Overview
- Variety reported the news citing a statement from the musician’s family.
- The family said they were at his side in his final moments, offering words, prayers and comfort.
- Reports said the injuries followed a late-September fall in his home studio, and he canceled all 2025 concerts on Oct. 11.
- He co-founded Kiss in 1972, left in 1982, returned for the 1996 reunion and worked with the band until 2002.
- He created the Space Ace persona that shaped the band’s image and later sustained a commercially successful solo career.