Alice Cooper on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
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Alice Cooper - The 'King of Shock Rock' and a true pioneer of rock and roll. But get this - he's also a devout Christian (he's a substitute Sunday school teacher, reformed alcoholic and an avid golfer (he's written a book on golf. To truly appreciate his genius, think about what music was like, when he hit the scene in the late '60s. He invented rock n' roll theatre and in the '70s, Alice's career exploded. He became the poster boy for evil and every parent's worst nightmare. But his fans have always loved him. Alice has sold more than 50 million albums, he has a radio show 5 nights a week, he turned 60 this year and he's touring again - for his 25th studio album. That's right, his 25th. It's called 'Along Came A Spider' and it's about a serial killer. Oh, how very Alice.
Alice Cooper has got to be one of the best interview. I could listen to this guy talk for hours and never get bored.
Then check out the alice cooper and nardwuar interview
He’d really be a great talk show host. I’d watch it! I have a lot of respect for A.C.
Start fuckin man
Bruins good choice ne. Sports
Alice is a conservative &a Christian of course he’s got common sense !
What a fantastic guy! Alice Cooper is a great human being!
I would like to see Alice Cooper in a presidential debate against any of our living presidents. He is probably more intelligent then all of them combined.
He is a MENSA member( high IQ)
...I think if Alice Cooper taught religion, I think I would actually pay attention!
+ViraIshnia Haha yeah, that's awesome.
His father was a baptist preacher.
He listen to R.C. Sproul, You could also.
that part is kinda freakin me out
ViraIshnia
, He does, so do...
I love the fact that Alice Cooper is a substitute Bible study teacher!!! LOL! Awesome!
Can't write this shit.
He’s not a prude and isn’t preachy about his faith which is a blessing.
@@bennythepooh4905 neither am I. that's always irked me too.
I want to go to his bible study sessions!!!
A great showman, a very clever guy and an extremely interesting interviewee to boot. I'm not really bothered about meeting famous people, but would love to meet Alice.
One of the best Alice interviews I've seen. The interviewer is very funny and seems to enjoy himself, and Alice is incredible as usual.
This guy has seen everything and met everybody. Crazy.
so many interesting stories in this interview, and Alice knocks every one of them out of the park with excellent timing and responses!
there are very few that have had the experiences he has. fortunately, he still has his memory. fascinating guy.
Coolest dude ever!
Alice has always been my hero.....intelligent and a great lyricist/songwriter. Please keep putting out music, Alice.
I've met him and he's absolutely lovely a real gentleman
Ah lucky
yep Alice did it first because well obviously he's a lot older than all other shock rockers,of course he did it first haha well duhhhh!!
Katie Morris I met him as well and I concur!
seriously?
I met him also....nice man....actually very quiet....and he is a gentleman.
I love Alice Cooper! His concerts are fun and he is really a very generous person . Wish I had been around when he first satrted. He has values many don't today.
I find Alice's whole hero/villain dichotomy quite intriguing. All the heroes died young- but the villain still lives. And now he's become a hero for the younger generations, like he's completing the circle.
Hard to believe he is 70 and he still puts on an awesome show.
Alice is just so cool. Not only he writes great songs, but he's a an overall cool guy in the real life too. His interviews are always interesting, I like to listen to him talk. An exceptionally inteligent person he is.
..Alice inspires me to follow God.. plus i love his 80's album Trash
I was fourth row and center at an Alice concert in October, we had a staring contest, it was the best moment of my life.
A very literate and entertaining man.
The only crime I ever committed was stealing Alice Cooper "Killer" album from Woolco Store when I was 13. I got caught. When I got home from Juvenile Detention, my dad had bought it for me!
what a story :D
What an awesome interview. Great stories he spoke about. Seems likea very down to earth guy.
I Love Alice Cooper Like Me He's a Sports Fan!
Alice is a really funny guy...I would love to listen to his stories all day long...
Love the bit about Mae West. She is known to have once said : "When I'm good, I'm good, but when I'm bad, I'm better". :)
1 word for alice. "GENIUS!"
All the young girls love Alice, and so does everyone else.
E.J.
Tender young Alice they say...
Screaming Jay Hawkins was the original shock rock performer. In the late 50s, he came on stage in a coffin and climbed out with all that Zulu garb on. Scared the shit out of the audience back then!
Best interviews on the net...
Very well spoken, articulate gentleman. Super nice. Good to see him living a great life, happy, and devoted to God.
Alice Cooper is the fucking man !!!!!
Amen and thanks to Jesus
I love him, he's so honest. And funny! XD
Alice was great at popping the bubbles people live in!
