What follows is a story that just about any kiss fan can recite in their sleep. Hard rock guitarist and vocalist for the glam rock group kiss who also. Kiss frontman paul stanley was born with only one ear, had a generally nightmarish childhood by lauren duca west hollywood, ca march 17. Stanley and gene soon changed their names to paul stanley and gene simmons, hooked up with drummer peter criss and guitarist ace frehley, and formed kiss in 1973. Paul stanley has 26 books on goodreads with 11297 ratings. Paul stanley and gene simmons known as rocks ultimate showmen founded the hard rock supergroup kiss in the early 1970s. In this autobiography, stanley, who is jewish, accused former bandmates ace frehley and peter criss of antisemitism. Explore books by paul stanley with our selection at.
Paul stanley was born stanley bert eisen, on january 20, 1952, in upper manhattan, new york city, to jewish parents. Most people will probably not associate sensitivity with the flamboyant heavymetal rock band kiss, and yet in his memoir, front man, rhythm guitarist, and cofounder paul stanley succeeds in making a connection with the reader, kiss fan or not. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist and colead vocalist of the rock band kiss. Face the music paul stanley hardcover harpercollins publishers. The talented actress, pamela bowen, was once married to paul stanley, the lead singer and guitarist of the famous band kiss. I have always liked kiss because they are larger than life, fun, and highly entertaining. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Best of all for frontman paul stanley is the april 8 publication of his autobiography face the music. Paul stanley is a southern writer who draws on his experience as a former state senator and journalist to showcase people, places and events that encompass the region he lives in and loves. In my limited dealings with him over the decades i have found him to be fairly private and very sensitive to anything not in line with the current plan, so his approach to an auto biography would. Paul stanley biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. One thousand books and two thousand friends and fans. Although preferring to live his off stage life out of the media spotlight he continues to be the chief songwriter, driving force and unwavering voice of kiss.
Hit parader ranked him 18th on their list of top 100. Andy is the founder and senior pastor of the churches including north point ministries, buckhead church, browns bridge church, gwinnett church, woodstock city church, and decatur city church. This book takes you beyond the makeup as paul shares fascinating details about his lifehis fitness routine, philosophy, business principles, how he maintains his inspiration, passion, and joy after nearly 50 years of mega success including selling out tours, 100 million albums sold and an art career that has amassed over 10 million dollars in sales. Born in manhattan, new york, united states, stanley is also an actor, record producer, and songwriter. The new york times bestselling author and legendary frontman and rhythm guitarist of kiss offers grants fans an allaccess backstage pass to his personal life, and shows them how to pursue a. January 20, 1952 is an american singer, songwriter and painter, best known for being the rhythm guitarist and colead vocalist of the rock band kiss. Francisco paco jorge stanley albaitero july 3, 1942 june 7, 1999 was a mexican television entertainer who worked for televisa and tv azteca career. A visionary and trendsetter since the early 1970s, stanleys passion for both the musical. Andy stanley biography affair, divorce, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth married biography who is andy stanley.
The rocker reveals more on gene simmons, plus paul stanleys sexuality. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Born with microtia, a deformity that left him deaf in his right ear, stanley felt like a freak. Unfortunately, the marriage ended in a divorce 10 years later, leaving the singer devastated, to handle the issue, he turned to his second love, painting. Paul stanleys most popular book is the magic strings of frankie presto. An allaccess pass into the starchilds personal life. Paul stanley audio books, best sellers, author bio. In 1966, his first father in law paid for him to take radio. The beautiful pamela got married to the singer in 1992 and had a son together. Face the music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story of one of rocks most enduring icons. In face the music, paul stanleythe cofounder and famous starchild. For 40 years, paul stanley has reigned as one of the greatest front men in rock. Aside from information specific to paul stanleys birthday, paul stanley is the 6503rd most famous american and.
Ace frehley loved science fiction and chose the space ace. Paul stanley always dreamed of being a stage star and became starchild. Once i had some repairmen march into my house singing i wanna rock and roll all night because of my name on the work order, so thats a plus. Before it ended, the union was blessed with a child, evan shane stanley, born in. Paul stanley bio, family, wife, ear, kiss, makeup, tattoo. He is best known for his role as a rhythm guitarist, singer, and cowriter of the rock. He has authored numerous volumes, including idioms of the greek new testament and the book of romans. All i know is, i finally got to talk to paulgoddamnstanley who, ever the rockandroll politician, was forthcoming, articulate and funny. Stanley is the founder of in touch ministries and a new york times bestselling author. His father, william eisen, was of polish descent, while his mother, eva eisen, belonged to a family that had fled nazi germany. The kiss frontman shares stories from his book backstage pass. A grammaticalrhetorical commentary and is editor of the library of pauline studies. Born with a condition called microtia, he grew up partially deaf, with only one ear. Since then, kiss has sold more than eighty million albums and performed more than two thousand shows around the world and is still touring today.
