can see the hatred brewing. Why? Peter and Ace are the true rockers having fun.
I’m surprised that the Gene and Paul fanboys haven’t chimed in yet to tell you how wrong they think you are, because Ace was “making an ass of himself” and not being the consummate little professional businessman that he’s apparently supposed to be… because after all *THAT’S* what rock and roll is all about.
@@Shikta-poobah67 Be real. As the band-leader of his own band, of course, Ace had to do a lot of business. To make contracts with musicians, employees, tour managers. He had to make health insurances, to promote his own stuff etc. and so on.
With Gene, its all about the money, sell the music and get caught up in the illusion and mystic of four unique players. The way Gene managed it all these years, now, he's filthy rich and the rest ain't doin so bad.
Of course Gene is bothered. Why wouldn’t he be when Ace is making as ass of himself and the group. Yes the original members are icons but it is apparent Ace is a bit uncontrollable and eventually became a weak link. I wish them all the best but Paul and Gene were representing the band respectively.
@@susanrombak7959 I get that Gene is trying to sell a product, but at the same time you got to admit that four adults dressed the way they are trying to take themselves seriously on a talk show is a hard sell in most arenas, especially in those days.
@@jerrywhitneyjr912 Drug/ alcohol addicts are a weak link not only in a band, but in families most of all. First they have fun, massive problems then come sooner or later. Especially when children become co-addicts.
@@susanrombak7959Gene is making an a hole of himslef by broadcasting to the world he has no personality at all, charisma or charm. Ace is literally Ace!
I love to see that Gene thinks he's everything and is visibly upset because Tom loves Ace and couldn't care less about him. Love watching this show. I remember staying up way past my bedtime back in the day. Good times.
As a Kiss fan living in Italy I could not find such stuff and I had not enough... Now, 60 yo, I can find lots of things I missed then, like this fantastic interview! Thanks a lot also for the pictures in the end of the video!!!
I had only seen a small portion if this. Seeing the full 33 minutes makes me realize what a big pussy Gene is in hating this appearance. If it wasn’t for Ace and Peter the interview would be sulking Gene never smiling, pushed all the way back in his chair like some lizard king on his throne doing his best James Dean attitude. What an incredible downer he was. Paul was ok, animated, seemed into it. And Tom was loving this, joining in the fun. Do we want the Gene Simmons KISS interview or this? Ace wasn’t exactly slurring his words or falling asleep, he was a functional drunk and having a good time. Gene in years since has over exaggerated the quality of this clip, I loved it.
Yeah, I’ve never understood all the talk about how Ace was so wasted here that it was unbelievable. I mean obviously he’s lit up, but as you said it’s not like he’s incoherent and drooling all over himself. He’s just having a good time, and so was Tom for that matter. Apparently all these Gene fanboys equate having a bit of fun and letting off steam with full blown drug addiction and alcoholism. I’m not saying Ace was never an addict. He very famously was, but in this instance it’s much more innocuous than some people are making it out to be.
If Ace hadnt been Ace the entire thing would have been a note in history as Oh cool KISS. As it is, it reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of a Supergroup that were incredibly famous at this time. It was a treat for the fans to see their heroes just being themselves. That is the way Gene is, the Paul, Peter and Ace are also. It wasnt an embarassment it was a fantastic moment in time that showed joy, conflict, over the top ridiculousness of fame and everything in between. A time capsule Gene and Paul should be thankful they have the priviledge of looking back on as what they once were as a real band.
Ace made that interview so much more entertaining not boring like other interviews, absolutely steller and memorable, just having the time of their lives, Tom said he had an awful time, I beg to differ, it was a great, honest, fun, cool and priceless interview ever, I remember this interview back in 1979, me and my family stood up just to watch it and it was worth it, the good old days if Rock & Roll, the best of times & the 1980s.
Yeah, what the person above me just said. I remember reading an article about Tom shortly after he passed away, where they interviewed people who knew him well, and it was mentioned that he had an absolute blast during that interview, and that it was a career highlight. I’m sure he was most likely being sarcastic about it being “awful”.
