MARTY FRIEDMAN Reveals The Reason Why He Didn’t Audition For KISS: “I Was So Upset”

Marty Friedman lately opened up concerning the stunning cause he was turned down for an audition with Kiss. Throughout a dialog with Whiplash.web, Friedman confirmed a long-standing rumor about his peak being the decisive issue.

When requested if it was true that he missed the chance resulting from his stature, Friedman detailed the change (as transcribed by Ultimate Guitar): “Sure, that is true. I used to be too quick. I match the opposite ones.”

“After they had been altering guitar gamers a very long time in the past, I bought a name from any person from Kiss’s folks. They stated, ‘Do you suppose you may be inquisitive about auditioning for Kiss?’ I am, like, ‘Inform me when and the place.’,” Friedman remembered.

“They go, ‘We have got a few questions for you. To start with, you have no facial hair, do you? Appropriate. ‘You may have lengthy hair?’ Sure. ‘You are single?’ Sure. ‘You are skinny?’ Sure. ‘Not blonde?’ Sure. I match all of these issues. After which he says, ‘How about your peak? Are you six toes tall with no footwear?’ I am like, ‘Oh shit, not even shut.'”

“I am, like, 5 foot, seven and a half inches, however I will have an operation. I will do one thing.’ ‘I am sorry, it isn’t going to work out.'”

The interviewer humorously urged that prime heels might need resolved the difficulty, however Friedman defined that the requirement was uncompromising, and excessive heels or platform footwear would not have made a distinction.

“They stated six toes with no footwear on. I put on excessive heels, anyway. They stated six toes with no footwear on. I had all the things else. And I used to be so upset. I used to be so bummed. However what are you able to do?… Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, what number of Jewish guys are six toes tall with out boots? Why did it should be that means? I completely get it, although.”