very impressive how he kept all his humor even though you could clearly tell he's in a very bad condition. It's great to see that he recoverd from these bed times.
He was in a bad place in every possible way. Amazing that he fully recovered, physically, mentally and financially. His career arc has been the most amazing of all.
Finally, a much higher quality upload! I find this to be the most fascinating stage of Cooper's career and it's fascinating to see the physical evidence that he's struggling...yet he manages to be so articulate and engaging.
One thing can be said about Alice Cooper: Even during the darkest times in his personal life, he always had an amazing sense of humor & continued to deliver amazing music. God bless him.
@@AngryHybridApe I never saw Alice live but I saw many bands like The Stones,Debbie Harry,Reggae Bands, german bands live.I'm glad that he survived 1981🎸👍
@@danielaschwarz1971 His concerts are more theatrical than others. Lots of visuals. It's kinda like the Vandals. They consider their shows a "show" because its more than just a band playing music. Audience participation, corny games and stuff. Never boring.
Tom Snyder had some really cool guests, his show really could have been on prime time. His style was very reminiscent of Dinah Shore, who also had Alice and Vincent Price on together. I missed this one. Thanks for sharing.
Well he eventually got his teeth fixed up a bit. He stopped his heavy drinking and coke use and straightened his life out...... It is pretty crazy that alot of ppl do look much better in the 2000s- and 2020's than they did in the 80's or 90's. The dorky huge glasses that were popular ( Or just the way they were made) in the 80's and 90's did not help peoples looks. I think a good amount of the reasons are changes in fashion and style. Of course in the 80's and 90's at the time the styles were cutting edge and popular. Even though hair was crazy big and curly clothes were sort of boxy and lose fitting with clashing colors and clothes that didn't enhance ppl attributes. 90's was a dress down era with big shirts and baggy jeans. These days things are more form fitting and accentuate body parts and hair is more natural styles. Curly hair is not what people strive for unless its natural curls. Straight long hair for women is popular. and more form fitting clothes. Dental product such as whitening systems and toothpastes among other stuff have come along way.
I saw somewhere where Groucho Marx went backstage, shook his hand, and thanked him for bringing Vaudeville back and Alice said he got it what we are doing on stage, he gets it.
Completely coked up at this stage of his career... yet still able to carry on a totally intelligent conversation. Same thing during his extreme alcoholism. Fully functional. Amazing.
Poor Alice; he looks frail, fragile, and on the verge of death here. You can see his heart beating and he seems winded just speaking. Glad he made it through.
@@wmbrown6 Through it all, it's amazing how lucid and humorous Alice still is (in this interview)...impressed at how he's always in on his own joke, and not trying to "put over" a contrived character with never cracking a smile. Bet he even won over some grandparents in the audience initially turned off by his visage! He even made Tom laugh, who was a good sport in giving Alice some support.
At this point in time, Alice was not ONLY addicted to Alcohol, but he was heavily into Free - Basing Cocaine. And during this period in time, Cocaine was running RAMPANT not just in the Musicians and band circles, but with the General Populace as well. But this was MAINLY in California as the state was being FLOODED with the stuff. Of course I'm not forgetting about Florida and New York as THEY TOO were being under that utterly addictive yet oh so wonderful drug. The Cocaine wars of Florida is legendary as it was tearing apart THAT STATE. I was living in San Diego throughout most of the 80's and I too was a heavy partyer. Me and ALL my friends in the restaurant biz were doing lots of the stuff. But we did other drugs as well and not JUST Coke. Once Crystal Meth hit the state, it pretty much equalled and then took over as the most obtainable and desireable drug over Coke. San Diego was full of the stuff and El Cajon (A part of San Diego) became the Crystal Meth Capitol of THE ENTIRE WORLD. That was where == EVERYBODY == was setting up clandestined LABS and making that shit BY THE TON. You could always tell who was making it by how they LOOKED. You would see someone out on the streets that looked to be in their late thirties to mid forties as they looked SO AGED. They looked so frail and shrunken in. But the SAD THING about them was that they were usually ONLY in their . . == EARLY TO MID TWENTIES ==. . They would be up FOR DAYS upon end as they were making AND USING it. I am just glad that Alice was able to stop. He is my Musical Idol. I by the way, am 61 years old now and no longer do the things I used to. I no longer live in California and am just fine over here in Kentucky. Alice survived it. I survived it.
@@rayjingloryproductions3770 Good on you for seeing the light, Ray! I lived in L.A. from '80-'93, and remember a lot of cocaine usage, including my brother, who had moved there from Houston a couple years prior. I wasn't interested, so I have no personal stories. I always knew (saw at least his "Killer" tour, and maybe one or two others) he was way into alcohol, which would have bloated him up, if nothing else. I had no idea he was so into coke, which would certainly explain his gaunt look here! Really scary...wonder how long he looked like this!
