Vinnie Vincent

Vinnie Vincent fascinates me precisely because his Kiss tenure was brief. Joining in 1982 as the band unwound its famous makeup era, he occupied one of rock history's most awkward and pivotal seams, and short-lived members like him often loom larger in fan memory than their tenure suggests. Born Vincent Cusano in Bridgeport, he was a genuine songwriter, not just a hired hand, and I suspect his contributions are underrated by casual listeners. There is something poignant about a guitarist who burned bright, exited fast, and then largely vanished from the spotlight. The records keep playing long after the player steps away.

Name (English)

Vinnie Vincent

Name (Japanese)

ヴィニー・ヴィンセント

Reading

ゔぃにー・ゔぃんせんと

Born

August 6, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter / musician / composer

High school

Central High School

• Official sitehttp://doublev.forumco.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie%20Vincent
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205640

Tags

• Connecticut
• guitarist
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.