ALICE COOPER - "If You Are Looking For Satanic Things That Are Going On, Why Look At Rock 'N' Roll? Rockers Want To Get Laid And Get High, But Politicians Want Power And Money"
October 29, 2010, 14 years ago
The Mirror, based in the UK, recently caught up with shock rock icon ALICE COOPER. An excerpt from the story is available below:
By Gavin Martin
Cooper: "Take a 21-year-old kid, give him a No 1 record and a jet, tell him he's in the biggest band in the world. Well, it's pretty hard not to enjoy that. Plus, you're indestructible at that age - you can live on beer for 10 years. But then I started throwing up blood."
Like EMINEM and MARILYN MANSON after him, he has been the recipient (and beneficiary) of much outrage and censorship. Yet in real life Alice is a supporter of the capital punishment he enacts onstage, and says his music and shows have always had a moral, good versus evil dimension.
He also prides himself on having never sworn on a record. "If you can shock people and stay within the boundaries then you are really doing something," Alice insists. So has there ever been any real evil in rock 'n' roll?
"I think there's real evil everywhere, but there's more evil in politics," he smiles. "If you are looking for satanic things that are going on, why look at rock 'n' roll? Rockers want to get laid and get high, but politicians want power and money. Now what's the most satanic thing there?"In his time, Alice has supped with showbiz legends, and JOHN LENNON was a friend. "We had a great time. I would sit beside him and HARRY NILSSON and be the referee," he laughs. "John wanted the world and politicians to be more honest whereas I cared more about giving the audience a good show."
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