"The only real relationship we ever had was he kept trying to steal Orianthi out of my band," Alice Cooper told Billboard about Prince.

"Every time I talked to Orianthi she'd be on the phone and say, 'It's Prince again.' I said, 'Could you tell him that you're with me for about the next year' -- kidding, of course. I know that he liked to have pretty girls in his band. Other than that I don't think I ever talked to the guy."

Cooper did, however, have "total respect for him. Nobody really got how good of a guitar player he was -- just a great, great guitar player. Musicians knew how good he was. I don't think the public knew how good he was, though."

Alice Cooper recently announced more Spend The Night With Alice Cooper headlining shows in North America. The tour begins on August 6th in Kalamazoo, Michigan and ending on October 30th in Los Angeles, California.

 

 

Confirmed North American dates now include:

August
6 - Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Event Center
7 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace
9 - Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
10 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Symphony Hall
12 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Broward Center for The Performing Arts
13 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
14 - Orlando, FL - Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
17 - New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theater
19 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion
20 - Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum
21 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater
23 - Houston, TX - Revention Music Center
24 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre
26 - Tucson, AZ - AVA Amphitheater

October
4 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater
5 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
6 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Theatre
8 - Omaha, NE - Ralston Arena
9 - Bemidji, MN - Sanford Center
11 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
12 - Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre
13 - Lethbridge, AB - ENMAX Centre
15 - Calgary, AB - Winsport Arena
16 - Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Eventer Center
18 - Victoria, BC - The Q Centre
19 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
22 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
25 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort
26 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
28 - San Diego, CA - Harrah's Resort SoCal
29 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Casino Resort
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Pantages Theatre

To view Alice Cooper's complete tour schedule, click here.