Life Focus Season 3: The Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness of Alice Cooper
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- When Alice Cooper hit the rock music scene in the 1970's, teens flocked to his concerts and parents wrung their hands and tossed out his records. This "Godfather of Shock Rock" was known for his horror-like stage shows featuring guillotines, fake blood, and boa constrictors. But as Life Focus discovered, there's more to the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer" than meets the concertgoer. Alice Cooper is a man of wit and wisdom on his own journey of faith, determined to make a positive difference in the world.
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i remember they ask his wife, why would a beautiful women such as yourself, marry someone like alice, and she said, this is alice cooper, he could have any woman in the world that he wanted, and he wanted me, that makes me very special an loved
I admire the man's courage and his faith. And the deal is, despite the haters, the man is still a respected legend in the music and entertainment business.
Guys like Alice and Dave Mustaine, and those guys from KoRn, get it from both sides - they've got non-Christian folks laughing at them and saying "Ha, you're so stupid for becoming a Christian," and they've got some Christians telling them "You're not REALLY Christian," and demand they "prove" it. I admire anyone who is that famous and still sticks to their faith despite being laughed at - even I am not that strong sometimes.
I understand what you're saying,daffers234. As a Christian myself, I do not have to "prove" my faith to anyone but my Lord. I bet you are stronger than you give yourself credit for.
daffers234: I KNOW, RIGHT? The biggest persecutors of Alice Cooper, are those who are supposed to be Christians! You can see it in the comment section here! It is disgusting! But the persecuted are blessed, for they are persecuted for Christ's sake.
It is exactly what scripture warned of, in Romans 14;13:
"Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister."
I saw the Coop's in Dec. of 73.' They came to Nashville and then Alice came back in 75' with the Nightmare tour. To make a long story short Iv'e been sober 21 years now. Only God could have taken the desire away. You can laugh at Alice, Mustaine & I. We don't care because we know who's in charge. And you are in my prayers. God bless...
Such an insightful, wonderful, and well spoken man. An example to everyone.
Very uplifting! A villainous rocker with a beautiful soul. Love this! Alice Cooper forever!
Yeah, I love this too
LadyJaneSlay Agreed! Def beautiful soul as well!
my very first concert at age 15 was alice cooper , still a fan at 61
Love it to Death was the first album I bought in 1971 at age 15. Parents hated Alice. Now look at his family, his beautiful wife and kids. Straightened his life out and became a family man. He was always a nice guy, though, even in his booze-soaked early days. He was a real gentleman in interviews and very interesting, funny, articulate and polite. I remember the day he appeared on the Phil Donahue Show early 70s. He had the audience of mostly middle-aged housewives eating out of his hand.
I hung out with him at the Continental Hyatt House,where he styed when in LA. He was just a sweet guy even then. I was 17 and he was 23 at the time. :}
Me as a parent: you kids will listen to Alice Cooper and you will love it
Alice Cooper is a unique individual and a good man.
I am 60 yrs old and had a coupla 8 tracks, one with No More Mr Nice Guy and Dead Babies. Great to see he's helping kids. I was a lost teen until Jesus came into my life at 16. Wish I had a place like Alice and wife provides now to go to then. I wouldn't have been such a juvenile delinquent with too much grey water under my bridge at 16!
This gives me a lot of hope. I love Alice Cooper!
Alice is amazing...he would play baseball here in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Everyone thought he was a really good guy. Sincere and genuine person.
So cute, their love story. I got teary just listening.
I couldn't admire him more.
He was (the late) Dr. R.C Sproul's golf buddy for a while, and they would study and discuss theology together. How amazing is that?!
And he said Welcome 2 My Nightmare has Sproul influence!
Can really see his influence in Rob Zombie, Lordi and many other kick ass rock n roll bands. Hats off to you Alice Cooper for your legendary stagecraft and music
God is using him to bring others to Christ!!!!! Glory to the Lord
Indeed! He is persecuted so bad, even by people who are supposedly christian. But persecution brings blessing, as he is being persecuted for Christs sake.