Alice Cooper is the nicest celebrity I ever met. Real cool, awesome personality ,very much a gentleman. Glad he got past this time in his life and is doing GREAT! We love you Alice!!!!!!!!!!!!
I met him at the Memphis, TN show on 09-27-2022. He couldn't have been more kind. I brought a pen so he could sign my arm, but as a Covid precaution, the venue wouldn't allow it. He apologized to me and said, "If you want, you can leave your arm backstage and I'll sign it later!" The legendary Alice Cooper told me a dad joke. I can die happy.
saw him shopping one day in the 90s at the swap shop ( flea market ) in fort lauderdale fl. i said hey vince , how ya doin ? he smiled and we chatted for 5 minutes . real nice guy !
Cant believe this is Alice Cooper. When i saw the thumbnail i assumed it was the host. Very shocked to find out it was indeed him. Glad he got back on track. Hes a legend and puts on 1 hell of a live show
Oh my gosh, I’ve never seen this! Alice looked like he was going through a pretty rough time for sure and I’m glad he made it through that phase. I love the guy!
Like most people are saying as it's been common knowledge for some time: He was a major Coke/Base head all thru the early eighties as he thought he could stop his alcoholism by switching to cocaine no less! Went into rehab for his alcohol addiction in the late '70's, and even made an album about his experiences (From the Inside) then started doing cocaine like a feind. Saw the "Flush the Fashion ('80) and Special Forces ('81) tours in Florida and he looked just like this. Took him more than several years to get clean but finally did after almost dying - had to be hospitalized. True Legend & Survivor. Respect! 🤘🙌
I loved Alice Cooper since I was a kid cranking out the Schools out album.I was worried about him at this time.He got healthy and returned to Rock and Roll greatness.I give thanks for that.An amazing man and an inspiration.⭐
We just loved Alice Cooper's visuals and music + the Thriller music video so much, we tried to do our own little Horror/Rock video with Full Moon. Great photographer shot it with dancers and the all deal. I would love your views on it if you get the time ua-cam.com/video/fz0484priyA/v-deo.html
Alcohol had him by the balls. A lot of people don't understand because alcohol is so accessible unlike heroin, crack,coke amphetamines.ect...ALCOHOL IS JUST AS DEADLY AS THE OTHERS.. Glad you made it out Alice...
I am a huge Alice Cooper fan, and I liked his stuff even when I was a kid, (I was almost 10 when he showed up on the Muppet Show in 1978 and I really took notice); but it’s painful seeing him at this point in his life. I’m glad he came out of it. Think of all the amazing music we’ve had from him since that we wouldn’t have had if he had continued down the path he was on then.
And after this 1981 interview 11 years later who Would have thought Alice would have Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar bowling down Saying to Alice 'I'm Not Worthy,I'm not Worthy'! To Alice on screen on a 1992 Movie motion picture.
I love him so much. It's hard to watch him during this period but when I see the man he became; how he overcame his alcoholism and drug addiction, it is so inspiring!
Alive was 31 years old in 1981 but that are just 4 years more to live but I am also glad that he is clean now and still alive with 73....Ouu,I missed his birthday on the 4th of februrary🎸🎆
I as at the 1981 Alice Cooper - Special Forces tour in Detroit! That concert kicked ass! I travelled from Toronto to the Joe Louis arena just to check the band in their home town - was not disappointed 🤘 Two nights later I saw the concert at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and the following night in London at the London Gardens. - it was a busy week of rockin' with Alice and the boys... but what a time!
Alice Cooper was and still is quite the showman. He grabbed your attention, and people were curious so they went to his concerts, and his music is still relevant today 2021.
These days I live down the street from Alice (Vince) and occasionally join him for a few holes of golf here in Arizona, outside of Phoenix. He's a very interesting and super polite guy. Very mellow.
I remember seeing this when I was 16... and thinking to myself "The rumors of his alcohol use are all true" because I had seen it within my own family & friends. I was thinking he would not survive too much longer living this way.... I am SO happy to know he got the help he needed, backed by the love of his wife, family and friends. Also that he has helped others struggling with the sickness of addiction. I love happy endings
At this point, it was free-basing cocaine after he kicked his alcohol addiction (According to a documentary). But, needless to say, yeah when I saw him in concert in ‘81 on the Special Forces tour I said the same thing to myself. What the hell is going on with Alice?
Although he was an addicted mess, he stays sharp with his honesty and tries to make the interview fun and intelligent. It is amazing to me how accommodating and vulnerable he is while suffering from painful addiction and exhaustion.
I saw him in Chicago and he looked like this,I was shocked,Im so glad he had the willpower to get help ,get off the alcohol and cocaine. Bless his mom and dad for being there for him and staying in the hospital with him and praying by his bedside.