I swear, if Ace wanted it bad enough, and went down a different career path other than music, he could've easily been an amazing & successful stand-up comedian! It's literally impossible not to laugh and have such a fun time with him 🤣 Also, Gene has to lighten the hell up. The guy clearly takes life way too seriously 😒
His family grew up super poor he probably didn’t want to ruin his shot of getting wealthy and making a name for himself. But yeah, if he had laughed along with Ace instead of holding himself back it would’ve lightened up the mood. His persona IS ‘the demon’ though so what can we expect😭
@@seanna_.7598 They were wealthy at that point. Gene was a stick in the mud trying to sell a brand that was established...on its way out but established. The Dynasty era in 1979 was after their peak and going down. I remember the Viewmaster films around this time...
@@CodeBleu724YES! I remember the Viewmaster of this. By this time they were comedy-level joke, meaning they catered to kids. Kids were watching this, and Ace was making off-color jokes. That would be enough to do KISS in back in 1979. That’s why he was pissed
I remembered Gene and Paul were more serious and irritated, but look at this. They are all having fun with Ace´s divine laughter. The plumber is legendary.
Yep. I’ve always thought they should have called it a day right after they recorded their solo albums. Everything they did after that was pure stink as far as I’m concerned. No wonder Ace was getting wasted 24-7 at that point.
To this day this remains priceless.
I remember acquiring this on bootleg VHS along with dozens of Kiss shows from around the world back in the day. I've seen this Irreplaceable clip countless times over the years but this is by far the best quality. Thank you
best quality but incomplete. i have a VHS from the 1990s VHS tape trading days and it has the full show (as far as the KISS portion).
Poor gene & paul, so jealous that Peter & Ace get any attention at all…
#catman #spaceman
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Paul: takes the band too seriously
Gene: takes himself too seriously
Ace: doesnt take anything seriously
Peter: meow im a cat!
Why is that true 😂
say what you want about gene....but he is a marketing genius
🐱
Watch it again. Paul's conflicted. Still laughing at Ace but looking at Gene for confirmation.
😂
“Actually I’m a plumber”
Gets me every time
That whole bit was hilarious and flirtatious 😅
Love it !
The pipe joke was it for me
Same here, Ace is so funny 😂😂😂
The plumber joke goes deeper when you know that ace auditioned for kiss when he saw a job ad on a newspaper, and one of the other two job postings on that clip was to be a plumber.... in another world, ace very well could have been a plumber instead of the lead guitarist for one of the hottest bands in the world.
Ace's laugh is so contagious that it made Gene Simmons smile
He has a great laugh !! You don't have to talk to be funny ! Just be genuine - thats why I love Ace
Yes, but very, very, briefly .
made Gene Smile? Gene wanted to kill Ace!
@@edcollins9377 Nah, they all had a good time. Gene is just not wasted, nor is Paul. Peter not that much. That´s Gene´s style, that´s all.
He’s hammered
5:59 Ace's "I don't take drugs" is just brilliant🤣
Gene: Negative, active
Paul: Negative, passive
Peter: Positive, passive
Ace: Positive, active
These four elements made KISS one of the most memorable and legendary bands ever...
I don't see that Paul is "negative". On the contrary, he symphasizes with Ace and is amused.. But he still is the frontman, the serious spokesman. Diplomacy is difficult, but he did a good job.
Ace can not be "active",
he is the "laziest" guy Paul ever met. Ace confirmed recently in "Facts Or Fiction" what Paul wrote.
And Ace's addiction can never be "positive"
This might be the most accurate comment in youtube history
@@joeytruisi6956
Thank you.🙏
Paul Stanley: Phlegmatic, Water, Good Cop, Blue Oni, Passive
Gene Simmons: Choleric, Fire, Bad Cop, Red Oni, Active
Peter Criss: Melancholic, Earth, Bad Cop, Blue Oni, Passive
Ace Frehley: Sanguine, Air, Good Cop, Red Oni, Active
paul Stanley gene Simmons peter criss ace frehley
Either Ace is the best drunk in the world or he’s just a funny guy because this is brilliant.
