Ex-Megadeth Guitarist Marty Friedman Recalls Being Told He Wasn't Tall Enough to Join KISS in Throwback Interview

Marty Friedmanwas ready to “Rock and Roll All Nite” withKISS, but his dream was quickly put to rest.In a 2019 interview withSam Ash Musicthat’s been getting a second life online, the former Megadeth guitarist recalled a time where he was approached to join KISS — but was ultimately told he wasn’t tall enough to perform in the legendary rock band.“When they were changing guitar players a long time ago, I got a call from somebody from KISS’ people,” said Friedman, 61, who played in Megadeth from 1990 through 2000.

Ex-Middle School Teacher Gets 30 Years for Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old in Classroom and Her Car

Melissa Curtis.Photo:Montgomery County Department of Police Montgomery County Department of Police A formerMaryland middle school teacherwho repeatedly sexually abused a 14-year-old student has learned her fate. Melissa Curtis, 32, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday, Nov. 15. However, a Montgomery County judge suspended the majority of the sentence, allowing Curtis to serve 12 months behind bars and five years of supervised probation, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County State Attorney’s Office confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE on Tuesday, Nov.

Ex-Pentagon Official Discusses Government's Hunt for UFOs: 'I Have To Be Careful What I Say' (Exclusive)

Department of Defense It’s been seven years sinceLuis Elizondobegan making headlines after resigning from his job as a senior intelligence official for a top-secret Pentagon program that investigated UFO’s — also known as UAP’s or unidentified anomalous phenomena — and going public about his frustration over the lack of transparency on the issue. “The amount of stigma and taboo that was placed on this topic for so long has really paralyzed the conversation,” the former U.

Explore Taylor Swift's Amazing Career inThe Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift(Exclusive)

Taylor Swift, the book ‘There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift’.Photo:Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty; Harvard Business Review Press Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty; Harvard Business Review Press Taylor Swiftis on top of the world, and a new book aims to explore how she got there. There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift, coming this April from Harvard Business Review Press, will analyze Swift’s methodical rise to success and superstardom, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.

Explosive Claims About 'Red Rooms' and 'Underage Girls' Made in New Peacock Doc About Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.Photo:Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Shareif Ziyadat/Getty An explosive new documentary containing disturbing allegations againstSean “Diddy” Combsis coming to Peacock. On Thursday, Jan. 2, Peacock released a trailer about the new documentary, calledDiddy: The Making of a Bad Boy. Premiering Tuesday, Jan. 14, the 90-minute Peacock original tells the story of the meteoric rise of the famed music mogul — and his precipitous fall. “Sean Combs is a monster,” attorney Lisa Bloom, who represents some of Combs’ accusers, says in the trailer, shown below.