Peter Criss of Kiss in-store @ Barnes & Noble, NYC 23-Oct-2012

Founding drummer of rock icons Kiss, Peter Criss aka The Catman, made an in-store appearance at Barnes & Noble Fifth Ave in Manhattan on 23 October 2012. On the release day of his autobiography Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss, the 66-year-old drummer signed copies of his book for a line of fans that snaked through the building and out around the street corner. Peter teamed up with author Larry Sloman to write the book that traces Peter's life from the streets of New York City, through the sex drugs and rock'n'roll, to his hard-won battle with breast cancer. The song Beth, which Peter composed and sang, remains the band's all-time biggest hit. The autobiography is published by Simon & Schuster.

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ABOUT: Paul Miles is an Australian freelance rock photographer specializing in live music photography, who captures the true spirit of rock’n’roll in action by many of the world’s greatest performers. Over the last 10-plus years, he has shot a vast array of rock music photography: from gigs in world-famous clubs like the Apollo in Harlem and the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, to iconic arenas like New York City's Madison Square Garden and Australia's MCG, as well as in retail stores Barnes & Noble, Apple, and John Varvatos CBGBs. He has covered rock shows from Brooklyn to Bangalore, Paris to Las Vegas, Tokyo to Hollywood, including street concerts in Melbourne's AC/DC Lane and Manhattan's Times Square.

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