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On Thursday, a family representative announced that the rock musician had died at the age of 74. Following the sad news, Mike McCready posted a throwback photo of himself and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder looking at the guitarist "in awe" backstage at a concert. ”All my friends have spent untold hours talking about KISS and buying KISS stuff. Ace was a hero of mine and also I would consider a friend. I studied his solos endlessly over the years….”