ALICE COOPER Collaborator Dick Wagner "Safe And Sound" After Surgery
August 22, 2011, 13 years ago
ALICE COOPER, KISS and LOU REED collaborator/guitarist Dick Wagner was hospitalized this past week due bleeding in his brain, caused by a fall and banging his head on the edge of his pool.
According to a new Facebook update, "Dick made it well through surgery, and he's safe and sound and resting in his room. His surgeon was pleased with the results! He needs quiet the first 24 hours, but we will keep you posted. Thanks for the LOVE. It truly means the world to Dick. More updates tomorrow."
Wagner spoke to BraveWords.com recently about a number of topics including his new book Not Only Women Bleed and Cooper's anxiously-anticipated Welcome 2 My Nightmare release. Wagner, known for writing 'Only Women Bleed' has a writing credit on the shock rock icon's new album.
“I wrote 'Something To Remember Me By'," Wagner says. "I’ve had it for many years and Alice has always wanted to record it. This became the right moment to do it and I think it’s a potential hit. It’s one of those Alice Cooper/Dick Wagner ballads. When we hit into a ballad, it somehow translates to radio. Alice has never been a big radio guy, but it just seems that every time that we write a ballad... It’s an immediate radio song. I can’t explain it. It’s just the way it is. We have a couple of ballads waiting in the wings that I think we should do.”Read the entire interview here.
