Eddie Trunk , famous radio host and close friend of Ace Frehley , revealed details about the fall that led to the death of the original KISS .
Eddie recounted last Friday, the 17th, on a podcast , that Ace had two falls down the stairs at his house, and the second one was fatal [transcription via Igor Miranda ]:
“He fell for the first time and I posted that he was okay, that we were in contact. That’s true. Many people don’t understand that Ace fell a second time. I believe that second fall happened exactly two weeks ago [October 3rd]. That one was catastrophic.”
“He fell down the stairs at his house. He wasn’t drunk or high. Ace was very proud of his sobriety, so you can rule that out. I don’t know all the circumstances surrounding it, but it was a really serious fall. I’ve been to his house, I know the stairs. He hit his head multiple times, severely, and that caused the problems. I won’t go into details, but it was a very, very serious injury,” Eddie confirmed.
The radio host also explained about Ace's time in the hospital:
“Ace was unconscious in the hospital for several days. I knew that. The hospital was about 10 minutes from my house in New Jersey, but unfortunately I couldn’t visit him. Access was completely restricted, which is understandable, as they didn’t want anyone there. It was very serious.”
The sudden death of Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley died last Thursday, October 16th, at the age of 74. The exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but in a statement on the musician's social media , his family reported that the guitarist died after a fall in his home studio.
Ace Frehley had cancelled all previously announced 2025 tour dates due to unspecified “medical issues” following a recent hospitalization. The musician's announcement came two weeks after he cancelled a performance at the Antelope Valley Fair in California, shortly after suffering minor injuries in a fall at home. Ace was also working on his new album, Origins Vol. 4 .
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