Parents worst nightmare, blah, blah, blah...fuck that shit.
Good songs. That's it. That's the ticket.
I've known him,on and off.since I was 17,..and I'm 65 now. And,..he's 71 now! So many shows,in tons of different states. I've been all over the US going to his shows throughout my life.
He's awesome,kind,sweet,and generous to his fans. He goes shopping with his wife,Sheryl,at Phoenix's Metro Center Mall,and when fan comes up to him he gives his attention to them,autographs,etc.
Just a great guy
I will see him for the 7th and 8th time in September can't wait 😍
You know what is weird about Dada? Alice said that he doesn't remember that album, writing it or recording it. the hilarity of it all
I'm a right wing Christian, but I love alice cooper. lol
Funnypandalonies I think I can prove to you from the words of Jesus that christians are not "wing ", left or right. He lived under a very brutal invader, never said "arm yourselves and fight the Romans"!!!!! He never talked politics.
So???? He wasn't HERE to talk politics with the exception of "pray for your leaders because God PUT them there". If you are a Christian, you just ARE "right wing" in modern political 'speak'. It's a classification. Nobody is telling anybody else to "arm yourselves and fight" anybody except we SHOULD arm ourselves with our Christian protection and PRAY. THAT is our fight.
I’m sorry
Without any words, just the change in his looks... his entire countenance has changed... shows a softer heart.
I like how it's called "the Hour" but no segment goes more than half an hour LOL.
Jesus certainly must have had a sense of humor and I think he would have been an Alice Cooper fan too.
Sorry but the ''hippy dippy stuff'' wasn't crap, and having a Greek background you would think hed know a thing or two about hippies, because the first hippies were Greek, The Eleusinians. Its not crap its about finding out who you are and being free, thats not crap, there were and still are a lot of intelligent productive hippies.
irishelk What he means is the music it spawned was crap to people like us. We wanted a release for our violence, for our darkness. We wanted to feed the evil without being evil. We didn't want to be good when we were cutting loose. When we were cutting loose we wanted to cut the fuck loose. It was too friendly, too lovey dubby, too kind. Metal heads are who we are, not because we hate. But because we dont fear the dark part of what we are. In a way, we are entertained by it. You need to remember George is a rock and roll and metal fan too. He's the same way. We just like the opportunity to let the monster out. That's all he means, and yes he said it crudely, but that's all he meant. Alice was one of the first, along with Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and the like, who gave us that. Who gave us a place to go, encouraging us, telling us that its okay to let the monster out sometimes.
drizzt102 Yeah i see what you mean, i like alice cooper and i used to be obsessed with Metallica, but then i would listen to Korn, Papa roach, Slipknot and Marilyn manson and that was when i was about 12, maybe 13? i still listen to the old Metallica stuff sometimes, but im 24 now and i just think the world is a beautiful place, you can focus on all the dark stuff all you like, but metal never changed society, the hippies may have sounded light, but they packed a punch, and thats nothing sepultura ever did.
irishelk I'd argue against that. Metal did change society. They broke the mold. It freed a lot of the misfits, a lot of the broken and battered, the people who were lost, whom thought they had no one. It gave us a place to go, people like us. There is a documentary, called Heavy, the Story of Metal. Comes in four parts, and explains it rather well. Both kinds of music changed society, and were more then just entertainment to a massive audience. It was born of violence, metal's birthplace was post world war two England, the machine that had been and still was bombed and blasted into oblivion. It was a very different world then where the Hippy culture was prevalent. There were still, even in the late sixties and early seventies, old german bombs and munitions being found, toppled unrepaired buildings. There were still parts of the city smouldering (Birmingham specifically) even 20-30 years later. Black Sabbath came from that, Judas Priest came from that.
Metal music is the opposite of the 'hippy' stuff. Its for those of us whom have been stuck in the dark side of the world. Whom have been beaten down by the world, left feeling like there is no where to turn, no where we can go. Its rebellion without true outer cause, because we need to rebel. It reminds us that the bad things can only hurt you if you let them. It appeals to the truly broken misfits. As a former addict, I grew up seeing the worst humanity had to offer. I never felt I could turn to family, I had no where I could turn. Along with a fellow metal head, this music helped me. It helped me cope with the dark stuff I had grown up seeing. It helped me deal with the world I had, through my own mistakes, been absorbed by, and it helped me get out. Metal did change society. It is a statement by the misfits that everyone else wants to bury. We won't go quietly, we won't disappear, and we'll prove you wrong. Everyone counts us out, the world over wants to ignore the broken, the misfits, the lost and hurting. This music reminds us we don't have to accept that. That we don't have to sit by quietly and be ignored. We don't have to crash and burn. We can succeed, we can mean something, because we are more stubborn then those whom think we won't.