That's smoke not drink 😂😅
@@Vapy590nah he’s plastered on liquor, he’s admitted he was nervous for this interview and on the way to the interview in the limo, Ace was in the back getting plastered on Stoli and then when he got to the studio, Bill Aucoin gave the group champagne as well which Ace just downed without thinking. I love Ace as much as the next guy but he’s gone on liquor and I’m sure a little bit of Snow White with Peter.
He was a combination of the two.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Or both.
Ace has one of the greatest old school NYC accents in history
Pure Bronx.
You are absolutely right! And I am a former New Yorker who grew up in NYC during the Mad Men era of the 1960s. I speak American English with a New York accent. I grew up in the Borough of Queens, NYC in the neighborhoods of Woodside 1957 til 1961, Flushing 1961 til 1964, Richmond Hill 1964 til 1985. And neither me nor my late parents were born in NYC. Where were we born? In Havana,Cuba! And we emigrated to America legally on August 2, 1956 when I was a 2 month old baby.
@@luislaplume8261awesome
@@junkpot17 I’m starting to tell apart Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens accent
These accents are going extinct, it must be treasured as national cultural asset
@@sarahchang6215
How about the Staten Island accent? NO ONE ever talks about "The Staten Island accent".🙄Help me out here!🤨
Or "The Manhattan accent".😉I've NEVER heard ANYTHING about those two accents. Fewer Italians, perhaps?😬
Not just KISS’s best interview, but one of the best rock interviews of all of history, ever.
Seen hundreds of interviews but this one is special
Nah, that honor goes to Them Crooked Vultures a couple decades later.
okay sure
One of the funniest at least.
So good
5:36 after Aces joke you can hear Peter say, “you will suffer in the dressing room later”..
Meaning?
@@wouldanyoneelseliketobehea7068 Paul and Gene are gonna flip on them for acting like this. Because they don’t like fun. Lol
@@justingarman6980 ….got it
@@justingarman6980 It's not called "show fun", it's called "show business" Paul and Gene realize that they're at work doing their job.
How can you not laugh along with Ace?freaking hilarious counterpart to gene and paul.priceless!
He was drunk . Paul and Gene are were like... fuuuuck.... we're on TV and this guy shows up hammered acting like a fool... funny as fuck... but he's wasted.
It's rather tragic to watch Ace digging his own grave.
Don't you see? He is destructive to the bandmates and to the band. By making them ridiculous.No loyalty at all! But he doesn't realise that he himself looks and behaves comical. He thinks, he is the superstar who is in the position to make fools out of Paul and Gene. They tolerated him too long. My boss would have fired him immediately.
To a lot of KISS fans, Ace IS a superstar; thee superstar of the band. And every member has done destructive stuff... just not with drugs and alcohol. Gene whom I love speaks FAR TOO MUCH about politics and has a horrible reputation because of it and that has seriously impacted the band. But the reality is... it's rock'n roll and it is what it is. What band doesn't' do drugs and alcohol? Compared to Motley Crue, Aerosmith and the Stones... KISS are choirboys. LOL@@HappyMachorino-bd8no
@@KnockOffToyz
Keith Richards with or without drugs never made his own band ridiculous publicly. And whatever Gene/Paul did wrong, (they lost fans) but they were always loyal to their band. Of course, Ace was the superstar.
But no LOYALTY, no job. They gave him a second chance
No loyalty again? That's why the Tom Snyder interview for me is more tragic than comic. It shows a superstar and his selfdestructive tendencies.
@@HappyMachorino-bd8no I used to think Gene and Paul were just assholes but the older I get the more I understand why they gave Ace and Peter the boot. You just can't tolerate carelessness/unreliability running a multi-million dollar band the same as you cant with any other multi-million dollar business.
My parents woke me up when I was sleeping so I could watch this when I was 8 years old. I still remember this.
👍💯🤘
My stepmother would and has many times done the same thing. Couldn't ask for more.
You had cool parents then 👍. My mom was terrified of me paying attention to them. They're the reason I wanted to learn to play guitar in the first place. I was 13 at the time did I ask my parents for a guitar and eventually I got one but as I said my mom was not a fan of those guys at all my dad was kind of been different about it.
Same. I was about the same age too.
Was born in 92 , I obviously never experienced that but damn that's a treasure you must cherish forever !