Alice Cooper was the name of the band to begin with, but it soon morphed into him as interviewers just tagged him with that name, the rest of the band wasnt that happy about it as they became his backing musicians by default.
Alice always played the role. I remember one time I was going through Sky Harbor airport and there he was holding hands and leading a kid into the bathroom. I know it was his son but some things are so bizarre that you just cant unsee them. He is such a great entertainer.
@@natashanyxx9486 He said he was in the "Super Dooper Alice Cooper" documentary, Dennis Dunaway's book has a story too, they meet him when he was in NYC to tape this show and a tooth fell out when they were talking to him.
One of the most memorable moments I have experienced at a concert was the guillotine bit during his Billion Dollar Babies tour. After he lost his head the executioner retrieved it and was carrying it up the steps held high by the hair. There were so many flashbulbs going off that he was stobing, or it could have been the acid.
At least the guy did retrieve the head, as opposed on the Gong Show. Chuck Barris almost messed up the whole thing and you can see it here in this collection of comedy moments featuring Alice: ua-cam.com/video/qx79fSkuqf4/v-deo.html
Actually, she ditched him around this time, filing for divorce and going home to Chicago. I mean, who can blame her, the guy was killing himself on crack right in from of both her and their daughter, and she did came back to him and supported him during his recovery.
Both nice and sad to see this. This was apparently when he was deep in his coke addiction. Thank goodness he pulled through and is still giving us a great show.
I watched a ton of Tomorrow back in the day. I missed this one somehow, I would have remembered. Thanks for the upload. In 5th grade in 1975 the schoolyard rumor was Iggy ate Alice's sick on stage. Or visa versa. They've always been great interviews. Groucho Marxwas a big fan of Alice. Said it reminded him of Vaudeville only more tame!
@@benjaminbreeg9838 Teenage Lament is a GREAT ballad. Alice has a SHIT - LOAD of ballads. Way more than I am going to list. I love just about ALL of them. I just remembered --- Hard Hearted Alice.
You're giving him way too much credit. Read Hunter Thompson. The hippie scene was killed by its own utopianism. It could have never sustained the weight of its idealism.
I saw him in Toronto Canada back then at Maple Leaf Gardens. I think the tour was called Raise Your Fist And Yell. He had an awesome opening band from Detroit with him.
That Raise you Fist Tour was so awesome. Everybody used to joke about how Alice needed NO BODYGUARDS as EVERY SINGLE BAND MEMBER was a body builder. And were just as big, if not BIGGER than, Arnold Swarznenegger. I mean REALLY --- JUST LOOK at his lead guitarist Kane Roberts. The guy was MASSIVELY HUGE. His Bass Player, Kip Winger, --- ALMOST as big as Kane. And the rest of the band - ??? WOW were they big. I saw that tour in Evansville Indiana and Armoured Saint opened. I actually have some photos that were taken of the "Fist" tour. I cherish them still.
In an interview with The Cramps they spoke of meeting Alice Cooper. When they asked him about some current hard rock music he responded that he only listens to easy listening at home. That matches what he says here. Snyder laughs off some answers that were probably completely honest. Many people, especially in those days, didn't understand that it was all an act.
I used to watch tv with his parents at his native American jewelry shop in Scottsdale Az in the mid to late 70s. They had a color tv! His parents reminded me of col Sanders and flo from the Alice's restaurant tv show. I bought my mom a ring from their store. Coral and silver ring.
@@derwolfenbaron3014 But you claimed it as well when you declared him living "proof" . the only thing proven is his overcoming addictions. That a god had anything to do with it hasnt been proven in the slightest
According to him it was pain killers and alcohol. So glad we didn't lose a legend. Been jamming on Alice since the early 70s. Definitely a legend and the father of shock rock. Not just the image. He's wrote some awesome songs.
Next year, 2024, Alice will have been performing for 60 years! And he's been married to the same woman since 1976. He's a lot more than what he appears to be.
Beg to differ....I saw him the night after this interview was filmed in NYC at the Palladium..Horrible Show. Saw him many times before 81 and many times after 81...But 81 was the downfall for Alice...
Good lord he looks terrible here. If this had been five years later people might have thought he had AIDS after watching Rock Hudson go from normal to super gaunt like this right before his death. Sad times. Coke is a hell of a drug if you can afford large quantities of it. The Special Forces album is one of my favorites from Alice Cooper.
Glad he survived this period and has lived to show us what a person can become.
Thanks Alice.
Well said!
He was on his fame in this interview too, played it to perfection.
Wouldn't mind knowing he suck started a shotgun after seeing this.
With God on his side 😗😎
😂 yeah such an upstanding male lunatic
These were dark days for Mr Cooper, I'm glad he got sober and it still around to rock out today.
We still do drugs together 🎉
very impressive how he kept all his humor even though you could clearly tell he's in a very bad condition. It's great to see that he recoverd from these bed times.
