Mike McCready is mourning the loss of Kiss's Ace Frehley after news of his death on Thursday, Oct. 16. In a social media post shared by both Pearl Jam and McCready, the musician reflected on how Frehley forever changed his life and inspired him to pick up a guitar.

The members of KISS have released statements mourning the loss of lead guitarist Ace Frehley, who died on Thursday at the age of 74. Gene Simmons wrote on X, “Our hearts are broken. Ace has passed on.

"He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band," Gene Simmons says.

Ace Frehley is said to have suffered a brain bleed after taking a fall in his studio last month, insiders revealed Thursday. Ace Frehley is reportedly on life support. The Kiss co-founder and original guitarist,

Ace Frehley is on life support with a brain bleed; his condition is critical, and his family, including daughter Monique, may remove support.