Artikelen van paul stanley koop je eenvoudig online bij. A life exposed is stanleys memoir published in april 2014. A life exposed paul through all you rock stanley the heart of kiss all in own rifgt great musicians despite difference it still works very. Paul stanley celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. Paul stanley books list of books by author paul stanley. My parents accidentally named me paul stanley, so id just like to say thanks for having middle aged people ask me if ive ever heard of kiss twice a month. I am paul stanley author of the the book face the music. Paul stanley biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Paul stanley bio, net worth, affairs, wife, erin sutton. For more than 30 years, paul stanley has reigned supreme as one of the singlemost recognizable front men in the history of rock and roll. Paul stanleys life advice and 99year old father strahan sara and keke. Discover book depositorys huge selection of paul stanley books online.
Kiss frontman paul stanley was born with only one ear, had. Paul stanleys backstage pass is coming april 30 th. Hes currently starring in two hit shows for netflix. According to gene, each member paul stanley, ace frehley, peter criss and himself fashioned their stage characters from their own personalities. Boeken van paul stanley koop je eenvoudig online bij. I was looking forward to seeing how much paul would open up in a book like this. Paul stanley biography facts, childhood, family life. While his teaching is transmitted throughout the world to millions of people, dr. Paul stanley is also a singer, songwriter, and painter. Connecting, the mentoring relationships you need to succeed in life by paul d. Face the music a life exposed by paul stanley is a 2014 harperone publication. Kiss frontman paul stanley fondly recalled his rock and roll days surrounded by groupies in the 1970s, saying it was the most amazing part of his life.
Paul stanley biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is paul stanley. Our weaknesses, blind spots, limited capabilities and lack of experience all point to one thinginterdependence. Sam owens, in a role created by the duffer brothers with him specifically in mind, and hes also joined the cast of the kominsky method staring alongside michael douglas and. Robert clinton, explains how we were meant for each other. Thats why paul stanleys new autobiography, face the. Paul stanley is the charismatic front manlead vocalistrhythm guitaristsongwriter for hard rock super group kiss, best known for his wailing vocals, highenergy onstage antics and appeal to female fans. Stanley je glumio u toronto produkciji fantom opere, u kojoj je igrao ulogu fantoma. Id say i was more of a casual fan, but of the four original members, paul stanley was always my favorite. Musician paul stanley of kiss appears at a press conference to announce the kiss and def leppard 2014 heroes tour at house of blues on march 17, 2014 in west hollywood, california. Its no insult to the band to say that kiss have always been about window dressing. The world of music was once again blessed with another talented and vibrant singer, stanley bert eisen best known as paul stanley as he made his first cry on january 20, 1952.
He spends his spare time reading, playing tennis and. Born with microtia, a deformity that left him deaf in his right ear. Kiss frontman paul stanleys new book, backstage pass, will be released on april 30th through harpercollins harperone. I know everyone will see themselves somewhere in this book, and where my story might take them is why im sharing it. Porter is president, dean, and professor of new testament at mcmaster divinity college in hamilton, ontario. In face the music, paul stanleythe cofounder and famous starchild frontman of kissreveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Gene loved horror films and chose the demon as his persona.
Had a chance to read paul stanleys book on my many flights lately. He is the writer or cowriter of many of the bands highestcharting hits. Comedian, actor, television writer, author, and musician paul reiser has been busier than usual lately. In face the music, paul stanleythe cofounder and famous starchild frontman of kissreveals for the first time the incredible highs. Paul stanleys life advice and 99year old father youtube. Reflecting his personal life, paul stanley got married to pamela bowen in 1991. However, the actress filed for divorce from her husband in 2001, citing irreconcilable differences. In this followup to his popular new york times bestseller face the music, the front man and rhythm guitarist of kiss grants fans an allaccess backstage pass to his personal life and shows them. Stanley has been said to demonstrate a practical, keen awareness of peoples needs and provide christcentered, biblicallybased principles for everyday life.
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