He was in a bad place in every possible way. Amazing that he fully recovered, physically, mentally and financially. His career arc has been the most amazing of all.
One thing left out, which is the most important to him, he recovered spiritually.
Following Jesus Christ is what it's all about for Alice Cooper.
machtnichtsseimann Exactly correct
He seems very cognizant to me..luicd, really. His make-up looks atrocious, but his mind seems very together.
It was all an act.... a schtick...HE BROUGHT BACK Vaudeville .... It's call show BUSINESS
@@HarmonixHealing it's well documented. Alcohol and crack almost killed him. He looks worse then Bowie did in his 70s heroin days.
Finally, a much higher quality upload! I find this to be the most fascinating stage of Cooper's career and it's fascinating to see the physical evidence that he's struggling...yet he manages to be so articulate and engaging.
The only thing he’s struggling with here is the IRS. Dude is a millionaire disguised as a freak. ... Smart businessman.
@@coraje1388 - a millionaire with a billionaire's nose
@@coraje1388 he would disagree
40yrs after this he is still with us! god bless
I wouldn't give god the credit.
Thank God he's clean and survived
One thing can be said about Alice Cooper: Even during the darkest times in his personal life, he always had an amazing sense of humor & continued to deliver amazing music. God bless him.
That and an amazing intellect.
Alice is really kind hearted
@@AngryHybridApe I never saw Alice live but I saw many bands like The Stones,Debbie Harry,Reggae Bands, german bands live.I'm glad that he survived 1981🎸👍
@@danielaschwarz1971
His concerts are more theatrical than others. Lots of visuals.
It's kinda like the Vandals. They consider their shows a "show" because its more than just a band playing music. Audience participation, corny games and stuff. Never boring.
@@AngryHybridApe I really wish that I had been to one of his concerts,you lucky one😊
Tom Snyder had some really cool guests, his show really could have been on prime time. His style was very reminiscent of Dinah Shore, who also had Alice and Vincent Price on together. I missed this one. Thanks for sharing.
He looks much better today, he turned 73 and still rocks!!
Well he eventually got his teeth fixed up a bit. He stopped his heavy drinking and coke use and straightened his life out...... It is pretty crazy that alot of ppl do look much better in the 2000s- and 2020's than they did in the 80's or 90's. The dorky huge glasses that were popular ( Or just the way they were made) in the 80's and 90's did not help peoples looks. I think a good amount of the reasons are changes in fashion and style. Of course in the 80's and 90's at the time the styles were cutting edge and popular. Even though hair was crazy big and curly clothes were sort of boxy and lose fitting with clashing colors and clothes that didn't enhance ppl attributes. 90's was a dress down era with big shirts and baggy jeans. These days things are more form fitting and accentuate body parts and hair is more natural styles. Curly hair is not what people strive for unless its natural curls. Straight long hair for women is popular. and more form fitting clothes. Dental product such as whitening systems and toothpastes among other stuff have come along way.
He looks better today because he's no longer freebasing like he was during this time
Yeah, he was still drinking real heavy and hadn't yet hit the peak of his coke use. I think he finally got sober in '83/84.
@@bluespupil414 What!! Your telling me he got worse than this and carried on freebasing for a few more years. WOW!
Probably a 1st that someone looks better in their 70s than their 20s
I saw somewhere where Groucho Marx went backstage, shook his hand, and thanked him for bringing Vaudeville back and Alice said he got it what we are doing on stage, he gets it.
Groucho's the man! 🥸
He and Groucho were neighbors.
@@talon1706 Makes sense! lol
I shook Alice’s hand in 1986. Still loving Alice to this day.
Completely coked up at this stage of his career... yet still able to carry on a totally intelligent conversation. Same thing during his extreme alcoholism. Fully functional. Amazing.
Even in this condition he gives a fantastic interview...Long Live The Coop!!
yeah EXACTLY!....I was thinking the same thing....really good interview
Poor Alice; he looks frail, fragile, and on the verge of death here. You can see his heart beating and he seems winded just speaking. Glad he made it through.
Mercy....you're right. Noticed it, too. He looks like Liza Minnelli after applying makeup in an 8.2 Richter tremor during a weekend bender.
Almost like Johnny Cash at the worst of his drug addictions in 1965-67 when he was similarly emaciated looking, like he could drop dead any minute.
@@wmbrown6 Through it all, it's amazing how lucid and humorous Alice still is (in this interview)...impressed at how he's always in on his own joke, and not trying to "put over" a contrived character with never cracking a smile.
Bet he even won over some grandparents in the audience initially turned off by his visage! He even made Tom laugh, who was a good sport in giving Alice some support.
At this point in time, Alice was not ONLY addicted to Alcohol,
but he was heavily into Free - Basing Cocaine.
