Glad he survived this period and has lived to show us what a person can become. Thanks Alice.

@Rob.DB.

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@oz_medias

2 жыл бұрын

He was on his fame in this interview too, played it to perfection.

@DeathFromAbove_5.56

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't mind knowing he suck started a shotgun after seeing this.

@felixfelix7447

11 ай бұрын

With God on his side 😗😎

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.

These were dark days for Mr Cooper, I'm glad he got sober and it still around to rock out today.

He looks much better today, he turned 73 and still rocks!!

@hellfire8883

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@alangarcia4658

3 жыл бұрын

He looks better today because he's no longer freebasing like he was during this time

@bluespupil414

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@twistedspanner

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluespupil414 What!! Your telling me he got worse than this and carried on freebasing for a few more years. WOW!

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

Probably a 1st that someone looks better in their 70s than their 20s

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.

@machtnichtsseimann

7 ай бұрын

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.

@jphickory522

Ай бұрын

machtnichtsseimann Exactly correct

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.

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.

@bradsmack1

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@wmbrown6

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@bradsmack1

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@rayjingloryproductions3770

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@bradsmack1

3 жыл бұрын

@@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!

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.

@roberthouston9272

3 жыл бұрын

That and an amazing intellect.

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

Alice is really kind hearted

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@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🎸👍

@AngryHybridApe

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@AngryHybridApe I really wish that I had been to one of his concerts,you lucky one😊

40yrs after this he is still with us! god bless

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!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ellenwuzhere

Жыл бұрын

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.

40 years later, alive and kicking and a new album is coming out this month!

Alice Copper looks younger now than he did in 81 and now he's like 81

@Kajojek

3 жыл бұрын

he is 72

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

No,Alice is born on the 4th of februrary 1948.He is 73 now

@xScooterAZx

2 жыл бұрын

"Cooper".

The man who killed the hippy music scene and we are forever thankful.

@richardrykard3246

Жыл бұрын

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.

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.

Even in this condition he gives a fantastic interview...Long Live The Coop!!

@MegaDRUMBASHER

3 жыл бұрын

yeah EXACTLY!....I was thinking the same thing....really good interview

Alice here, perhaps not the healthiest he ever was, is more edgy than anything Marilyn Manson did. It looks so real.

@spiralflash6169

3 жыл бұрын

And Alice was first!

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

Well mansons abuse of women far exceeds anything alice has done. If Alice hurt anyone it was himself

@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980

3 жыл бұрын

@@lastnamefirst4035 manson used to slash himself up while performing, which is a pathetic act

@Leaving_Hope

3 жыл бұрын

@@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980 Why’s it pathetic?

@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leaving_Hope its pathetic because he didn't slash deep enough

I would have never guessed this is Alice Cooper !

I’m 45 and I Remember watching this in 81 my brother had me watch everything about Alice Cooper. He’s the man!!!

@johnnyeco280

Жыл бұрын

I love all era's of Alice.. can't be accused of being a boring artist 🧟‍♂️

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.

@coraje1388

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing he’s struggling with here is the IRS. Dude is a millionaire disguised as a freak. ... Smart businessman.

@uforferdetnilsson2595

3 жыл бұрын

@@coraje1388 - a millionaire with a billionaire's nose

@guymontag9577

2 жыл бұрын

@@coraje1388 he would disagree

Geez, even Keith Richards never looked this bad.

@hashbash

2 жыл бұрын

we also never saw keith richards in overly trashed drag makeup, thank goodness

@fabiouk6764

2 жыл бұрын

👍🤣

@marvelfan2174

2 жыл бұрын

At least Alice Cooper didn't snorted his father:)

@jonjahn5769

Жыл бұрын

..not even in the early,mid 70s!

@jackbarnes9728

Жыл бұрын

Booze, cocaine and no food.

Huge kudos to Cheryl for sticking with Alice through everything. A lot of wives would have walked out on him. ❤❤❤ I love Alice ❤

@mateuscristianschannelen961

7 ай бұрын

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.

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.

How ever he looks here all I can say that he's written some of the best ballads I ever heard

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!

@DavidkSeger-sn6nf

5 күн бұрын

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

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!

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

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🎸🎆

@waynedodgin7449

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielaschwarz1971 Alice was born in 48,so would have been 33 here.

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@waynedodgin7449 You are right....OUU SORRY🙈😊

@sharonklinger912

2 жыл бұрын

We are all different versions of ourselves throughout our lives!!! Keep Rock in Alice!!!

A true legend!!!!! Alice you STILL ROCK!! Thank you 🙏. God bless

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.⭐

@PastorinoOlivier

3 жыл бұрын

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 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mK5klpptoNXPqaQ.html

I never ever saw Alice at this stage of his career. Truly awful. So uplifting that he was able to turn it all around.

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 !

@hjs1378

Жыл бұрын

You lucky S.O.B.! I was living only miles away from there in the 90's. Wish I could of met my idol!

he may have been at a very bad stage in his life but he speaks perfect sense

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

Alice was on alcohol & cocaine but he was always a kind hearted guy.

