In addition to his musical contributions, Carr was equally known for his inviting personality and genuine love for the fans. His last public appearance before his death was at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1991.Ĭarr contributed his talent to the bands many gold and platinum albums during his tenure, and can be heard on the band's many hit songs from the 1980s, including "Lick It Up", "Heaven's On Fire", "Crazy Nights", "Tears Are Falling" and "Forever", to name a few. His final recording with KISS was "God Gave Rock And Roll To You II". Paul said he recorded albums by BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and other popular bands with some of the drums from this set."Ĭarr replaced Peter Criss in KISS in 1980 and made his recording debut with the band on 1981's "Music From 'The Elder'" album. Paul told me Eric gifted him this drum set, Simmons pads and, I believe, his chrome Chikara set, and Eric had it sent freight right after his video shoot for 'God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II' song by KISS, from Los Angeles to Paul's recording studio in Milbrook, NY. In the Reverb listing, the seller of the Carr kit writes: "While I was playing in a KISS tribute band in 2005, my dream came true when I bought this kit from Paul Orofino, one of Eric's closest friends and the one who recorded Eric's audition demo tape for KISS. The set comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Eric Carr estate. The band just needed to go on to the next level to continue.A Ludwig 12-piece drum set made for and owned by late KISS drummer Eric Carr is being sold via Reverb. The chants were getting loud for Peter, and then the Eric chants started to drown them out until it was all Eric. “By the end … they were cheering, ‘Eric!’ not ‘Peter.’ I was there, and I heard it. “He wanted to be his own persona, and he was,” Loretta Carr said. She argued that Carr didn’t want to fill Criss’ shoes, and recalled his first appearance with the band in 1980. And he loved them that’s more important sometimes than the music.” … People started to love him, and the kids got to know him as one of the nicest guys in the world. There is more to an artist than the music. “It was not only the sound, it was his personality. “I think he was what kept them alive,” she said of his influence on the band after he replaced original drummer Peter Criss. Loretta Carr said her brother was optimistic that he’d win his health battle and return to Kiss, although it wasn’t to be. Watch Kiss’ ‘God Gave Rock and Roll to You’ Video We all find that extra special strength in ourselves when we love what we are doing.” It was the love of music, the love of being a part of the band. He always wanted to keep going, and that’s how he was. Everyone wanted to go to sleep, and he wanted to keep going. “People who were on set said that he was running rings around everyone. “He wanted to be there,” Carr’s sister Loretta told Vinyl Writer Music in a recent interview. But he’s said to have “begged” to appear in the promo clip, for which he had to wear a wig as a result of chemotherapy.
The sister of late Kiss drummer Eric Carr recalled his determination to appear in the video for their 1991 single “ God Gave Rock and Roll to You,” despite being stricken with heart cancer.Ĭarr was too ill for studio work, which was completed by Eric Singer.
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