Its hard to explain and articulate properly, but I would suggest going to watch the documentary I mentioned, it really explains it well.
punks were the new hippies, and now conspiracy "theorists" (researchers) are the current hippies of today.
My cousin met him once. He was in a band touring, playing a show in Arizona. He went backstage to tell him his kids were fans of theirs. Very friendly and cool.
I LOVE JESUS!!!!!
Just the pride in his voice, stating that he is the prodigal son who returns. He is so God driven and faithful and it shows in this marriage and life today. Shows you it does not matter how far you stray, God is always willing to take you back under his wing and say, glad you are back home son. I love it. Praise God to Alice for sharing his story. I know a lot of people who need to hear this.
@BCE42906 i agree 100%. Alice one of the most down to earth guys out there
Strombo's show, "The Hour" was one of the best in interview talk shows that sat down, one-on-one with their guests.
My dad in Ontario had Alice Cooper in his club many many decades ago Inwas a little boy the club was called Rock 3 and Cooper was just starting up!He was a new artist at that time!
alice -your are my insporation-to staying off the booze-ss
One of the best interviews ever!
Have you ever seen the Mr. T interview on Conan? Another great interview that you would not expect.
I love George's interviews...for an actual talk show it's quality well beyond most.
They don't think this is real do they? I think they do 😂😂😂 Alice Cooper is fucking hilarious he's funny quick off the mark intelligent I wish one day I can meet him
Omg me too. That's my freakin dream. Im determined to meet him one day. Even though I would probably start balling my eyes out cause Id be so overwhelmingly happy 😂 he'd probably be like "👀👀uhh what the hell's wrong with this crazy chick?! I fear for my life right now" 😂😂😂
He's adorable:)
Wow An interviewer that asks relevant questions and let’s them answer without cutting them short
He's one of the funniest guys on the planet, but when he's on stage he will give u fuking shivers. wow what a legend.
Immensely interesting interview.
If you love Alice check out "Alice Cooper & Clive James 1999 interview".
Awesome! Will do
“Alice for President” !!! What a great interview. Alice is such a joy to listen to. He is always so knowledgeable, and such a funny guy. Never get tired of watching this interview.
What a great interview. Bright and clever and authentic guy! I saw the Billion Dollar Baby concert around 73 or 74 in So CA. Maybe the finest rock show ever ... amazing musicians and the theater was unreal for each song! Super nice guy as well it seems.
My favorite album was Love it to death.
michael goode second album I bought,.....after greatest hits!
My first album and the reason i became a musician
This guy - George S - is a great interviewer. He prepped well, asked intelligent questions, and let the subject talk. Alice is a great interview and speaks well. This was a fantastic segment.
Along came a spider and sat down beside her and said: "Hey, what's in the bowl, Alice?"
Almost 10 years. This guy is amazing. The memories of ''I am the future'' on ''Class of 1984'' still remains !
We need to bring vaudeville back. Dancing, singing, magic, comedy, music. Original live TV before cable
Very talented, deep, and funny guy!
You can even argue that Marilyn Manson "borrowed" a lot of his schtick from Cooper
In these videos they keep asking the same questions,over and over. Uggg,...
He did not "invent rock and roll theatre". He was just another guy ripping off Screamin' James Hawkins.
You have 6 O’s in your name. Very interesting. O is the 15th letter in the alphabet. 1+5=6. That’s representative of six sixes 🤔
pause at 3:49 Three albums, four fingers. But hes Alice Cooper hes too cool for math.
Alice rocks !!! My favorite CD is A Fistful Of Alice recorded in the Cabo Wabo,Mexico. Hagar jumped in on School's Out and Zombie,Slash,etc are with him.
Smart man, to make Christ his Savior.
AWESOME !!!😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁
this has to be the best Alice Copper interview i have ever seen
Alice Cooper... we are not worthy! we are not worthy! LOL, I love his appearance on Wayne's World.
Is there no way to clone this man so I stand a chance of having one?
my dad was a fan of Alice, i became a fan when i was 15 and im 24 now and still strong, Alice RULZ!!
Actually alive introduced jimmi to his first producer
DADA has some great stuff on it, actually. "Pass The Gun Around" is probably my favorite Alice Cooper song.
He's absolutely magnificent
There is very little Rock n Roll in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Its run by committees and back slapping music execs. Think about this - Run DMC is in.
One of a kind The original and champ of shock rock
george strombambomomapopbamombpoalloaus
Hey grimlud, we all have our vices.... Keep your faith in God, that we are saved by his Grace...