"So your a space man?"
Ace- "no actually I'm a plumber" LOL!!
9:10 That zoom in with ,,Tell me about it" was gold
Finally, someone else got it.
Today was the first time I actually got the joke man 😂😂😂.
LMAO at first when I watched the video without seeing this comment I didn’t laugh but after seeing this comment I DIED LAUGHING😂😂😂
pure gold - Ace so quick with the humour!
They were having FUN
It's sad that Gene took himself so damn serious that he expected everyone else to be quiet and let him do all the talking. That interview is epic because of Ace and his antics and laugh and Gene's reaction to it. It came off brilliantly.
вы судите поверхностно) эйс шутит и веселится, а джин сидит с каменной миной, но только лишь пол и джин знают, через что они проходили внутри группы касаемо эйса, он далеко не такой хороший каким кажется тут)
он наркоман и пьяница, который разрушил и себя и себя в группе, а так же отношения к себе в группе
Ace is a drunken obnoxious fool
@@annetaaoThat’s a good point. By this time both Peter and Ace were both heavy into drugs and drink, and Gene and Paul never were into it.
What's making this so funny is how sick they all are of genes bullshit
Knowing that Gene and Paul are getting pissed.....is DELIGHTFUL !
unfortunately, I felt myself feeling the same way, Part of the greatness of this interview, is knowing that Gene is totally incensed, furious, pissed! I never felt that Paul was bad in this interview, obviously they had their interview scripted before hand, but when it went to hell, Paul seemed to go with it.
As a die hard Peter Criss fan and Ace, I loved it, because they gave them what they deserved, fact!!!
@@1967MLPI don’t get why folks are bagging on Gene. Those two are wasted, and they can blow it at any second. If I’m a leader of a band, I don’t want my bandmates wasted on TV.
@@paisleyprincess7996 I'm with you. I'm not like a Gene Simmons fan, but I am totally with him being annoyed. You can tell Paul is too but is trying to like not show that he sees the huge elephant in the room.
Gene being so serious dressed up like that makes this interview even more funny.
A *LOT* of people in these comments seem to have missed that part of the equation.
Great username btw 🤣
Nailed it
If they were not in full costume and makeup, Gene being pissed at Ace wouldn't be nearly as funny.
Just four clowns.
-Ace
Absolutely true 😂🤣
This has to be one of the greatest band interviews in history..and that must rub gene the wrong way knowing ace was the star of the show 😅
No watch the banned Ozzy interview
That's it in a nutshell.
он не был звездой, он был наркоманом, и пьяницей, кто destroyed и неоднократно подставлял группу.
пол и джин, очень много терпели и питера и эйса, но эйса в особенности…
@@annetaao🤣🤣🤣
Ace's laugh was priceless!!!
Peter and Ace are just so genuine
It’s sad they were the ones that were into drugs and alcohol!
Historic interview!
2 members having FUN with life.
2 members just wanting to talk business n being sticks in the mud!
I feel bad for Peter n Ace. They WERE part of the magic.
Gene n Paul better understand that.
The original chemistry is WHAT MADE KISS, KISS!!!
This was a major interview and ace and Peter were drunk and high embarrassing the other members infront of national tv espcially ace
You clearly have never ran a band before.
There was obviously more tension than chemistry in the band at that time for obvious reasons.
A"historic" or a hysteric interview? There is a lot of "chemistry", but it's rather in the substances A & P consumed. It's a bad, destructive chemistry. They were co-owners of the band they try to make ridiculous. Instead of loyalty, they were "sabotaging" their own band. And this "funny" interview confirms, what Paul wrote in his book.
@@HappyMachorino-bd8nopeter is NOT stoned at all ....he behaved quietly and correctly....on the other way....Tom Snyder himself seems to be Ace's accomplish ....he looks as he does not matter how Gene is pissed off....
Gene Simmons probably still has nightmares where he's haunted by that laugh ...🤣
Gene admitted about Vinnie Vincent: a brilliant musician.
"But a f*cking nightmare!"
(Interview in GUITARWORLD)
5:11
“Screaming & Crying ‘Why Did I Spend All That Money?” Has to be the most underrated Ace Frehley Joke. lol.