If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. John 15::19
My Mom was a stage performer and she hated Alice I mean I played them day and night full blast I still know all the lyics to this day...we lived in Atlanta GA and his "Welcome to my Nightmare" tour was coming to town...I talked my Mom in to going with me...she didn't expect to enjoy it at all...she loved them! She said as a stage performer she gained a new respect for Alice and what he put in to the show...she thanked me for making her go...she was an alcoholic too
I'm not at all religious, but I admire him greatly because he went through hell but he pulled it together and came out the other side as a whole, fulfilled, and really great person. And the music, especially in the 70's, was pretty damn good too. Just my 2¢.
I have loved Alice since 1970. As a kid of 14 I went nuts to see my crush on TV, sneaking up at 1am to watch cable TV in 1972. My Grandfather saw me, but to his grace, never told my Mom. It could have turned into a nightmare. I still have my crush infatuation on young Alice pictures still to this day.
Alice Cooper is a great and humble guy! :)
I just love the fact that all the parents and the media who cut Alice Cooper down and hated him in anyway when he became popular that he proved them to be ignorant imbeciles. He’s smart, funny and a wonderful husband. He has a relationship with God. I’ve loved him and his music, his concerts/showmanship and he has had great musicians that have played with him. How many rock gods {technically The Godfather of Shock Rock} have never been in trouble with the police, or made the news because he did something stupid... and he’s still going strong at 70. He truly loves his fans. I finally got to met him. To say he’s a nice person is not nearly enough. I’ve seen him in concert 3 times. There’s a few who TRIED to copy him, and they failed miserably. Alice doesn’t have bubble gum fans like K...never mind.
So cool
I saw him live 6 times now
In September I will see him for the 7th and 8th time and also i am finally going to meet him
@Sophie Cooper What a lucky lady to have the last name Cooper. I’m so jealous of how many times you have seen Alice. But I have been blessed to be able to see him when I did and finally meet him. And when you meet him you will will not have much time with him, but you will be forever changed. I’m 61 years old and sitting beside Alice I felt young again and humble. He truly is a gift from God. 🌹
The album is called "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", not "Nightmare Returns". And it's not a remake, it's a sequel...
I noticed that too. I wonder if they did the interview before the name was confirmed or something.
there was a tour called Nightmare Returns Tour, which was part of the Constrictor album...
Been a fan since Billion Dollar Babies.... If Alice ever comes to a place where he knows he is making his last album, I hope that the monster character gets totally born again making it a real Christian album. I love The last Temptation and I'm sure he has allot more to say about his faith.
DL Ullrich that'd be really awesome good thinking!!
I have followed alice since I was kid even when my dad said you like that music and that man I said yes he is cool and I still to this day admire him and for his believe in God would love to set down and chat with him
Sheryl Cooper absolutely does NOT look like a 64 year old woman - she looks early thirties!
Thanks for an interesting and fun interview!!!! LOVE me some Alice Cooper!
I seen Alice a month ago at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival & he was AHMAZING!! He still puts on one hell of a show!! Cheryl is still in the show with him & also does an awesome job! I’ve loved Alice since my dad used to play his records when I was a child! ❤❤
Love this guy. The first album I ever bought aged 13 was Billion Dollar Babies, then he scared the sh*t outa me, not now but still love his shows ( love Tommy Henriksen too❤)
Very interesting
Stopped drinking went straight to smoking Crack and beat that addiction. That's willpower right there.
And then stopped smoking crack, which is even harder to come off of than alcohol. Willpower indeed!
Sonora looks just like him! Wow!
🖤🥀This is one of the most true to heart artist in the music industry Alice Cooper and his crew are Amazing together there really good ppl🥀🖤🤘
His biggest regret was not saying a proper goodbye to his Mother 😢 I think you still can Marilyn ❤
Great interview !!!