@guymontag9577

2 жыл бұрын

He's totally tweaking.

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

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! 🤘🙌

Alice has been sober for a very long time. Thank God

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.

He shook off his demons that was the greatest act of his life !!

The interviewer did a great job here.

The ragged looks are deceiving. He's very articulate and intelligent.

Thanks for posting this!!

Death warmed over in 1981, happy and healthy in 2021. One of the lucky ones.

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.

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.

Tom Snyder's the biggest dork on the planet,Lucky to interview such big stars!!

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.

Looks scarier than Marilyn Manson!

@duffbaker9554

3 жыл бұрын

Marilyn Manson looks scary? Seriously?? 'Dorky' is more like it.

@jamesparker437

3 жыл бұрын

@@duffbaker9554 super dorky

@docdeens4030

3 жыл бұрын

MM is a try hard loser who gets less relevant by the second

@DaPoopIsInDaPudding

3 жыл бұрын

Marilyn manson is ok but I liked him better when he was Alice Cooper.

@tomorrowaboutthistime2958

3 жыл бұрын

Geez ever wonder where Manson got the influence....?

Tom Snyder, one of the best interviewers of all time and late-night shows.

He was dying here! So glad he got restored! Amen!

@shannonnonnahs6943

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Amen

@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980

3 жыл бұрын

No he was living more than you could ever try

@micknordstrom2591

3 жыл бұрын

@@timeswehadwewonthaveagain6980 Oh, that was really mature!

Only Metal heads Complain About this Alice Period but I LOVE IT; His PUNK-SYNTH Albums Where the BEST for ME🥰

@666chapelofblood

4 ай бұрын

No?

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!

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.

Thank you so much!! 🙏🖤🖤

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.

@cameronjohnson3529

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is when he was freebasing his cola.

@bam8700

3 жыл бұрын

He's 73.

The drugs and alcohol getting the best of him at this interview

@nookiebroon4424

3 жыл бұрын

They've not done as much damage to the USA as his republicanism & religion.

@seanhanley1978

3 жыл бұрын

@@nookiebroon4424 Whut

@jonn.6325

3 жыл бұрын

@@nookiebroon4424 ╭∩╮(･◡･)╭∩╮

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

Freebasing and Whisky

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

Really? You don't think the bad make up has anything to do w it?

Not better said: Spectacular shows! Alice is an amazing artist.

Seeing him like this is just...wow.

He looks better now.He's a great man

At this stage in his life he looked like he belonged on Rupaul's Drag Race.

@astrozombie548

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@vincentanthony7174

3 жыл бұрын

A Cooper great showman says Vinnie cellmates

@valentinomarini4048

3 жыл бұрын

Lol...lol He looks better today than back then!!!!

@jayg5391

3 жыл бұрын

I almost choked

Interesting interview. Bummer that 'Under My Wheels' wasn't included. I miss Tom Snyder's show. Rock on, Alice!

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.

@Rob.DB.

2 жыл бұрын

Probably a little of both! LOL! What balls to drop & go see Alice tho !! Kudos!

@kenlieck7756

Жыл бұрын

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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6xrm8iMm9jXlpc.html

This video in a so good quality is the only good news of 2020 !

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.

More dead than alive here. It's a miracle that the man is around and with the same woman! Legendary recovery.

@carlodave9

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. This was the period when he looked creepier without make-up.

Man he was coked up during this period. Even the quick way he’s talking is uncharacteristic of him. Glad he survived it.

@Methodius93

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr ha...I can tell also his heavy breathing & "calm" yet frantic behavior.

@krisscanlon4051

3 жыл бұрын

The bad idea of switching from alcohol to cocaine...near death

@GooseOD

3 жыл бұрын

Freebase

@natashanyxx9486

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. He’s pretty manic (and very thin) there.

@GooseOD

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

A.C. is one of the best concerts I ever saw.

Happy that he survived this period of his life.

This is actually his audition tape for Edward Scissor hands...

He acknowledges that he was down a bad road. He said that God Almighty took that addiction away. Living proof. Now.

@thomascrosby7209

3 жыл бұрын

well no, theres living proof that he overcame his addiction. not a shred of proof an 'almighty god' had anything to do with it

@derwolfenbaron3014

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomascrosby7209 Go ask Alice, it’s what he claims.

@thomascrosby7209

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@derwolfenbaron3014

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomascrosby7209 Some are in so deep that only God can help.

@thomascrosby7209

3 жыл бұрын

@@derwolfenbaron3014 you're not getting it, you have to demonstrate that a god exists before you give it credit for anything

Holy cow... He looked like death warmed over there... Thank goodness he was able to get it together

How Tom Snyder managed to converse seriously is very impressive

He was in rough shape back then. I'm so glad he battled his demon's and survived smoking based cocaine.

@Jimmy_Salvesen

3 жыл бұрын

It was the liver, because of alkohol.

@stevehaddock2070

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pellefication kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yql-urydkaeZfrw.html sorry you are wrong. Super Duper Alice Cooper he is very forward on his drug use.