Snyder and Ace had comic chemistry … I love how Snyder gets into it “he goes up in the air… he flies around … we’re outta here “ 😂
i just love how every time Ace and Peter spoke, Paul looked irritated and Gene looked absolutely pissed off
2:59
Just watching the looks gene and Paul give Ace and Peter, is priceless. You can see the hatred brewing. Why? Peter and Ace are the true rockers having fun.
I’m surprised that the Gene and Paul fanboys haven’t chimed in yet to tell you how wrong they think you are, because Ace was “making an ass of himself” and not being the consummate little professional businessman that he’s apparently supposed to be… because after all *THAT’S* what rock and roll is all about.
@@Shikta-poobah67
Be real. As the band-leader of his own band, of course, Ace had to do a lot of business.
To make contracts with musicians, employees, tour managers. He had to make health insurances,
to promote his own stuff etc. and so on.
Gene really likes to stay in character
he likes it a little toooo much
With Gene, its all about the money, sell the music and get caught up in the illusion and mystic of four unique players. The way Gene managed it all these years, now, he's filthy rich and the rest ain't doin so bad.
It’s face paint, but it’s not a character.
@@whamsie4022his character is "the demon"
Ego, ego, ego, ego, ego. NO personality.
Ace was legendary in this interview
The way Gene shakes his head when Ace suggests that people waste their money coming to the show tells you just about everything you need to know.
Of course Gene is bothered. Why wouldn’t he be when Ace is making as ass of himself and the group. Yes the original members are icons but it is apparent Ace is a bit uncontrollable and eventually became a weak link. I wish them all the best but Paul and Gene were representing the band respectively.
@@susanrombak7959 I get that Gene is trying to sell a product, but at the same time you got to admit that four adults dressed the way they are trying to take themselves seriously on a talk show is a hard sell in most arenas, especially in those days.
Ace was never the weak link. Hes a character he’s trying to have fun
@@jerrywhitneyjr912
Drug/ alcohol addicts are a weak link not only in a band, but in families most of all. First they have fun, massive problems then come sooner or later.
Especially when children become co-addicts.
@@susanrombak7959Gene is making an a hole of himslef by broadcasting to the world he has no personality at all, charisma or charm. Ace is literally Ace!
"wait a minute we didnt have any equipment we were broke" as someone whos been in bands starting out, that is very true
that was a good idea with the fake amps!
9:12 Tell me about it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
9:13 The laugh of a lifetime
"You old sweet talker, you." OMG. That sequence is so damn funny.
yep!
When ace laughs, I laugh
Same here 😂
i love ace frehley laugh i love him
5:11 - Best part IMO - Ace is hilarious
He is 😂😂😂
9:08
That one really pissed Gene off
"Tell me about it" is one of the top 10 moments in cinematic history 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You could already see Gene's gotta problem with Ace. Ace was the most talented one though.
The drunkest.
O Ace acho q não conseguiu separar a fama da loucura e acabou fazendo as duas coisas ser um famoso louco,amo esse cara kkkkkkkkkkk
He’s a proper cunt. You can see that too. I still love him.
Gene was annoyed because Ace kept interrupting with his loud laugh.
Gene is the narcissist money-hungry asshole. Like a certain president
They played my hometown on this Halloween night ..we came home to watch this!
13yrs old…what a night!
No,actually I'm a plumber!😂🤪
I've got a little piece of pipe for you to work on backstage. OMG. So funny. Ace just about falls over with that one. Funniest thing ever.
Ace has always been my favorite
Ace is pure gold!
Love how Ace made Gene and Paul look like the control jerks they are.
And yet he hasn't been in a band nearly as relevant ever since. 🤷♂️
@@PowerRobMusicWhat you lshitty band? You trash one grat guitar player who has been in one of the biggest bands in the world. You're funny
@@PowerRobMusic Kiss would've been nothing without Ace
Of course, Ace is funny.
But when you do the same at work, make your team publicity ridiculous: you'll be fired.
@@PowerRobMusicDefine “relevant”. Or actually, on second thought, don’t.