I have his first four CDs. Just luv them!
I respect Alice...well done sir!
indeed a rough recovery
Very well spoken. Educated.
People could learn so much from Alice and Sheryl. A rock legend that is different to others in the industry. Good will always triumph over evil
Always have.... Always did... & always will love these guys... Inspiring. XX
Absolutely love this & him!
Love it
Swing=flow
Vincent has always been intellectual, even his early interviews were smart when he was sober.
I really loved Alice when he was younger and did albums like "From the Inside""Goes to Hell","Killer"(the best),and others of that time period. The newer stuff is for his new younger fans. Us long time fans seem to have been left behind.
Alice Cooper puts on a great show...
Thank you and God Bless you one and all 😁😁
Can we please have a Don Felder, Jack Blades, Alice Cooper tour?
Absolute legend.
no more "Highlands" thinking now..boy was he popular then..& Steppenwolf too!
God bless you Family Coopers!
If I have to be one rock legend for a day it will be Alice Cooper .
His the king of horror
The years have been very kind to his wife Sheryl
I was a teenager and son of a pentecostal nut job father in 85. I got the book "Me Alice" at the school library and it resonated with me and made me a fan. I still to this day don't buy the Christian stuff. Praying to me is begging God to change his mind and I also don't believe an All loving creator would send anyone to Hell. Rome invented Hell and the messiah complex to control the Christians. But hey if you want to think of heaven with the Likes of Jeffrey Dahmer and many like him because they we're forgiven,more power to ya. To me we're just animals like the rest with a conscience and spirituality.
I seen him in Seventy Three and Two Thousand FourTeen Congrats. on Kicking The Booze.To all of You Stone Throwers. Get a life. Keep on Rockin in the free world. Alice Cooper you the Man
he didn't mention COCAINE I wonder if he remembers TOM SNYDER
What a lucky guy :) Love you Alice!
"Only women bleed" alice got himself a good woman
Please fix the video 3/4 way through...the dialogue doesn't match. I'd like to see it all, but the video repeats.
7:49 What do you mean his successful songs are about Dungeons and Dragons
Devil getting smarter all the time
And it would be nice
To walk upon the water
To talk again to angels
On my side
(AC)
+Mr. Mike Um no... more people are promiscuous now than ever and are into a lifestyle of drinking and partying or attached to their phones. Its not even about religion but more about faith in something. So many young people commit suicide because they feel they have nothing and no one to hope in or anything on a higher level that will help them in their life. Whether God exists or not, faith can help people. This generation is heading down a more darker path than ever. This is not a good future
I see followers at his 2018 concert throwing up the devil horns .
I do that too,
It's just so typical rock n roll that you don't think about that
I am not religious but i respect his faith and others too
And i do believe that there is something after you're dead
I can't believe that it just ends and there is nothing more but i don't know what but that doesn't mean that i am going Christian now but i have a lot of respect for all religions
Sad, but that is the bad fruit he bears that one sees...it does mean something.
"there's nothing satanic about it, it's a snake!" Wait..WHAT?
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I know a Snake is used in the Bible to represent satan but still it's just an animal.
It's not the snakes fault that It has that Reputation
A snake can exist without being used as satanic symbolism, they do exist in nature.... by your logic if someone has a pet snake they are participating in satanic symbolism.... it can be used as that or not be used as that....
@@kc201310 Oh ok, because the Alice Cooper persona is an animal enthusiast, like the late Steve Irwin was... Not!
Vincent Furnier the Christian family man, and scratch golfer I'm sure loves all God's creatures, as we all should, got his first Boa from his original drummer Neil Smith, who also keeps snakes to this day.It's the one on the "Killer" album cover. A great album with songs like "Killer", "Dead Babies", and "Halo Of Flies". The snake enhanced Alice's sinister, dark, and evil/satanic persona, and that's why we love him.
