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'''George Peter John Criscuola''' (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name '''Peter Criss''', is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and an occasional vocalist of the [[hard rock]] band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. Criss established the '''
== Early years ==
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[[File:KISS cat face.svg|thumb|upright|The Catman]]<!-- do not remove w/o discussion on talk page, his former makeup is an integral part of who he is -->
The advertisement was answered by [[Paul Stanley]] and [[Gene Simmons]], who were looking for new members for their band. [[Ace Frehley]] was added to the lineup in December 1972, and the band was named Kiss later that month. However, Simmons describes first meeting Criss in his book ''Kiss And Make-Up''
{{blockquote|One afternoon I run across an ad in Rolling Stone Magazine that said "Drummer available – Will do anything." I called the guy on the telephone, and even though he was in the middle of a party, he took my call. I introduced myself and said we were starting a band and that the band was looking for a drummer, and was he willing to do anything to make it? He says that he was, right away.}}
Simmons later in the chapter describes going to a small Italian
Kiss released [[Kiss (Kiss album)|their self-titled debut]] in February 1974.
Criss had collaborated on a demo
=== Departure from Kiss ===
On the 1979 release ''[[Dynasty (Kiss album)|Dynasty]]'', he played only on his own composition, "Dirty Livin
[[Gene Simmons]] has said Criss was fired; Paul Stanley discussed Criss's departure in several interviews, including the commentary on ''[[Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991|Kissology 2]]''. [[Ace Frehley]] in his 2011 book, ''No Regrets'', and he stated that Criss was fired during a band meeting in which Frehley, Simmons, Stanley and manager Bill Aucoin voted Criss out of the band. A spoken word CD released in 1999 titled ''13 Classic Kiss Stories'', features [[Bill Aucoin]] (Kiss's first manager) where he also discusses Criss being "let go". Criss, however, has maintained that he quit the band.
Criss officially left Kiss on May 18, 1980. As a result, Kiss postponed the European tour until the end of August, thus giving the band enough time to find a replacement drummer, who they found in Brooklyn-born [[Eric Carr]].
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In March 1980, Criss began recording his second solo album, ''[[Out of Control (Peter Criss album)|Out of Control]]''. Released later in the year, the album was a commercial failure, despite remaining a favorite with Criss fans. The follow-up album, 1982's ''[[Let Me Rock You]]'', which contained one song written by Gene Simmons, was a similar failure. The album cover featured Criss without his Kiss makeup, but was not released in the U.S. at the time.
For the rest of the 1980s and early 1990s, Criss was involved with a number of bands, each usually lasting less than a year. One of them was The Keep, which featured ex-Kiss guitarist [[Mark St. John]]. Criss also played with Balls of Fire from the spring of 1986 to December 1986, with Jane Booke on lead vocals, Bob Raylove on bass, and JP (John Pakalenka) on guitar, who currently plays for Buckner Funken Jazz in Denver, Colorado. Balls of Fire played only seven shows before Criss left the band (reportedly to enjoy his daughter Jenilee growing up).<ref>{{cite web|website=Kiss-related-recordings.nl|title=Balls of Fire|url=http://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/petercriss_ballsoffire.html|access-date=February 8, 2009}}</ref> Another relatively short-lived band was the Criss Penridge Alliance, essentially Peter Criss and Stan Penridge with the 1970s jazz rock fusion band Montage (Mike Hutchens – guitar,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mikehutchens.com/Bio.html |title=Stories |access-date=October 9, 2015 |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912021953/http://www.mikehutchens.com/Bio.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Allen Woody]] – bass ([[Gov't Mule|Govt Mule]], [[The Allman Brothers Band|Allman Brothers Band]]), John Moss – drums and Tony Crow – keyboards) who rehearsed 39 songs including from the first 3 Peter Criss solo albums, and played around 10 shows in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alex-room-service.podomatic.com/entry/2015-10-09T02_58_49-07_00|title=The Criss Penridge Alliance 1984|website=Alex-room-service.podomatic.com}}</ref>
While Kiss was promoting their upcoming release ''[[Crazy Nights]]'', Criss appeared on the syndicated radio program ''Metal Shop'' and discussed his time in Kiss from a more positive perspective than before; he promoted the book he was writing at the time, an autobiography to be titled ''A Face without a Kiss''. He also mentioned his dream of one day opening his own recording studio and starting a Catman Records label.
In the early 1990s, Criss assembled a band named "Criss", featuring among others future [[Queensrÿche]] guitarist [[Mike Stone (musician)|Mike Stone]]. This band went through frequent line-up changes, toured extensively and released the ''Criss'' [[extended play|EP]] in December 1993 and the ''[[Cat 1 (album)|Cat #1]]'' album in August 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiss related recordings-Criss EP|url=http://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/petercriss_crissep.html|website=Kiss-related-recordings.nl|access-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
=== Christopher Dickinson ===
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=== Second and third departures ===
Criss left over a contract dispute and was replaced by [[Eric Singer]] in 2001. He rejoined the band in late 2002 and appeared on the ''[[Kiss Symphony: Alive IV]]'' DVD and CD before departing from Kiss again in March 2004. The band had opted not to renew his contract following the
=== After 2004 ===
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== Personal life ==
As of November 2008, Criss has been married three times: Lydia Di Leonardo (1970–79)
Criss was diagnosed with [[male breast cancer|breast cancer]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/health/how-8-celebrities-bravely-battled-breast-cancer-t48981|title=How 8 celebrities bravely battled breast cancer|website=Today.com|date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref> While working out, he noticed a lump on his chest that prompted him to visit a doctor. He was successfully treated with a [[lumpectomy]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bauer|first=Zoe|title=Famous People Who Suffered from Breast Cancer|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/famous-people-suffered-breast-cancer-160000362.html|website=Omg.yahoo.com|access-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref>
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[[Category:American male drummers]]
[[Category:Jazz musicians from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Musicians from
[[Category:People from Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]
[[Category:American male jazz musicians]]
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