Alice Cooper born again christian

born-again Christian, a fanatical golfer and the founding father of shock rock. But who is the man beneath the make-up Alice Cooper has two laughs. One of them is a mirthless husk, and punctuates his conversation when he is sounding every one of his 60 years, embarking on a protracted “It wasn’t like that in my day” moan. The other, though, is fascinating: an impish, delighted little squeak, it acts as a sort of descant to those moments in Cooper’s anecdotage where he recalls the outrageous antics he got up to back in the days of his 1970s chart-topping pomp and majesty. Good Alice, God-fearing, good-enough-to-turn-pro golfing Alice, can bang on like the worst type of clubhouse bore. This version rises at dawn to tee off, all fore-play and no fun. He is less an entertainer than a brand, with his own radio show, restaurant and... [read full story]