Vinnie, do you WRITE your own music? I write, so I know how 'fun' that can be. My father was alcoholic, and it did kill him in his 40s (cirrhosis). I saw you do a show in my city in '87.
The King of Shock Rock and horror, being scared to death in the psych ward! Funny thought!
Saw Alice's interview with Fox 10 today. It was focused on him talking, not a bunch of production BS from the channel. Can't be bothered, didn't watch.
Sherylin Cooper? Isn't she Furnier?
It is said profanity is the last resort of a limited mind.
How come Alice's family has his stage name when his real last name is Furnier.
TheTVisions cause he officially changed it in alice cooper years ago
His mom is the only person that still calls him Vincent
My understanding is that he legally changed his name to Alice Cooper many years ago.
She wouldn't have married when she was 19 if he was a minimum wage worker.
Let us do evil that good may come?
Vincent has had almost everything right and has been ahead of everyone on most things, except on the religion. That's where he's behind on one thing as he has it wrong. The future with young people is non religious and that's where things are heading with a better world.
That is a demonic statement , coming from a degenerate .
yet sadly he must be prone to criticism cause he is a christian
how can you sing about satan and make money and claim to be righteous. i too was awakened and still didnt fully understand i was still lost. til. watch: the bride and beast of babylon. god bless
George Margerum judge not,lest ye be judged.
He said it before, his songs WARN against satan! And he isnt "claiming" to be righteous. None are righteous, remember? No, not one!
If anyone is trying to make a show of his own righteousness, it is you. I am warning you, as a brother in Christ. You are standing on dangerous ground, judging the heart of another man.
(And check out the eschatology of Postmillenialism. There is so much in premillenialism that has no foundation in scripture.)
@@tff8514 Right on bud...some people just love their sins more than they love our divine Creator. They have no clue.
Yo what's up ...
He has a form of godliness but denies the power thereof......His persona is a woman killer? His pastor told him wrong.
Right on.
Wonderful story - but Christ is Life Affirming - and satan is life-destroying, and when you have something that, for entertainment, pretends to destroy life, or is anti-life or the antithesis of the sacredness of Life that God imbued His creation with - you have evil. I don't know why something life-destroying as opposed to life AFFIRMING on the stage is still an option with someone who has been granted new life in Christ.
Artemis A I don't understand what your saying. but it seems important
mshomefire - I wish you could understand. Think about it for a while. It should be obvious.
Perhaps you've heard of my favorite author, a guy named C. S. Lewis. He's been called one of the greatest Christian thinkers of the 20th century. He wrote a book called "The Screwtape Letters" about a demon's attempt to school another demon on how to drag people to Hell. And then there was another of his books called "The Great Divorce" about lost souls on a bus ride to Hell. But, of course, "Christ is Life Affirming," so old Lewis could not possibly have been a REAL Christian. Right? Seriously, entertainment done with the purpose of making one examine their eternal status (however bombastic it may seem to those who have supposedly done so and crossed the dividing line) is probably worthwhile.
Ka-Pop - Apples and oranges. C.S Lewis was using allegories to prove a point - that of salvation through Christ. I did not get this through Alice's shows. I understand entertainment with a purpose but, again, do not see it in Cooper's shows. Sorry.
Artemis A then you just don't get it.
Alice Cooper corrupted my children and all four of them wound up in the gutter.
Martin Zitter You don't give up.. pray for them,, Prayers and God's Faithfulness brang Him back Home to me, your, Our Father through Jesus ❤
Naw, they got kicked out of Sams Club for life. Jesus doesn't even want them.
All 4? Alice had THAT much control over your children? Maybe you're joking, I hope so. I would suspect that there might have been an issue way before they ever heard Alice. Blaming someone else for your failures is not very constructive, don't you think?
Alice Cooper did this? Doubt it. Ever thought how YOU may have raised them yourself. It's always easier to blame someone else.
Martin Zitter lolol
Good thing he won't play most of the stuff on trash, because that album is fucking awful
Alice Cooper puts on a great show...