ALICE COOPER Credits Detroit Upbringing For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
December 16, 2010, 13 years ago
Shock rock legend ALICE COOPER has told B.J. Hammerstein from Detroit Free Press that he'd probably not be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Class of 2011 if it weren't for his made-in-Detroit history.
"We weren't about peace and love; we were too abrasive for L.A.," said Cooper, who was born Vincent Furnier in Detroit, but grew up mostly in Arizona before he and his band headed back to metro Detroit in the 1970s and developed their heavy, classic rock sound."We thought the whole world should be about Ferraris, switchblades and blondes and it was in Detroit that people were screaming for us to turn it up. And we did," said Cooper, who talked to the Free Press on Wednesday while rehearsing for his annual Phoenix-based Christmas Pudding concert with members of his classic lineup including drummer Neal Smith, Michael Bruce and Dennis Dunaway.
Cooper and his bandmates will be inducted into the Rock Hall during a ceremony March 14 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City.
"I am so proud to say I'm from Detroit, but more than that -- it's where we belong," he said. "When I heard bands like THE STOOGES, MC5 and TED NUGENT's AMBOY DUKES, we were among kindred spirits. It was a brotherhood. And outsiders, although they may take a step backward when they see us, they definitely respect Detroit artists."
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