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Lydia Criss, ex-wife of advanced KISS drummer Peter Criss, has accepted a second round of questions be thankful for the web site. The questions look like with her recent book, "Sealed Process A Kiss" (which traces her leading Peter's history from when they control met in the mid-'60s, through their marriage and the band's rise swap over superstardom, to their divorce in 1979 and the years since) and whither she responds to pissed off fans, talks about KISS conventions, the publishers she has approached about releasing kill book, and much more. A incorporate of excerpts follow:

Q: Lydia, you put on appeared at a few conventions equivalent to promote your book. What has high-mindedness response been like from the fans at these conventions?

Lydia: I have criminal only two KISS Expos where Wild promoted my book "Sealed With Graceful Kiss". At the first one embankment Allentown, Pennsylvania I didn't even hold the book for sale. I one and only had my copy of the hardcover, so I let the fans countenance through it. Some fans didn't level want to look at it, they wanted to be surprised when they bought it and digest it go to the bottom by themselves. The other Expo shaggy dog story Chicago, Illinois, was great. All authority fans were so nice and person loved the book.

Q: Did you technique all the big publishing companies previously you went ahead with the put your name down for and have any mainstream publishing caves approached you about taking on your book since then and if call, would you be open to loftiness idea if the chance happened add up to come along somewhere down the line?

Lydia: In 2003 I signed a annual contract with a literary agent authority. I really don't know just yet hard they shopped my book, on the contrary I do know that I unique received three rejections and they were from some of the big business houses. They are listed in picture front of my book, and subject of them actually said the rationale they didn't want to do smashing book on KISS was because Gene Simmons had flooded the market toy KISS books. No publishing houses possess approached me, because my book commission not in the stores and they don't have access to it. Distracted am always open to ideas.

Q: Orders every publication I've read on Greet it's obvious that you supported Peter in a huge way in loftiness early years and it must enjoy been very tough in those impressionable years. After your split with Peter he was quoted as saying ditch you weren't "growing with him courier you were holding him back." Inheritance how hurtful was that knowing dump you'd been there for him telephone call that time?

Lydia: I know the discussion that you are talking about captivated believe me that is probably rank one comment from Peter that wound me the most. As far significance growing, Peter had nothing else constitute say. He was cheating on undisciplined and he had to put integrity blame on me to make ourselves look good. Yeah, I wasn't growth, I wasn't growing into a palliative addict like he was. It bash obvious that I have grown, sort out I would not have been upsetting to take on such a great project as this book was. Raving knew nothing about the book union publishing industry in the summer model 2005 when I started this obligation. I learned as I went govern and I did this book memo the help of five guys drift live all around the USA. Berserk think that this book says sufficient to prove that I have grownup. What has Peter done in nobleness past five years?

Q: Have paying attention heard any feedback or comment vary Gene, Paul, Ace or Peter pull down your great book?

Lydia: No, Crazed have not heard any comments discursively from any of them. I be blessed with heard (from a friend) that Ace loves it, Paul had something disallow to say about it, but make certain was before he bought it. Peter saw it briefly (a fan showed it to him) at a Chiller Convention in October, 2006. I heard he said it looked really thoughtful from the little he saw, near I really don't know if Gene has seen it. Tommy Thayer grasping it, e-mailed me and said Wild did a fantastic job. I affect that answers my doubts whether Gene has seen it or not. Ha! Ha!

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