tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611723932558635000.post3455112149996382568..comments2023-05-18T05:01:49.450-05:00Comments on Staff Picks: Peter Criss' From Makeup to BreakupDelia Floreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434118688064076001noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611723932558635000.post-89909772795929797512013-09-02T16:47:55.546-05:002013-09-02T16:47:55.546-05:00The Criss memoir is by far the best to date. The ...The Criss memoir is by far the best to date. The comment about the Frehley or Criss memoirs being difficult to sell to non-KISS fans has now been proven to be erroneous, as the Criss memoir made the N.Y. Times best sellers list.<br />Just when you thought that Simmons might be the "final word" about KISS, Peter levels the playing field and in a blunt and very moving memoir fills the reader in on the other aspect of KISS: control and ego. Simmons wrote that KISS often ran on two flat tires. Peter and Ace, on all accounts, liked to numb their senses. At the same time, however, KISS had (and perhaps still has) two over-inflated tires. Two (Simmons and Stanley) original members have always had a view of their own song writing and musical abilities that far exceeded reality. Psycho Circus is classic case. Peter's memoir attests to what many fans knew decades ago. Peter and Ace were creatively constrained in KISS.<br />Probably the best part of the memoir is the account Peter's breast cancer victory and subsequent efforts to generate awareness. The humanitarian in Peter Criss transcends KISS and is worth more than any gold or platinum record. The public recognition in this area is a silencer when it comes to those whom like to level cheap shots at the real Catman.<br />Congratulations to Peter Criss on a great memoir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com