Ex-FREHLEY'S COMET Member TOD HOWARTH Is Putting Finishing Touches On His Autobiography

In a new interview with Travis Marc of the Musicians Mentor podcast, former FREHLEY'S COMET vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist Tod Howarth confirmed that he is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That was a tough thing, 'cause my retention isn't worth a shit. Well, actually, I take that back. It's good, but it was really difficult recalling all this stuff, 'cause I didn't take a journal or a diary of any of this stuff that I've done. I had to really sit down and usually with a drink, and no TV, no distractions, and sit down and go, 'How do I start this?' And it all starts my young age with music and musical influences and in between and other bands and that type of thing. And as I wrote, I started to remember more. And then I had to keep adding, and it's all on this laptop that I'm speaking to you right now — several different forms, including the final. But I'm hoping to upload for editing the bulk of, or most of it, in the next couple of days, and I'm working on the cover. I've got some credits and stuff that I'm trying to do, but the credits are difficult because there's just too many people to credit, so I have to eliminate that and just go for the musicians, 'cause it's just too many people go, 'Oh, how come you didn't put me in there?' Like, 'Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot.' So, I wanna have it done in the next couple of months."

Tod continued: "It was supposed to be done a long [time ago]. I started writing it in 2018 on an airplane on the way to Hawaii for a vacation. And I finally summed it up on the end of a vacation, I think in 2024, and here we are in 2026. But the other thing is that my father passed away last year. I've had several other things to take care of prior to that, that keep popping up. And it all stems back around to my family's commercial real estate, 'cause I've been doing a lot of the physical labor and the work and decisions as it is on it. So I've been distracted by responsibilities that I had to take care of. And because I'm that type of person, the book kept getting delayed. Well, and then Ace [Frehley] died. John [Regan, former FREHLEY'S COMET bassist] died, and then Ace died, and Jamie Oldaker [former FREHLEY'S COMET drummer] died a while back. I'm the only guy left from [the final FREHLEY'S COMET album, 1988's] 'Second Sighting'. I talk to Anton Fig [former FREHLEY'S COMET drummer] about that every once in a while. It's, like, 'Anton, Jeez.' He goes, 'Yeah, I know.' It's alarming. But it's gonna be out it's gonna have all... At the very end of the book, there's some chapters of some fun adventures that if somebody wants to read, they can read. If they don't wanna read, there'll be a warning — 'don't read this, 'cause these are fun adventures of the rock and roll life'."

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, Regan and world-renowned drummer Anton Fig formed FREHLEY'S COMET in 1984. The band went on to sell well over one and a half million albums and had multiple MTV music videos in heavy rotation from 1987 to 1990.

Frehley told Ultimate Classic Rock that the keyboards on FREHLEY'S COMET's debut album were a result of "Howarth's influence." He explained: "I tried to keep the keyboards to a minimum, because I'm really not a keyboard guy. KISS never really used them, except on a couple of songs. I always wanted to follow the same direction with my career as I had with KISS musically. It was almost like I had to fight to keep more keyboards off the record, because I was there with three other band members and my producer."

Frehley reunited with Regan and Howarth to perform the songs "Rock Soldiers" and "Cold Gin" during his September 2017 concert in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Howarth was born on September 24, 1957, in San Diego, California. His music career began in the early 1980s with the group 707, where he contributed to the album "Mega Force" in 1982. He later provided background vocals for Ted Nugent's album "Penetrator" in 1984 and LOUDNESS's "Hurricane Eyes" in 1987. These early collaborations established his versatility and musical talent within the rock genre. He also contributed to 707's "The Bridge" in 2004 and "Greatest Hits Live" in 2005.

Howarth is most recognized for his role as keyboardist, guitarist, and vocalist in FREHLEY'S COMET, the band led by former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. During his tenure, the band released three albums and produced four music videos, including "Frehley's Comet" (1987),"Live+1" (1988) and "Second Sighting" (1988). Following his time with FREHLEY'S COMET, Tod Howarth embarked on a solo career, releasing his first solo album "Silhouette" in 1995. This was followed by "Cobalt Parlor" in 1997, "West Of Eight" in 2000, and "Winter" in 2002. His latest solo album, "Opposite Gods", was released in April 2010. In June 2012, he released a video single for "Cold Beach", filmed in the California desert.

In 2008, Howarth rejoined CHEAP TRICK, performing at their 30th-anniversary Budokan show, playing keyboards and providing backing vocals. A significant career milestone occurred in June 2016 when he co-founded the band FOUR BY FATE. This group, which also included ex-FREHLEY'S COMET bassist John Regan, former SKID ROW drummer Rob Affuso and guitarist Pat Gasperini, released the album "Relentless" through The End Records. Beyond his studio and touring work, Howarth also dedicates his time to charity events, such as "Stand Down", which supports veterans and their families.