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Making Up Is Hard To Do
(New York Post, 1997-10-26)
For shock rockers, it isn't easy when every night is Halloween. In the 70's Alice Cooper slapped on ghoulish makeup and adorned himself with snakes. twenty five years later Marilyn Manson's corsets, mascara, and carefully thought out theatrics have catapulted him into the role of rock's new high priest, of androgyny. BOY GEORGE: "People like glamour. Becayse I was a pop star It was okay to dress up. It's about being acceptable, a clown in a supermarket is not acceptable but a clown in the circus is."...
Hangin' With Alice
(New York Post, 1999-10-15)
ALICE Cooper - Vincent Furnier to his preacher dad - is a complex showman who discovered early in his career that outrageousness is one key to success. For Cooper, who was born in Detroit and now lives in Phoenix, the other keys were luck and a songwriting ability that produced such classic teen-angst hits as "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out." Marilyn Manson may have "borrowed most of his act" from Cooper, but Cooper, now 49, is still the king of theatrical, horror rock....
Alice In Randomland
(New York Post, 2006-11-15)
SHOCK rock heavy metal performer Alice Cooper, famed for 1970s hits "School's Out" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy," has just sold his memoirs to Random House's Crown Books imprint for an estimated $500,000. The book, "Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: My 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict," is billed as a candid look at his 35-year career, his drinking and his recovery, which was helped along by a new addiction to golf. ...