And during this period in time, Cocaine was running RAMPANT not
just in the Musicians and band circles, but with the General Populace as well.
But this was MAINLY in California as the state was being FLOODED with the stuff.
Of course I'm not forgetting about Florida and New York as THEY TOO were being
under that utterly addictive yet oh so wonderful drug.
The Cocaine wars of Florida is legendary as it was tearing apart THAT STATE.
I was living in San Diego throughout most of the 80's and I too was a heavy partyer.
Me and ALL my friends in the restaurant biz were doing lots of the stuff.
But we did other drugs as well and not JUST Coke.
Once Crystal Meth hit the state, it pretty much equalled and then took over as the
most obtainable and desireable drug over Coke.
San Diego was full of the stuff and El Cajon (A part of San Diego) became the
Crystal Meth Capitol of THE ENTIRE WORLD.
That was where == EVERYBODY == was setting up clandestined LABS and
making that shit BY THE TON.
You could always tell who was making it by how they LOOKED.
You would see someone out on the streets that looked to be in their late thirties
to mid forties as they looked SO AGED.
They looked so frail and shrunken in.
But the SAD THING about them was that they were usually ONLY in their
.
. == EARLY TO MID TWENTIES ==.
.
They would be up FOR DAYS upon end as they were making AND USING it.
I am just glad that Alice was able to stop.
He is my Musical Idol.
I by the way, am 61 years old now and no longer do the things I used to.
I no longer live in California and am just fine over here in Kentucky.
Alice survived it.
I survived it.
@@rayjingloryproductions3770 Good on you for seeing the light, Ray! I lived in L.A. from '80-'93, and remember a lot of cocaine usage, including my brother, who had moved there from Houston a couple years prior. I wasn't interested, so I have no personal stories. I always knew (saw at least his "Killer" tour, and maybe one or two others) he was way into alcohol, which would have bloated him up, if nothing else. I had no idea he was so into coke, which would certainly explain his gaunt look here! Really scary...wonder how long he looked like this!
I’m 45 and I Remember watching this in 81 my brother had me watch everything about Alice Cooper. He’s the man!!!
I love all era's of Alice.. can't be accused of being a boring artist 🧟♂️
40 years later, alive and kicking and a new album is coming out this month!
Alice Cooper is the nicest celebrity I ever met. Real cool, awesome personality ,very much a gentleman. Glad he got past this time in his life and is doing GREAT! We love you Alice!!!!!!!!!!!!
I met him at the Memphis, TN show on 09-27-2022. He couldn't have been more kind. I brought a pen so he could sign my arm, but as a Covid precaution, the venue wouldn't allow it. He apologized to me and said, "If you want, you can leave your arm backstage and I'll sign it later!" The legendary Alice Cooper told me a dad joke. I can die happy.
I worked with him as his makeup artist
Interesting interview.
Bummer that 'Under My Wheels' wasn't included.
I miss Tom Snyder's show.
Rock on, Alice!
I would have never guessed this is Alice Cooper !
saw him shopping one day in the 90s at the swap shop ( flea market ) in fort lauderdale fl. i said hey vince , how ya doin ? he smiled and we chatted for 5 minutes . real nice guy !
You lucky S.O.B.! I was living only miles away from there in the 90's. Wish I could of met my idol!
How ever he looks here all I can say that he's written some of the best ballads I ever heard
This was an all around wonderful interview, a pleasure to watch.
Cant believe this is Alice Cooper. When i saw the thumbnail i assumed it was the host. Very shocked to find out it was indeed him. Glad he got back on track. Hes a legend and puts on 1 hell of a live show
Oh my gosh, I’ve never seen this! Alice looked like he was going through a pretty rough time for sure and I’m glad he made it through that phase. I love the guy!
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
"Looked like"? Its pretty obvious hes completely lost control and is decaying due to drug use
Like most people are saying as it's been common knowledge for some time: He was a major Coke/Base head all thru the early eighties as he thought he could stop his alcoholism by switching to cocaine no less! Went into rehab for his alcohol addiction in the late '70's, and even made an album about his experiences (From the Inside) then started doing cocaine like a feind. Saw the "Flush the Fashion ('80) and Special Forces ('81) tours in Florida and he looked just like this. Took him more than several years to get clean but finally did after almost dying - had to be hospitalized. True Legend & Survivor. Respect! 🤘🙌
I loved Alice Cooper since I was a kid cranking out the Schools out album.I was worried about him at this time.He got healthy and returned to Rock and Roll greatness.I give thanks for that.An amazing man and an inspiration.⭐
We just loved Alice Cooper's visuals and music + the Thriller music video so much, we tried to do our own little Horror/Rock video with Full Moon. Great photographer shot it with dancers and the all deal. I would love your views on it if you get the time ua-cam.com/video/fz0484priyA/v-deo.html
How that dude can be alive 40 years later.... Just wow. Love the Coop!