Little known fact: Comedian Freddy Lewis was a HUGE fan of this era of Alice! xoxo The Clarences

Just seen him perform a great showman.

@dominicaaaaa5547

9 ай бұрын

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!

@babs66

9 ай бұрын

@dominicaaaaa5547 to be honest it's the first time he's been on my radar.

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

@michaeljames2183

10 ай бұрын

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?

I saw him in 81 at the Fountain Casino in Aberdeen NJ, he looked just like this, it was quite shocking.

This is so not the Alice I remember.

He looks like Marilyn Manson died and had a few days to stew in the sun!

Different look for Alice. I saw this Alice early 80’s in London Ontario. I’m not sure if he had just become sober? Love you Alice...

Very articulate and intelligent, no matter what he was on.

Thanks Alice, thanks Vincent.

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.

@roaringviking5693

Жыл бұрын

It's crack cocaine. Alcohol and pain killers are downers and he's clearly going 100 mph here.

@buddygripple7512

Жыл бұрын

Replace alcohol with freebase cocaine and you've got something closer to the truth.

He quit the beer and started smoking crack. This is a year later.

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"?

@benjaminbreeg9838

3 жыл бұрын

I Never Cry, Wake me Gently, How are you gonna see me now, among others

@Ken_Brooks

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminbreeg9838 Precisely. I remember reading as well that his golf game was strong enough at one point that he could've gone pro.

@benjaminbreeg9838

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ken_Brooks yeah! He is a great golf player!

@rayjingloryproductions3770

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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.

I saw him in 81. He was excellent!

@michaelgaunt6398

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@hjs1378

3 жыл бұрын

@Captain Brandon Punk & Horror Lover Alice was a big fan of Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) as well.

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.

Flush the fashion... And special forces.... Favorite albums!!!!!!

A true legend.

I never could stand this 80's look Alice tried. I'm glad he came to his senses and return to his original 70's aesthetic.

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

He hasn't He still dresses the part on stage w the Hollywood Vampires

@StripperLicker

3 жыл бұрын

@@lastnamefirst4035 Sorry, you're wrong mate. Alice is using his same, well-known iconic aesthetic in HV. He never returned to this short-lived 80's look once he dumped it. (Google images to prove it to yourself.)

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

@@StripperLicker I see him in local ads on tv where I live_(same town as he, scottsdale az) he dresses like a normal guy. I never cared for his music but my son in law loves him. Huh... thought he still dressed the part w the hollywood vampires.

@StripperLicker

3 жыл бұрын

@@lastnamefirst4035 Maybe we just misunderstood each other. I went to Cortez High and knew a girlfriend of his, but didn't meet "Vince" till many years later after he had come back from Detroit. I've been following him closely since his earliest days. What I was talking about was this specific makeup style from the era of this video. It was a change from the classic "horror" look, with signature eye makeup, from his Killer/Schools out era when he first gained prominence. In this video he has full face make-up and his hair up, and an unusual amalgamation of costume styling that looks more like some of the new wave offshoot movements of that era. In the earliest Pretties For You/Zappa days he and the band were very flamboyant and had more of a glam and almost pseudo-drag aesthetic, before settling in with the more horror based influences which included his simulated gallows and guillotine on stage. He kept that same overall horrors style right up until he tried this look in the 80's. Alice has always added slight variances in style, costume, and even very slight differences in his signature eye makeup. But this look in this video is totally off the wall, in my opinion. I'm not alone amongst die hard Alice fans in that opinion. 😄 Certainly he is a normal looking guy (but with long hair) and right at home on the golf course or around the Scottsdale area, ans saves his costuming for the stage. These days, whether with Hollywood Vampire's or his annual Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding show in Phoenix, or wherever, he is always highly reminiscent of that recognizable early 70's look. Thank goodness.

@DunmoresMovieMania

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, I dropped out of buying the albums religiously at this point. Dada and Flush The Fashion were not the direction for me. And when he came back to rock and roll, it was 80s glam (with "Poison") that didn't appeal to me - but Eric Singer was on drums - so that was cool.

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.

@rayjingloryproductions3770

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Good for him today 2021 he is enjoying his rebirth health wise, it is incredible he actually looks younger today than 40 years ago... this interview is so sad... you can feel his heart beat pounding out of his chest... seems obvious he was struggling from substance abuse during this period of his career.

He looks REDICULOUS, but he makes sense.

@danielaschwarz1971

3 жыл бұрын

Cocaine and lot's of Whisky😩But good that he is clean since 1984👍🎸

Alice is great theater 🎭

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.

this must have been when he was on the Inside, looking out...

Thank God he confronted his demons. He's alive today to spread the message of hope. Alice Cooper is a genius.

I discover alice in that time. great music.i love this man

During this period he was at deaths door his family saved his life !!!

By 1980 John Lennon's assassination ...less autographs signed. Dude was a trip. Never saw him but we all loved "Schools out" when I was in 8th grade in '76.