Interesting Facts About Alice Cooper

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Alice Cooper is probably one of the best known names in the music industry, famous for his eccentricity and unique appearances. The real name of Alice Cooper is Vincent Damon Furnier, and he was born on February 4, 1948, in Detroit Michigan. Under all that make up and bad boy attitude, Alice Cooper is just another ordinary man, with hobbies and a wonderful family.

In terms of music, the music of Alice Cooper has a lot of influences, from classic to contemporary rock. This is what makes his music so unique and great. Although he is not young anymore, Alice Cooper can still rock it like the best of the stars. This 62 year-old rocker can still make the crowds go wild and jump up and down. People have been listening to the music of Alice Cooper for decades, and he is still today one of the best artists in the rock industry.

Surely, his most famous song is Poison, released in 1989 and featured on his album, Trash. There are two versions of the video which shows Alice Cooper being chained to a bizarre mechanism and singing his lungs out, while a ghostly woman looms over him. The original video had to be banned, due to the high degree of nudity involved at the time. The song Poison has been covered by many artists. Like many other rock artists, Alice Cooper himself was involved in drug scandals and has even underwent a rehab program. Now that Alice Cooper is clean, he is helping and counseling other rock musicians who are struggling in the battle against drug abuse and alcohol. Alice Cooper has interesting views on religion and politics as well. Although he is considered as a very weird person by many, Alice Cooper is actually a very religious person and claims that politics and religion should never be mingled with rock music. Surely enough, Alice Cooper will continue to rock on for many years to come.

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