6. Ace was thrown out of two high schools and dropped out of a third.

7. Frehley got the name Ace in high school from friends who felt he was a “real ace” at getting them dates.

8. A guidance counselor encouraged Ace to pursue a career in graphic arts.

9. Ace was once in a band with his brother called The Outrage.

10. Even though he dropped out of high school after his band Cathedral started getting gigs, his girlfriend and family convinced him to return to school, finish and get his diploma, which he did.

11. Before making it as a rocker, Ace had jobs as a mail carrier, a messenger, a furniture deliverer and a liquor store delivery boy.

12. As a teenager in 1970, Ace was a drum roadie for Mitch Mitchell at Jimi Hendrix’s final Band of Gypsys performance in New York.

13. One of Ace’s pre-Kiss bands, Molimo, actually recorded half an album for RCA Records in 1971.

14. Ace showed up to his audition for Kiss, then called Wicked Lester, wearing one red sneaker and one orange one. The band wasn’t impressed with his look, but they were wowed by his guitar skilled and hired him.

15. Ace designed Kiss’ double lightning bolt logo.