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I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.

Ace Frehley

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Ace Frehley
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: April 27
Guitarist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
The Bronx
New York City
Paul Daniel Frehley
Playing
Loved
Pretty
Knew
Wanted
Good
Life
Guitar

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Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.
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I personally believe this: We have only today yesterday's gone and tomorrow is uncertain. That's why they call it the present. And sobriety really is a gift... for those who are willing to receive it.
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I went to my friend's house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said, I'm in love.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
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Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn't have to pay me.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking.
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I never set my sights low. I've always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves. I was never afraid to take that step, to see what I was capable of doing. Does luck play a role in success, particularly in a creative field? Sure it does. But if you don't have the balls to give it a shot, you're destined to fail.
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I don't like to practice I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.
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By the time I'm 40, interplanetary travel will be common. Nobody will want to talk to me at that age, anyway.
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When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
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I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet.
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I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.
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I can't even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke.
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I've recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn't help you make a better record.
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I'm the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.
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My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.
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I'm not here to perform. I'm here to sign autographs. You have to wait till I come back with my own hand.
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I'm just a down-to-earth guy.
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