{"id":230012,"date":"2025-10-16T22:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/230012\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T22:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:08:07","slug":"rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-lead-guitarist-reportedly-on-life-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/230012\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock and Roll Hall of fame lead guitarist reportedly on life support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"ace frehley performing with a guitar on stage\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JOYZL7IKSRBHXK3YZ2WL6C4PFQ.jpg\"\/>Ace Frehley performs during the Great Allentown Fair in Pennsylvania on August 30, 2025. TMZ reports the KISS lead guitarist is on life support as of October 16, 2025.Photo by Matt Smith | NJ.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SMOTKYYKGFE77EB4JLY6CYBMMM\">A member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/rockhall.com\/inductees\/kiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/rockhall.com\/inductees\/kiss\/\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> is reportedly on life support. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/16\/kiss-guitarist-ace-frehley-life-support-brain-bleed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/10\/16\/kiss-guitarist-ace-frehley-life-support-brain-bleed\/\">According to TMZ<\/a>, the prognosis is not good for Ace Frehley of KISS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GCAUDTMFC5BG3EEH6N7DL2VAOY\">This comes a little more than a week after Frehley, 74, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/us-world\/2025\/10\/rock-hall-of-famer-cancels-tour-due-to-ongoing-medical-issues.html?outputType=amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/us-world\/2025\/10\/rock-hall-of-famer-cancels-tour-due-to-ongoing-medical-issues.html?outputType=amp\">canceled all 2025 concerts<\/a> on his schedule due to what were being called \u201csome ongoing medical issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LZPASPLIABF5REIAHU54GA5FIM\">TMZ says sources familiar with Frehley\u2019s condition say he suffered a brain bleed after falling in his studio a couple weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"72QSOU6L6RGVHF76LTBNYBM2LY\">TMZ also says Frehley has been on a ventilator and his condition has not improved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"W5SZ6Y3GLRGTLGOZU6N2QRNM5U\">President Donald Trump recently announced he hand-picked Frehley, along with KISS members, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/life\/2025\/08\/trump-reveals-hand-picked-actors-musicians-to-be-honored-at-kennedy-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/life\/2025\/08\/trump-reveals-hand-picked-actors-musicians-to-be-honored-at-kennedy-center.html\">Kennedy Center Honorees in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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