1984 and 1985 must have been an utter whirlwind for Bruce Kulick. From getting an invite to provide some “ghost guitar” on Kiss‘ “Animalize” album, to being asked to temporarily fill in for Mark St. John, and ultimately being invited to join the band full-time, is the stuff fairy tales are made of. But perhaps most memorable of all was his first full album recording experience with the band, which resulted in 1985’s “Asylum”.
During an interview with Chaoszine, Kulick looked back on this memorable time in his and Kiss’ careers and recalls the excitement he experienced, both professionally and personally.
“‘Asylum’, I thought I won the lottery when I was a temporary member,” Kulick admitted (transcribed by Ultimate Guitar). “So now, I’m a full-time member. And obviously starting an actual record from the ground up, meaning songwriting and recording, not coming in as a ghost guitar player was obviously very exciting.”