I did my fifth interview with Alice Cooper in September of 2005, when he was touring behind his 17th solo album, Dirty Diamonds.
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Alice Cooper goes overboard comparing the new Dirty Diamonds album to his classic ’70s LPs
When he calls from Florida, Cooper quickly assumes the role of a fast-talking salesman, shamelessly flogging his new CD, Dirty Diamonds.
Canada’s tricephalic literary force, Michael Slade, unleashes all-out horror with Ghoul
Lately the Great White North has also acquired its very own best-selling horror writer, going by the name of Michael Slade.
That time Alice Cooper’s personal assistant interrupted the interview to get us talking about the live show
Back in 1999 I did my fourth interview with Alice Cooper, who was touring behind his newish box set, The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper.
Newt’s top 10 opening tracks of the seventies
Remember how you'd set the needle down on the opening track of a new rock album and the very first tune would just blow you the funk away?
That time Alice Cooper told me that he might be the only person in the world that John Lydon doesn’t hate
Alice Cooper's 1999 box set came with a booklet that included a flattering introduction by none other than former Sex Pistol John Lydon.
That time Alice Cooper told me about falling off the stage in Vancouver on the Welcome to My Nightmare Tour
Fifty years ago last night Alice Cooper famously fell off the stage of the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, and hurt himself pretty bad.
That time Alice Cooper told me about Rick Derringer playing guitar on “Under My Wheels”
Very surprised and sorry to hear that American guitar legend Rick Derringer passed away yesterday (May 26) at the age of 77.
That time Alice Cooper told me what he thought attracted people to the Alice Cooper show
Back in 1977, three years after splitting from the original Alice Cooper Band, Alice Cooper released a live LP called The Alice Cooper Show.
That time I asked Alice Cooper if he’d read the latest horror novel by my scary buddy “Michael Slade”
The above photo depicts me rubbing shoulders with Alice Cooper while horror author Jay Clarke (aka Michael Slade) looks on.
That time Alice Cooper told me about the Love It to Death album cover being censored
Warner Brothers airbrushed out Alice's thumb which, in the original cover photo, is shown poking through his cape from around his groin area.
That time Alice Cooper told me that in 1972 his band spent $32,000 on beer alone
Alice Cooper quit drinking for good in the mid-'80s, but before that, man, he would really pound 'em back. Especially the beers.
That time Alice Cooper told me that his band’s first two albums weren’t really Alice Cooper albums
When I interviewed Cooper in 1999 he told me that he didn't view Pretties For You--or its followup Easy Action--as true Alice Cooper albums.