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An American Original
(San Diege Union Tribune, 1997-07-24)
Long before Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper was simultaneously thrilling and horrifying audiences with his brand of shock rock. So what is Alice up to today? As the pre-eminent pioneer of shock-rock in the late 1960s and the early 70s, Alice Cooper knew a thing or two about creating controversy. The androgynous singer and the gender-bending band that bore his name dressed in drag on the cover of "Pretties for You", their 1969 debut album. Cooper (real name: Vincent Furnier) French kissed live snakes during his concerts, performed songs about sexual confusion and dead babies, and utilized such props as razor-sharp sabers, straitjackets, mock electric chairs and guillotines. ...
Latest Alice Shocker: He's pretty good golfer
(San Diege Union Tribune, 2000-02-06)
Pebble Beach – Alice Cooper lives to shock people. In the 1970s, during the height of his popularity, his rock 'n' roll show was a circus. On one tour, he pretended to decapitate himself with a guillotine. On another, he strapped himself into a mock electric chair and threw the switch. "I was the king of all rebels," he said. Now, at 52, Cooper has managed to pull off his most dropping stunt ever…...