Ace is the only person who laughs at his own joke and everyone laughs with him😂
Who is enjoying life more in this interview. I think it's hilarious.
Enjoying your life at work, at the cost of your band (work)- mates? Ace is disloyal.
@@HappyMachorino-bd8no lol...Good luck with that kind of thinkin pal.
@@Hagfan789
There is no other way of thinking. Enjoy life, but not against your team, against your own band. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
The music, the image, the moment! Long live the KISS Army!
Ace won this interview and Paul & Gene have become the biggest Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons impersonators on earth with their cover band.
That pipe joke was the funniest shit ever
Love how Peter say to Ace ‘that was funny, going suffer in dressing room later’ haha kiss rules
Ace has a great laugh I love it
In high school senior year and saw this on t.v and completely loved it then and now.
I always go back to this. This is easily one of Kiss’ greatest hits.
😂”I’m the trout player” I can’t get enough of that
Screaming and crying... LMFAO! Then Ace's remark after that is awesome!! Loved watching Gene get pissed off!
Ace cracks me up with his laugh!
Same, it's so funny 😂
He's funny as hell, and reminds me of the Joker
Its hilarious how Gene wants to be serious all dressed up like that lol.
ha ha ha ha
One of the best interviews ever even my parent's enjoyed it 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
0:30 I'm hooked on Ace's laugh because I'm rewinding and watching
Man ace is a funny guy 😂
Still my fav interview of the band 😂😂 this never gets old 😂😂
Gene and Paul really wanted to talk about their story. But you can tell Tom rathers having a laugh at work than playing their game 9:08
Ace has an amazing laugh
How could you not love Ace? lol
I agree, but read through some of these comments. A lot of people really don’t. Lots of Ace haters in here.
@@Shikta-poobah67
On the contrary! To love and admire Ace for his 🥃+💉 ruined the guy. Never support addiction!
Gene and Paul got that look like "You're embarrassing us"
"I'm the TROUT Player".
That's Hilarious! 😂😂😂
Ace Frehley has such a great laugh. ⚡️🚀🪐🎸🤣
Cuz it's a real laugh.
Contagious.....😅
Yeah 😂😂😂
This interview is fantastic. Ace will always be my favourite member of KISS.
"No, actually I'm a plumber" Classic :) at 9:02
I love to see that Gene thinks he's everything and is visibly upset because Tom loves Ace and couldn't care less about him. Love watching this show. I remember staying up way past my bedtime back in the day. Good times.
So nice to see the 4 together having a good time.
Ace was having a great time.
Gene hated it...
Peter didn't give a shit...
And Paul was conflicted
🤣🤣🤣
Ace making me laugh still 😂
Can’t deny the costumes and makeup were badass
As a Kiss fan living in Italy I could not find such stuff and I had not enough... Now, 60 yo, I can find lots of things I missed then, like this fantastic interview! Thanks a lot also for the pictures in the end of the video!!!
Thanks for watching
This is the best thing I've ever seen 😂
So true ha ha ha 😂😂
What a great sport was Tom Snyder. Such a wonderful snap shot of history.
Ace is freaking hysterical!!
And hammered!
whenever i’m feeling sad i just come back to this because Ace’s laugh can cheer anyone up
WOW this is a crazy ass interview! Never seen it before!! LMAO😂
I had only seen a small portion if this. Seeing the full 33 minutes makes me realize what a big pussy Gene is in hating this appearance. If it wasn’t for Ace and Peter the interview would be sulking Gene never smiling, pushed all the way back in his chair like some lizard king on his throne doing his best James Dean attitude. What an incredible downer he was. Paul was ok, animated, seemed into it. And Tom was loving this, joining in the fun. Do we want the Gene Simmons KISS interview or this? Ace wasn’t exactly slurring his words or falling asleep, he was a functional drunk and having a good time. Gene in years since has over exaggerated the quality of this clip, I loved it.
Yeah, I’ve never understood all the talk about how Ace was so wasted here that it was unbelievable. I mean obviously he’s lit up, but as you said it’s not like he’s incoherent and drooling all over himself. He’s just having a good time, and so was Tom for that matter. Apparently all these Gene fanboys equate having a bit of fun and letting off steam with full blown drug addiction and alcoholism. I’m not saying Ace was never an addict. He very famously was, but in this instance it’s much more innocuous than some people are making it out to be.
