Overview
- Speaking to the New York Post, Simmons suggested substance use and lifestyle choices may have contributed to Frehley’s fatal fall, saying the guitarist refused advice to change.
- The Morris County Medical Examiner determined Frehley died from blunt-force head injuries due to a fall and described CT findings including skull fractures, contusions, a subdural hematoma and a noted stroke.
- A separate toxicology analysis has not been made public, leaving open questions about potential contributing substances.
- Frehley, 74, was hospitalized after a late-September fall, placed on a ventilator and died on Oct. 16 after his family removed life support.
- Simmons said he, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss attended Frehley’s private funeral and he voiced regret in November that he had not practiced more ‘tough love,’ as KISS received Kennedy Center Honors without Frehley present.