Alice Cooper
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Formerly 'Vincent Furnier' of Detroit, Alice Cooper became the master of 'shock-rock' during the 1970s and 30 years later is still going strong. You’d think his demons would’ve been conquered by now—or maybe locked in a cage and fed undercooked meat but the man who changed the course of rock music in the ‘70s with bloody guillotines, sparking electric chairs, slimy boa constrictors, and a little blood and eyeliner still has more to slay.
Alice Cooper is master at re-inventing himself, shedding his skin like one of his snakes to become everything from a mascara’d grave robber to a leather-wrapped street hooligan, a film noir detective, insane asylum honor student, and nihilistic dada-ist. 2003’s 'Eyes of Alice Cooper' saw another of these shape-shifts, grinding musical gears with back-to-basics garage rock. Wrapping his famous sneer/snarl around a fistful of power chords, Alice—lean and mean—pumped the adrenaline to toxic levels. With the release of 2005's 'Dirty Diamonds', Coop is back in even finer form, promising more thrills, chills and doctor bills.
The name Alice Cooper originally referred to the band - not the singer - with the name coming to the band during a sceance, apparently it was the name of a 17th Century witch. The band's big break came in 1969 when Frank Zappa signed them to his record label and they went on to achieve huge success with hits including 'Schools Out' and 'Billion Dollar Babies' before the group dissolved and Alice took the band name as his own. Solo hits such as 'Poison' followed, while Alice also focused on building his off-stage celebrity status.
Alice presents Breakfast with Alice Every weekday morning from 6am on Planet Rock.