ALICE COOPER - "I Don't Think You Need To Die For Your Art"
April 17, 2008, 16 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Mitchell Peters from Billboard.biz:
After 26 years of sobriety, shock-rocker ALICE COOPER has some advice to pass along to the younger generation: "I don't think you need to die for your art."
For his support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process, Cooper will receive the STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Award at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, to be held May 9 at Los Angeles' Music Box at the Fonda.
"I've made myself very available to friends of mine," Cooper tells Billboard. "They're people who would call me late at night and say, 'Between you and me, I've got a problem.'"Cooper, a recovering alcoholic, says programs like the Recording Academy's MusiCares -- which provides artists with access to addiction recovery treatment -- are invaluable to the music community.
"I think the older bands are a lot hipper than the younger bands when it comes to the drinking and drug thing, because we've been through it," he says, citing musicians like SLASH and OZZY OSBOURNE. "All you need is for one guy to drop dead next to you until you get a real clear picture of it."MusiCares will also honor Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash with the From the Heart Award for his dedication to the mission and goals of the organization. The alcohol-free event will feature performances from Cooper, Slash, CAT POWER, BLIND MELON and all-star group CAMP FREDDY, among others.
For ticket information, visit Musicares.com.
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