Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Working On 'Autobiographical' Solo Album

March 3, 2005

Billboard.com is reporting that original KISS drummer Peter Criss is currently hard at work at his own recording studio, laying down tracks for an as-yet-untitled solo album.

"I started writing this stuff a couple of years back, actually," Criss told Billboard.com. "I was procrastinating, that's the big thing with me. So I buckled down, we started building this studio, it's here, and we've been working on it. It's exciting — I've got a whole bunch of new material. It's going to be really good."

Regarding the musical direction of the upcoming album, Criss said, "It's kind of like a ballad album, but that doesn't mean it's FRANK SINATRA meets NAT KING COLE. It's kind of like maybe LED ZEPPELIN meets NAT KING COLE. It's like 'Rubber Soul' — THE BEATLES are a big influence to me. There's some of CLAPTON, some of HENDRIX."

Joining the drummer in the studio is guitarist Mike "Angel" McLaughlin, who previously played in Criss' early '90s eponymous band. Criss is also working closely with Charles Kipps (who has written for ARETHA FRANKLIN),as well as Tom Perkins, with whom he previously collaborated on Bill Cosby's animated series "Fatherhood".

Criss purposely decided to work with friends rather than big name rockers. "I had a choice of going out, and getting all these per se 'rock stars' to play on this record," he admits. "I chose not to because I really wanted this to be my baby. It's kind of an autobiographical album, because most stuff I write, I like to write about my life or things I believe we should have in life — not that I'm trying to save the world. I write things from the heart, and they're pretty much true things. Music should be enjoyed. It shouldn't be a task — it should be a lot of fun."

Peter Criss' new solo album is tentatively due this summer.

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