![]() "I thought the band was ending, and they weren't telling me", he told a fanzine editor in June, 1990. It remained consistant for three years until the band's well-publicized removal of their stage makeup in September of 1983, live on MTV network. Carr was introduced to the public on an episode of Kids Are People Too! and his first public performance was with the band in New York City's "The Palladium" venue on July 25, 1980. The original design was modified within days after Carr's initial photo sessions. Paul Caravello remained his legal name.įor his Kiss persona, Carr was first made up as "The Hawk", which he did not like, and later adopted the persona of "The Fox", with his make-up design reflecting the character. Carr was shortened from his birth name Caravello, and he chose Eric from a list of first names his girlfriend at the time had given him. He decided to make his stage name sound the same rhythmically as Peter Criss' when people said all four names together. Caravello originally considered going by the name "Rusty Blades", until he decided on Eric Carr, noting that Peter Criss' name was two syllables followed by a single syllable, the inverse of the other three band members' names. He was the last drummer to audition for the band and actually asked Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley for autographs, in case he never saw them again.Īfter passing the audition, the band had some trouble coming up with a character persona and a stage name under tight deadline. "It sounded great" he enthused years later in a fanzine interview.Īt the time of his successful audition, Caravello was repairing stoves for his father, as a living, while playing drums in a variety of bands. Along with the aplication, Caravello submitted a cassette tape of Kiss's current single "Shandi" but with his vocals over the music insteadof Paul Stanley's. Taking his advice, Caravello purchased a copy of Unmasked to get information on getting in touch with Kiss's management, and after submitting an aplication (a day after the deadline), he met with Kiss manager Bill Aucoin who advised Caravello to shave off his mustache for the audition for fear the band "wouldn't be able to see past it". ![]() Caravello, who had been playing in a cover bands throughout the 1970s, was told by former Flasher bandmate Paul Turino, that he should audition for Kiss. ![]() ![]() Criss had not recorded an entire studio album with Kiss since 1977's Love Gun.Ĭaravello was working as an oven repair man for his father, when Peter Criss left Kiss. Following two albums that alienated many fans with their departure in style (1979's Dynasty and 1980's Unmasked), and falling-out with Peter Criss over his substance abuse problems and unreliability Kiss held open auditions for a new drummer. ![]()
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