Ace Frehley was hopeful about life just months before he died on Thursday at age 74.
The rockstar, known as the founding guitarist of KISS, was interviewed by The Aquarian in March 2025, and revealed that he spoke to a psychic who predicted he would live a long life.
Ironically, Ace told the publication he had ‘good genes’ and ‘longevity’ in his family.
‘Luckily, I have good genes. My dad lived to be 96 and my mom lived to be 86, but her older sister lived to be 99. I mean, we have longevity in the family on both sides,’ the musician stated.
‘I just spoke to a psychic. She goes, “Ace, you’re going to live to be a hundred.” So I said, “No problem!”‘
He also said it was ‘great’ to be able to take the stage again after sustaining a precarious arm injury.
‘I hurt my arm about two-and-a-half years ago — I fell down a flight of stairs,’ he shared.
He added, ‘It’s been a struggle because I landed on my right arm, and that’s the arm that I strum with when I play guitar. So it feels great to get up onstage because I wasn’t sure if it was ever going to get back to the way it used to be.’
The interview took place in New York, ahead of a KISS performance.
Ace discussed his legacy as he affirmed, ‘I think it’s going to live on for hundreds of years. I do what I do very well, and I have the respect of my peers.’
When KISS rose to prominence in the 1970s, they stood out with their theatrical stage presence.
Their over-the-top makeup and larger-than-life personas set them apart from the era’s other rock acts.
Co-founder Gene Simmons became The Demon, Stanley transformed into Starchild, Ace Frehley was Spaceman, and Peter Criss’ alter ego was Catman.
‘At the same time that we were forming in New York, there was a very big glitter scene, where boys were basically acting like girls and putting on makeup,’ Gene recalled in a 1996 interview with Porkchops & Applesauce, per Far Out.
‘Well, we were more like football players — all of us were over 6′ tall — and it just wasn’t convincing!’ he explained.
The band celebrated a milestone in 2014 when they earned a coveted spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Ace, born Paul Frehley, co-founded KISS in 1973 and exited the collective in 1982. He went on to form a band called Frehley’s Comet, releasing two albums.
The legendary guitarist died in Morristown, New Jersey after suffering a devastating brain bleed that left him on life support.
Hospitalized and placed on a ventilator, he passed away when his family made the difficult decision to take him off life support, per TMZ.
The musician reportedly collapsed in his home studio weeks ago, hitting his head in a fall that triggered the medical crisis, per the outlet.