Former ALICE COOPER Keyboardist Paul Taylor Appears On Decibel Geek Podcast
January 6, 2014, 10 years ago
The Decibel Geek podcast has released episode 118 - Conversation with Paul Taylor (WINGER, ALICE COOPER, ALDO NOVA).
After honing his skills in the Bay area, Paul Taylor caught his first big break as touring keyboardist for Aldo Nova, and a cameo in the 'Fantasy' video from 1981. In this discussion, Paul talks about Nova's difficult demeanor on the road as well as the surprising supplier of the hokey visual effects in the 'Fantasy' video.
After a stint with Nick Gilder in the early '80s, Paul wound up in the Alice Cooper band for The Nightmare Returns tour in 1986. He shares the circumstances that led to his hiring in the Cooper act, as well as memories of forming a friendship with bassist Kip Winger that would lead to big things down the road.
Also in this discussion, Taylor reminisces on the Raise Your Fist And Yell era of Alice Cooper, including memories of protesters outside the venues and the continued misunderstanding of Alice the person in comparison to Alice the performer.
The episode is available for download/streaming at this location.
