
Alice Cooper
- vocalist
- rock musician
- composer
- singer
- Born 1948-02-04 (age 78)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1963–present
Biography
Nothing here yet
Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2012Dark ShadowsAlice CooperMovie
age 64 - 1992Wayne's WorldMovie
age 44 - 1991Freddy's Dead: The Final NightmareMovie
age 43 - 1987Prince of DarknessMovie
age 39
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Movie | Alice Cooper | 64 |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Movie | 44 | |
| 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | Movie | 43 | |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Movie | 39 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1948 age 0
Born1987 age 39
CreditPrince of Darkness1991 age 43
1992 age 44
CreditWayne's World2012 age 64
CreditDark Shadows
Worked with most
Family and influences
Nothing here yet
Photos
See all photos
Photo:Ross HalfinCC BY 3.0
Photo:Ralph ArvesenCC BY 2.0
Quotes
People that haven't seen us yet are shocked because they think that Alice Cooper must be a female folksinger. They don't expect the whole thing. And the whole thing is a direct product of television and movies and America, 'cause that's where America's based. That's where their heart is from the sex and violence of TV and the movies, and that was our influence.
Alice Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0
If you confine it, you're confining a whole thing. If you make it spontaneous, so that anything can happen, like we don't want to confine or restrict anything. What we can do, whatever we can let happen, you just let it happen. ... we're taking sex, which is probably another half of American entertainment, sex and violence, and we're projecting it, and we're saying this is the way everything is right now. Biologically, everyone is male and female, so many male genes and so many female. And so what it is is we're saying "OK, what's the big deal. Why is everybody so up tight about sex?" About faggots, queers, things like that. That's the way they are. ... People don't accept that they are both male and female, and people are afraid to break out of their sex thing because that's a big insecurity that's doing that. Consequently, people will make fun of us. We don't mind that, that's making them accept more, making fun that we accept that. The thing is this is the way we are. We think it's
Alice Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0
We can only take it so far, because man can only take it so far, lower self can only take it so far, and you have to realize that the public is only at a certain place. We won't see the day when the public accepts what we wanna project, even though they are accepting a lot now. By the time they're accepting it, maybe they'll be too old. ... If it's total freedom, I guess the ultimate thing you can go into is total silence between the audience and performer, with the performer projecting something he doesn't even have to play. A total silence trip is the ultimate. ... We do antagonize them psychologically. People look at us and react. They either go "Wow! Hey-hey-hey, baby!" and we say that's great. They're reacting and that's wonderful. It's better than them sitting there doing nothing. I say make them react — do whatever's in your power to move the audience, and if that's where it is, and there where it is with America, sex and violence, then I say project it.
Alice Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0
How old are you? Sixteen? S-seventeen? [asks security guard] Is seventeen legal?
Alice Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0
<p>Well we can't salute ya <br /> Can't find a flag <br /> If that don't suit ya <br /> That's a drag</p><p>School's out for summer <br /> School's out forever <br /> School's been blown to pieces.</p>
Alice Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0
<p>I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing <br /> 'Til they got a hold of me. <br /> I opened doors for little old ladies, <br /> I helped the blind to see. <br /> I got no friends 'cause they read the papers. <br /> They can't be seen with me and I'm gettin' real shot down <br /> And I'm feeling mean. </p><p> No more Mister Nice Guy, <br /> No more Mister Clean, <br /> No more Mister Nice Guy, <br /> They say he's sick, he's obscene.</p>
Alice Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
Nothing here yet
Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1963–
- Instruments
- harmonica, voice
- Record labels
- Straight, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, MCA Records, Epic Records, Warner Records Inc.
- Genres
- rock music, hard rock, heavy metal music, shock rock, glam rock, traditional heavy metal, garage rock, glam metal, classic rock
- Education
- Cortez High School, Glendale Community College