EX-KISS PETER CRISS ALBUM A LOOK INTO LIFE AS CATMAN

Kiss catman Peter Criss released his latest solo effort, One For All, and it touches on his time with his former band and his diverse musical tastes.

Peter Criss, the former catman and one of the original members of Kiss, has released his new solo album, One For All. He celebrated the release of the album with an in-store for die hards at New York City’s Union Square Virgin Megastore. The album is a well rounded album of music, far away from the hard rock pulse of Kiss. The album features Paul Shaffer from the David Letterman band, and several other guest stars.

While a lighter album may be surprising to some, he said that hardcore fans familiar with his past albums know what his musical tastes are about.

“I really methodically thought about this stuff, which is something that Peter Criss never does. Paul (Schaffer) heard it, I remember at the Ed Sullivan theater at his office, he goes, ‘You’ve got a big pair of (somethings). This is going to be heavy. Kiss fans are not going to know where this is coming from.’ And I said, you know what? I understand that, but they never really did. And if they did their homework and go back, way, way, way back to Peter Criss, to Chelsea, go back to the… my album had horns, strings, black girls singing. I love musical instruments, and coming from a musical, artistic family it dwells in my… My mother sang like a bird. She should have made it. I re-did ‘What A Difference A Day Makes’ for her with just a piano, bass, and brushes. It came out like magic. And it was fun doing it. Doing it forced — I’m a funny guy. When I really know I’m going to do this, I’m going to dedicate a show to you I’m going to

Criss said that One For All is autobiographical, and sheds light on his thoughts and feelings about the events in his life in the last ten years including the departure from Kiss.

“I wanted to put children on ‘One For All’ because it’s written about 9-11, and it’s true to the heart. I feel war is bad. My dad went to World War 2, my grandfather went to World War 1, I almost went to (Viet)Nam. I see a lot of wars. This is different. This is terrorism. This is murder, and it’s out of control. The TV depresses me. I put it on: children being molested, cops being killed, firemen… So this album it has so much more. I don’t think I’ll ever write another thing like it. The ten years of getting back with the guys, the ride was immense. Talk about a roller coaster ride of life it truly was. With the good and the bad that comes out of this. The most important thing that I thought about when I wrote this was the fans came into mind. Many nights I peaked through the curtain, and go holy s–t! We sold out. Wow. Holy Mackerel,’ and it was a different time around when we reunited. When we got back together the fans were even m

One For All also features a remake of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send In The Clowns,” from the Broadway show “Company,” “What A Difference A Day Makes,” and “Heart Behind The Hands” from the Broadway hit “Brooklyn.” The title track and album opener was written in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack on his home city of New York.