“Everybody thinks playing technical and fast is harder. It takes a lot more courage to tone it down and play what’s right for the song”: Nuno Bettencourt on what Ace Frehley taught him about guitar playing

Ace Frehley and Nuno Bettencourt .

Nuno Bettencourt has spoken about Kiss guitar legend Ace Frehley in the wake of his passing, with the Extreme virtuoso looking back on the influence that the Spaceman's playing had on his own style.

“Man, think about it for a second. How incredible, what a miracle it's been; a run that Ace has had?” he tells Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM (via Blabbermouth). “I hope I get to the age of 74 – to do what he's done and to party like he partied and to be able to do the music and to contribute the music that's gonna live decades and centuries after he's gone. It's a great run.”