Editing Peter Criss (section)

=== Second and third departures ===
Criss left over a contract dispute and was replaced by [[Eric Singer]] in 2001. He rejoined the band in late 2002 and appeared on the ''[[Kiss Symphony: Alive IV]]'' DVD and CD before departing from Kiss again in March 2004. The band had opted not to renew his contract following the Rocksimus Maximus Tour. He was once again replaced by Singer, who assumed the "Catman" persona. He said of Kiss performing with replacements for Ace Frehley and himself:{{blockquote|No matter who they get to put stuff on their face, it ain't us. You can take the mask off the Lone Ranger and put it on someone else, but it ain't the Lone Ranger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.app.com/4074/august2008/features/petercriss.html|title=Interview by Mark Voger|website=App.com|access-date=January 16, 2009}}</ref>}}