He's got one foot in the grave during this interview. Glad he made it out, he changed my life.
Alcohol had him by the balls. A lot of people don't understand because alcohol is so accessible unlike heroin, crack,coke amphetamines.ect...ALCOHOL IS JUST AS DEADLY AS THE OTHERS.. Glad you made it out Alice...
This video in a so good quality is the only good news of 2020 !
I am a huge Alice Cooper fan, and I liked his stuff even when I was a kid, (I was almost 10 when he showed up on the Muppet Show in 1978 and I really took notice); but it’s painful seeing him at this point in his life. I’m glad he came out of it. Think of all the amazing music we’ve had from him since that we wouldn’t have had if he had continued down the path he was on then.
Seeing him like this is just...wow.
God bless you! Jesus saves sinners! If you like it heavy, MEGADETH weighs a ton!
And after this 1981 interview 11 years later who
Would have thought Alice would have
Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar bowling down
Saying to Alice 'I'm Not Worthy,I'm not Worthy'!
To Alice on screen on a 1992 Movie motion picture.
I love him so much. It's hard to watch him during this period but when I see the man he became; how he overcame his alcoholism and drug addiction, it is so inspiring!
Damn the man looks like he was trying real hard to join the "27" Club! I am so glad that he has made it through and is as strong as ever at 73!
Alive was 31 years old in 1981 but that are just 4 years more to live but I am also glad that he is clean now and still alive with 73....Ouu,I missed his birthday on the 4th of februrary🎸🎆
@@danielaschwarz1971 Alice was born in 48,so would have been 33 here.
@@waynedodgin7449 You are right....OUU SORRY🙈😊
We are all different versions of ourselves throughout our lives!!! Keep Rock in Alice!!!
Actually, in 1981, he would been ready for the "33" Club!
I as at the 1981 Alice Cooper - Special Forces tour in Detroit!
That concert kicked ass!
I travelled from Toronto to the Joe Louis arena just to check the band in their home town - was not disappointed 🤘
Two nights later I saw the concert at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and the following night in London at the London Gardens.
- it was a busy week of rockin' with Alice and the boys... but what a time!
Alice Cooper was and still is quite the showman. He grabbed your attention, and people were curious so they went to his concerts, and his music is still relevant today 2021.
These days I live down the street from Alice (Vince) and occasionally join him for a few holes of golf here in Arizona, outside of Phoenix. He's a very interesting and super polite guy. Very mellow.
I never ever saw Alice at this stage of his career. Truly awful. So uplifting that he was able to turn it all around.
He puts on a great show...i saw him in Colorado Springs, for my 17th birthday with Eddie Money, uncle Joe Walsh, and the Amazing randi
I remember seeing this when I was 16... and thinking to myself "The rumors of his alcohol use are all true" because I had seen it within my own family & friends. I was thinking he would not survive too much longer living this way.... I am SO happy to know he got the help he needed, backed by the love of his wife, family and friends. Also that he has helped others struggling with the sickness of addiction. I love happy endings
At this point, it was free-basing cocaine after he kicked his alcohol addiction (According to a documentary). But, needless to say, yeah when I saw him in concert in ‘81 on the Special Forces tour I said the same thing to myself. What the hell is going on with Alice?
Although he was an addicted mess, he stays sharp with his honesty and tries to make the interview fun and intelligent. It is amazing to me how accommodating and vulnerable he is while suffering from painful addiction and exhaustion.
I saw him in Chicago and he looked like this,I was shocked,Im so glad he had the willpower to get help ,get off the alcohol and cocaine. Bless his mom and dad for being there for him and staying in the hospital with him and praying by his bedside.
Thanks for posting this!!
Alice Copper looks younger now than he did in 81 and now he's like 81
he is 72
No,Alice is born on the 4th of februrary 1948.He is 73 now
"Cooper".
Well Alex Copper is a gym instructor down in LA, so he's fine. 😂
@@ebbhead20 lol
Alice Cooper was the name of the band to begin with, but it soon morphed into him as interviewers just tagged him with that name, the rest of the band wasnt that happy about it as they became his backing musicians by default.
How many people look at Alice in this interview and say "this guy is gonna be a fantastic golfer." 😊
😂😂😂 Not a single soul! And you can also add, one day best buddies with Glen Campbell! 😅
Alice always played the role. I remember one time I was going through Sky Harbor airport and there he was holding hands and leading a kid into the bathroom. I know it was his son but some things are so bizarre that you just cant unsee them. He is such a great entertainer.
Man he was coked up during this period. Even the quick way he’s talking is uncharacteristic of him. Glad he survived it.
Ikr ha...I can tell also his heavy breathing & "calm" yet frantic behavior.