Ace is completely plastered 😂
Shitfaced and totally bombed that was ace.
Plaster Caster 😏
If Ace hadnt been Ace the entire thing would have been a note in history as Oh cool KISS. As it is, it reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of a Supergroup that were incredibly famous at this time. It was a treat for the fans to see their heroes just being themselves. That is the way Gene is, the Paul, Peter and Ace are also. It wasnt an embarassment it was a fantastic moment in time that showed joy, conflict, over the top ridiculousness of fame and everything in between. A time capsule Gene and Paul should be thankful they have the priviledge of looking back on as what they once were as a real band.
Ace is hilarious 😂😅
TomSnyder: I gotta piece of pipe backstage I’d like to have you work on… Ace: Tell me about it. 😂Even Gene Simmons laughed at that one.
Ace made that interview so much more entertaining not boring like other interviews, absolutely steller and memorable, just having the time of their lives, Tom said he had an awful time, I beg to differ, it was a great, honest, fun, cool and priceless interview ever, I remember this interview back in 1979, me and my family stood up just to watch it and it was worth it, the good old days if Rock & Roll, the best of times & the 1980s.
I think Tom was being sarcastic when he said he was having an awful time
Yeah, what the person above me just said. I remember reading an article about Tom shortly after he passed away, where they interviewed people who knew him well, and it was mentioned that he had an absolute blast during that interview, and that it was a career highlight. I’m sure he was most likely being sarcastic about it being “awful”.
I love how the whole time you can see that gene is pissed with ace 💀💀 its crazy…crazy…crazy night
If Ace hadn’t join KISS he would have made one hell of a comedian! His improvisation is hysterical.
"It would still be a rip roaring rock and roll show..." Jesus... Gene's talking like it's 1955!!
Yes, far out and groovy!
Yes, because Gene Simmons has always been the living embodiment of “hip” and “edgy” 🤣🤣🤣
I swear, if Ace wanted it bad enough, and went down a different career path other than music, he could've easily been an amazing & successful stand-up comedian! It's literally impossible not to laugh and have such a fun time with him 🤣
Also, Gene has to lighten the hell up. The guy clearly takes life way too seriously 😒
That’s Gene For Ya…..Always Acting Like An Annoyed Demon
His family grew up super poor he probably didn’t want to ruin his shot of getting wealthy and making a name for himself. But yeah, if he had laughed along with Ace instead of holding himself back it would’ve lightened up the mood. His persona IS ‘the demon’ though so what can we expect😭
@@seanna_.7598 They were wealthy at that point. Gene was a stick in the mud trying to sell a brand that was established...on its way out but established.
The Dynasty era in 1979 was after their peak and going down. I remember the Viewmaster films around this time...
@@CodeBleu724YES! I remember the Viewmaster of this. By this time they were comedy-level joke, meaning they catered to kids. Kids were watching this, and Ace was making off-color jokes. That would be enough to do KISS in back in 1979. That’s why he was pissed
Love this interview this band is legendary 😂
Gene,... just fuming.... hilarious!
This was one of the best interviews of all time!
Ace definitely stole the show as always !
I remembered Gene and Paul were more serious and irritated, but look at this. They are all having fun with Ace´s divine laughter. The plumber is legendary.
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I was only five years old and too young to have understood let alone appreciate the greatest TV interview ever when this aired 🏆 🎸
The funniest thing is seeing Simmons so upset 😑
Ace is screwing up the interview 🤣🤣🤣
This classic interview is everywhere around me, DVDs, VHS tapes my cellphone, probably will be on my watch someday.
By this time, Kiss was in decline. Ace was offering levity.
Yep. I’ve always thought they should have called it a day right after they recorded their solo albums. Everything they did after that was pure stink as far as I’m concerned. No wonder Ace was getting wasted 24-7 at that point.
14 minutes of Ace making the best KISS interview
Ace tiene la risa del Joker xD
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Dang it!! I can’t unhear it now.
That's what I was thinking 😂😂😂