Yes, I too believe Alice C. is saved... but who am I to say.... ;0)
Am i the only one who thinks he looks a little bit like Al Pacino....i always thought that
is it just me but alice cooper looks like steve carrell with make up xDD
Technically Steve carrell looks like him. Alice Cooper was here first lol
Kamikazetodd, well put, what you said makes a lot of sense, thank god there are people who can understand and defend him.
I just love Alice Cooper!
Charles Manson was not a hippie
I'm so Happy that Alice Copper He is now Our Beloved Brother in ~ Christ Jesus ~ Hallelluyah *
well the hall of fame isnt just rocknroll its things that inspired it and that evolved from it but there are lots of tru rock bands that havent gotten in like MOTORHEAD!!!!
Also the stories aren't meant to be taken literally (some believe they are) they are full of symbols and metaphors. Anyways I think this should end now before this video gets deleted for being full of "spam" comments. So let's end it now. The final decision is that Alice is a good man, father, and overall person. If you want to preach about you're hatred toward a set of beliefs do it somewhere were people agree with you and where you know you're not gonna start fights.
The reason I said the thing about him hiding behind a comp is cus he was saying he felt so proud of himself for "winning" (not really) in a convo over the comp which I think is pathetic. If you read the argument you'd might side with me cus my whole point is that Alice is a good person (he disagrees) and that you should let people just believe in what they believe in. I'm not a huge religious nut but I hate to see others bash something just cus they don't believe it's true.
First of all Black Juju is a gothic poem written by Dennis Dunaway not at all influenced by Alice. There are no zombies in Christianity, read my message and you will learn how far fetched your beliefs are. Wearing womens' clothing is not anti Christian don't make up shit, people of all religions find that weird. What are you talking about? You really don't know anything about the Alice Cooper band or religion so just give up.
Also Alice filled the entire Foxwoods theater when I saw him. All his fans in the past still listen to his music and know he's a nice guy, you are the only one that doesn't! You're alone on that one. When did Alice sneer at butchered children, women, men w/e? Also by a few do you mean millions? There are more Alice fans than Fleetwood Mac, sorry but that's true. Also Alice was more influential.
That is true but Alice doesn't talk about the band cus nobody asks him. He is still friends with the original guys but they don't talk too often. Only meet up at anniversaries (the band's 40th anniversary party) and also in interviews. Alice is pretty close with all except Mike. Mike is still into drugs apparently...really sad still love the guy's music though even his solo stuff.
Too bad George had to put his 2 cents worth in about politics. If he thinks Bush was bad what would he think of his savior Obama??
not really his savior or presidents. lol
The fact that Bush was the most ludicrous president in history has nothing to do with what his predecessors or followers are/were. Bush remains the high water mark for ineptitude.
And Obama blew past that high water mark.
Chaitanya Reddy I'm saying Obama is worse, off of a non-existent Foreign Policy and no idea on how to manage a checkbook let alone a whole Country. Bush's Father wasn't the Previous President he was a previous President. When G.W. took over from slick Willy did he complain about the mess he inherited? That is all this shit for brains has done. Now that he has been in office for 6 years he has no one to blame. Obama worked his ass off to get to the White House? He got there because of the promise of change which I haven't seen at least not for the better. The last time I talked to an Obama supporter they asked if I wanted a large fry with my meal, so if your asking I'll take one please.
I luv Alice he is a legend! He is a true musical genius!
Does he preach to people? No. Does he force his beliefs on people? No. Does it come into his stage show? No, with the exception of "The Last Temptation", "Brutal Planet", and "Dragon Town". It's not like he's one of those obnoxious in-your-face Christians. Let the guy believe whatever he wants. He's cool, down to earth, and god dammit he rocks.
So you're saying that since he is doing what half of the entire world is doing by no constantly helping starving children that he's evil? (except he donated 3 MILLION dollars for a center to help kids). What have you done to help starving children? Do you fly to Africa and help the children dieing of starvation? Alice and I at least do something instead of just talk about it.
What are you talking about? You must have this strange hatred for Alice, he is truly a nice guy, even before he was a Christian (which was only in the 90s that he truly turned around). He's always had religious upbringings and leads his life that way. Leave the guy alone. You've posted on this video like 10x RELAX!
If you want to attack a rock star who just does it for fame and money go after KISS. It's not like Alice did anything different from any of other legend...so why are you angry with him? Alice is a very giving rocker and that's rare to find, someone who cares more about others than themselves. He's a great guy and a great father (not like other celebrities who spoil their kids).
My fave Alice albums were goes to hell and lace and whisky