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Welcome To His Nightmare!
(Boston Herald - 1975)
Who is Vincent Furnier and why did he turn into Alice Cooper? Vincent, a minister's son from Tuscon, Arizona, left home to make his way in the world as a rock n' roll singer. Like most aspiring, but never-to-be-heard-from rock stars, Mr. Furnier was...
Shock Rocker Back To Wow '80s Audience
(Boston Herald - November 12, 1987)
Alice Cooper, the man known for mixing heavy metal and heavy menace, is back. Cooper returns to the Boston Garden on Tuesday with a new band, several chainsaws, a boa constrictor, enough fake blood to float a battleship and even a working...
This is your parents' Marilyn Manson
(Boston Herald - May 9, 1999)
He's every parent's nightmare: A man with a woman's name, a garish makeup job and an outfit that most transvestites would think was tacky. His live shows are a mess of sexual decadence, simulated violence and overdone guitar solos. And, scariest ...
School's Never Out For Vet Rocker Alice Cooper
(Boston Herald - October 8, 2000)
Rock trends may come and go, but one thing never changes: Alice Cooper still gets his head chopped off at the end of every show. "We had so many requests for the guillotine that I had to borrow it back from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," he...
Alice Cooper goes back to bare-bones rock
(Boston Herald - October 3, 2003)
Alice Cooper is fed up with rock 'n' roll. Well, that's not exactly true. He's fed up with the current state of rock 'n' roll and all its pretentiousness. "When I got into a rock band, it was so I didn't have to hear about my parents talking about tax cuts...