The bad idea of switching from alcohol to cocaine...near death
Freebase
I was thinking the exact same thing. He’s pretty manic (and very thin) there.
@@natashanyxx9486 He said he was in the "Super Dooper Alice Cooper" documentary, Dennis Dunaway's book has a story too, they meet him when he was in NYC to tape this show and a tooth fell out when they were talking to him.
Thank you so much!! 🙏🖤🖤
Just seen him perform a great showman.
I bet seeing this 42 years ago you wouldn't have thought you'd have been seeing him put on a great show in 2023 haha. Glad he got well again!
@dominicaaaaa5547 to be honest it's the first time he's been on my radar.
One of the most memorable moments I have experienced at a concert was the guillotine bit during his Billion Dollar Babies tour. After he lost his head the executioner retrieved it and was carrying it up the steps held high by the hair. There were so many flashbulbs going off that he was stobing, or it could have been the acid.
Probably a little of both! LOL! What balls to drop & go see Alice tho !! Kudos!
At least the guy did retrieve the head, as opposed on the Gong Show. Chuck Barris almost messed up the whole thing and you can see it here in this collection of comedy moments featuring Alice: ua-cam.com/video/qx79fSkuqf4/v-deo.html
I had the privilege of meeting mr "alice cooper". at Sky Harbor Airport a really sweetheart of a man. One of his best friends was Glen Campbell.
Huge kudos to Cheryl for sticking with Alice through everything. A lot of wives would have walked out on him. ❤❤❤ I love Alice ❤
Actually, she ditched him around this time, filing for divorce and going home to Chicago. I mean, who can blame her, the guy was killing himself on crack right in from of both her and their daughter, and she did came back to him and supported him during his recovery.
he may have been at a very bad stage in his life but he speaks perfect sense
Alice was on alcohol & cocaine but he was always a kind hearted guy.
He's totally tweaking.
Thanks Alice, thanks Vincent.
Alice here, perhaps not the healthiest he ever was, is more edgy than anything Marilyn Manson did. It looks so real.
And Alice was first!
Well mansons abuse of women far exceeds anything alice has done. If Alice hurt anyone it was himself
@@lastnamefirst4035 manson used to slash himself up while performing, which is a pathetic act
@@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980 Why’s it pathetic?
@@Leaving_Hope its pathetic because he didn't slash deep enough
Geez, even Keith Richards never looked this bad.
we also never saw keith richards in overly trashed drag makeup, thank goodness
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At least Alice Cooper didn't snorted his father:)
..not even in the early,mid 70s!
Booze, cocaine and no food.
Both nice and sad to see this. This was apparently when he was deep in his coke addiction. Thank goodness he pulled through and is still giving us a great show.
According to Alice Cooper himself, he said he was very addicted to cocaine at this time. He stopped because his wife left him.
The interviewer did a great job here.
I watched a ton of Tomorrow back in the day. I missed this one somehow, I would have remembered. Thanks for the upload. In 5th grade in 1975 the schoolyard rumor was Iggy ate Alice's sick on stage. Or visa versa. They've always been great interviews. Groucho Marxwas a big fan of Alice. Said it reminded him of Vaudeville only more tame!
Thank God, literally, for helping Alice recover, get sober, and move on to a better life.
Thank God for Savior king Jesus
@@gregsimmons694all hail Vishnu the real god.
Happy that he survived this period of his life.
Only Metal heads Complain About this Alice Period but I LOVE IT; His PUNK-SYNTH Albums Where the BEST for ME🥰
No?
Alice has been sober for a very long time. Thank God
I'm glad he got over that stage.
Not intimidated, no envy, no shame, no fear, no animosity, etc...
Tom Snyder, one of the best interviewers of all time and late-night shows.
Only just holding it together here, so glad he got his stuff together, what a legend
Death warmed over in 1981, happy and healthy in 2021. One of the lucky ones.
Came so close to joining so many of his friends. A man that showed you can recover and thank God he did.
He quit the beer and started smoking crack. This is a year later.
No Wonder !
Little known fact: Comedian Freddy Lewis was a HUGE fan of this era of Alice! xoxo The Clarences
Tom asks Alice if he would ever perform ballads, but at this point hadn't he already scored with "Only Women Bleed" and "You And Me"?
I Never Cry, Wake me Gently, How are you gonna see me now, among others
@@benjaminbreeg9838 Precisely. I remember reading as well that his golf game was strong enough at one point that he could've gone pro.
@@Ken_Brooks yeah! He is a great golf player!
@@benjaminbreeg9838 Teenage Lament is a GREAT ballad.
Alice has a SHIT - LOAD of ballads.
Way more than I am going to list.
I love just about ALL of them.
I just remembered --- Hard Hearted Alice.
At this stage in his life he looked like he belonged on Rupaul's Drag Race.
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A Cooper great showman says Vinnie cellmates
Lol...lol He looks better today than back then!!!!
