DENNIS DUNAWAY PROJECT To Open For ALICE COOPER In Pennsylvania
September 12, 2007, 17 years ago
DENNIS DUNAWAY PROJECT, featuring original ALICE COOPER BAND member Dennis Dunaway, will open for ALICE COOPER at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA on September 18th.
Sleaze Roxx spoke to Dunaway recently about the hazy heyday of the Alice Cooper Band. A few excerpts follow:
Q: We've all heard about Alice's battles with alcohol, but how much of a factor was it for you?
A: "Alice and Glen (Buxton - guitar) drank a lot of whiskey and beer. The severe stages of that was a detrimental factor for the whole band. It was the 60's and 70's and we were at the top of the game. It's hard to believe that everyone buys that we only drank. It makes me realize how easy it is to lead people by repeating over and over what you want them to believe. Exhaustion and hordes of fans offering to turn us on made up our waking lives. Surviving all we did is a miracle."
Q: I was going to ask that. You guys came from the experimental 60s, drugs had to have been a part of the band.
A: "Like Dennis Hopper said, 'If you remember the 60's you weren't really there.' Music was always the ultimate elixer though. Michael, Neal, and I learned to exersize moderation in the arena days. That was more professional. I would have a beer during the encore and a couple after the show but that was about it. Days off, which were rare, were a different story."