I almost choked
Not better said: Spectacular shows! Alice is an amazing artist.
The man who killed the hippy music scene and we are forever thankful.
You're giving him way too much credit. Read Hunter Thompson. The hippie scene was killed by its own utopianism. It could have never sustained the weight of its idealism.
Umm that was Iggy
Him and Iggy
The ragged looks are deceiving. He's very articulate and intelligent.
“We’re not worthy”
The drugs and alcohol getting the best of him at this interview
They've not done as much damage to the USA as his republicanism & religion.
@@nookiebroon4424 Whut
@@nookiebroon4424 ╭∩╮(･◡･)╭∩╮
Freebasing and Whisky
Really? You don't think the bad make up has anything to do w it?
A true legend!!!!! Alice you STILL ROCK!! Thank you 🙏. God bless
True! he was close to death here, he had to have been coked up, I'm glad he made it through his addictions. God Bless. Alice is 71 years old now.
Yeah, this is when he was freebasing his cola.
He's 73.
@@cameronjohnson3529 his Cola 😂
I saw him in 81 at the Fountain Casino in Aberdeen NJ, he looked just like this, it was quite shocking.
I saw him in Toronto Canada back then at Maple Leaf Gardens. I think the tour was called Raise Your Fist And Yell. He had an awesome opening band from Detroit with him.
That Raise you Fist Tour was so awesome.
Everybody used to joke about how Alice needed NO BODYGUARDS as
EVERY SINGLE BAND MEMBER was a body builder.
And were just as big, if not BIGGER than, Arnold Swarznenegger.
I mean REALLY --- JUST LOOK at his lead guitarist Kane Roberts.
The guy was MASSIVELY HUGE.
His Bass Player, Kip Winger, --- ALMOST as big as Kane.
And the rest of the band - ???
WOW were they big.
I saw that tour in Evansville Indiana and Armoured Saint opened.
I actually have some photos that were taken of the "Fist" tour.
I cherish them still.
In an interview with The Cramps they spoke of meeting Alice Cooper. When they asked him about some current hard rock music he responded that he only listens to easy listening at home. That matches what he says here. Snyder laughs off some answers that were probably completely honest. Many people, especially in those days, didn't understand that it was all an act.
@Captain Brandon Punk & Horror Lover Alice was a big fan of Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) as well.
I used to watch tv with his parents at his native American jewelry shop in Scottsdale Az in the mid to late 70s. They had a color tv! His parents reminded me of col Sanders and flo from the Alice's restaurant tv show. I bought my mom a ring from their store. Coral and silver ring.
More dead than alive here. It's a miracle that the man is around and with the same woman! Legendary recovery.
Yep. This was the period when he looked creepier without make-up.
How Tom Snyder managed to converse seriously is very impressive
He acknowledges that he was down a bad road. He said that God Almighty took that addiction away. Living proof. Now.
well no, theres living proof that he overcame his addiction. not a shred of proof an 'almighty god' had anything to do with it
@@thomascrosby7209 Go ask Alice, it’s what he claims.
@@derwolfenbaron3014 But you claimed it as well when you declared him living "proof" . the only thing proven is his overcoming addictions. That a god had anything to do with it hasnt been proven in the slightest
@@thomascrosby7209 Some are in so deep that only God can help.
@@derwolfenbaron3014 you're not getting it, you have to demonstrate that a god exists before you give it credit for anything
A.C. is one of the best concerts I ever saw.
According to him it was pain killers and alcohol. So glad we didn't lose a legend. Been jamming on Alice since the early 70s. Definitely a legend and the father of shock rock. Not just the image. He's wrote some awesome songs.
It's crack cocaine. Alcohol and pain killers are downers and he's clearly going 100 mph here.
Replace alcohol with freebase cocaine and you've got something closer to the truth.
Next year, 2024, Alice will have been performing for 60 years! And he's been married to the same woman since 1976. He's a lot more than what he appears to be.
I saw him in 81. He was excellent!
Beg to differ....I saw him the night after this interview was filmed in NYC at the Palladium..Horrible Show. Saw him many times before 81 and many times after 81...But 81 was the downfall for Alice...
Its amazing this man survived this period of his life.
Good lord he looks terrible here. If this had been five years later people might have thought he had AIDS after watching Rock Hudson go from normal to super gaunt like this right before his death. Sad times. Coke is a hell of a drug if you can afford large quantities of it. The Special Forces album is one of my favorites from Alice Cooper.
this is the most bizarre i have ever seen ALICE COOPER
He shook off his demons that was the greatest act of his life !!
God bless you! Jesus saves sinners
Great interview and insights. What an eloquent and interesting intelligent person Vincent/Alice Cooper is.
Flush the fashion... And special forces.... Favorite albums!!!!!!
This is from his Special Forces album and tour.