Biography
Alice Cooper - World Rock Legend. Package and "terrible", the musician never ceases to admire the public not only with bright hits, but also spectacular shows. For many years of creativity, the performer has not lost a crazy drive, and now Rocker continues to charge the halls with mad energy.Childhood and youth
The founder of the movement of shock rock, horror king was born on February 4, 1948 in the family of hereditary clergymen of the Protestant church under the name Vincent Fourier. The ancestors of the parents of the musician - Ella Mei and Ether Moroni Fournier - were French Huguenotes, at one time we settled in Detroit. He received primary education at the local Lutheran church. When the teenager was 13 years old, his family moved to Phoenix, where he graduated from high school.
Already at a young age, Vincent found great love for art. Together with another, the future musician studied the work of Salvador Dali. At school, the boy occupied an active public position and wrote Fakeno to the school newspaper. Together with her classmates, dreaming about the glory of The Beatles, he created a teenage rock group, which immediately became famous for unusual shock scenic techniques.
During performances, the musicians showed cutting watermelons with a special guillotine, which looked very provocative. Vincent with the team of The Spiders became successful among the school public, and the first song Don't Blow Your Mind was successfully broadcast on a local radio station.
Alice Cooper Group and Solo Career
In 19 years, Fournier with the group went to the first small tour, during which he came to the idea to change the name to the more resistant the Nazz. But the team with such a title already existed, and it was necessary to come up with something new. Something was born a crazy idea to give an ensemble the name of the fictional heroine - medieval witch Alice Cooper, which burned down the legend on the fire, and her spirit in the 20th century united in Vincent and began to broadcast from the scene.So the character of shock rock appeared, the followers of which later became Ozzy Osborne and Marilyn Manson. Creators associated not only the same musical style, but also visual similarity in the photo.
High soloist with aggressive make-up, artificial blood rivers and electric chairs on stage, provocative texts and aggressive music caused interest among the public. But even more liked the audience unusual actions of Vincent. So, after one concert there was a rumor that Alice tears his head with hens.
In fact, at the time of speech on stage, a poultry was (for some versions, a fan thickened there). Cooper, not particularly familiar with the anatomy of Pernata, decided to throw it into a visual hall so that she flew. However, the unfortunate chicken fell into the front rows, where (according to eyewitnesses) the bird began to break into pieces. Without seeing all the details of what is happening, the crowd "reasured" the story, issuing the "bloody" version with the spirit of blood.
At the first performances of Alice Cooper, the soloist was so shoved to the public with his actions that the audience, the number of which reached 2000 people, often left the hall. The future director of the band Bob Ezrin took it as a good sign and decided to invest in the promotion of an unusual team.
In 1970, the musical team moved to Los Angeles and began his victorious procession. Hit Eighteen fell into the country's top charts. Following this, platinum albums were published: School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies.
At the age of 26, Alice Cooper began the solo career. The beginning was successful, but Glory was so overwhelmed by Vincent, which he dreamed into alcohol and narcotic dependence for a long time. The second half of the 70s flew to him in half feces between parties, concerts and moving.
Gradually, the health of the artist began to bring it, and he decided to undergo treatment at the New York clinic. It happened in the early 80s. During this period of time, the creative fervor of Alice Cooper was dubbed. He spent a lot of time in search of a new musical material.
The second successful turn in the musical biography of Alice began with his victory over the ailment of alcoholism and from returning to a large scene. The most significant disc of this period was the Album Trash, over which, together with Alice, worked such singers as John Bon Jovi and Richie Sumbor. And the Poison song, which later removed the video, became the best single 1989.
Another creative ensemble brought Elece success in the mid-90s. Svet together with Robz Zombie Hit Hands OF Death, Vincent was included in the 1996 Grammy Prize Nomination. The world tour of the stars of Hard-rock began, during which he regularly visited Russia. From the beginning of the 2000s, the musician visited Moscow and St. Petersburg, giving unforgettable concerts.
Having impressions, Cooper created a Dragontown plate, which saw the light in 2001. After another two years, Cooper received a registered star on the Hollywood Star Alley. During these years, his clips are published on the musical compositions Feed My Frankenstein, Vengeance Is Mine and others.
Starting from the mid-2000s, the musician "lit up" in a number of outstanding creative duets. In 2007, Rocker sang together with a colleague, Rock Socker Marylin Manson at the festival in the capital of Hungary. Both artists were satisfied with such experiences and responded positively about each other in an interview.
In 2010, the TV screen came out by the advertising video of Saturn, in which two stars were filmed at once: Alice Cooper and the young German singer Bill Kaulitz. The clip used humorous techniques and unexpected moves, which led to the delight of fans of both artists.
In 2013, a group of stars were collected during the recording of a charity album, which included Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry. The team created an album in which the cable versions of famous rock compositions, including cooper hits, including not only dynamic tracks, but also ballads. And the team was called Hollywood Vampires.
Films
In addition to the treatment and records of new songs, Vincent began a film engineer, first starring in films "Orchestra of the Club Lonely Hearts Sergeant Pepper" and "Sextet". Alice Cooper could also be seen at that time also on television in the programs "Mappa show" and Selebrity Squares.
In 1976, the musician played a major role in the film "Alice Cooper: Welcome to my nightmare." Director David Winters presented to the public a bright concert show of the King Horror team. In 1987, Rocker participated in the filming of the horror movie "Prince Darkness" John Karpenter, who has already managed to become famous after the exits of several parts of Halloween.
In the picture, the singer appeared in front of the audience in the form of a gang of street zombie, threatening the chief hero. In the 90s, Cooper continued in his own filmography line "Kinokosmarov", appearing in the cult picture about the Manyak killer Freddie Kruger and playing the stepfather of the chief hero.
Being a colorful character, Alice starred in several filmmakers as Kameo. One of them was the eccentric comedy "World Wayne" with Mike Myers in the lead role. Musician fans remembered and the spectacular appearance of Cooper in the Gothic tragicomedy of Tim Burton "Gloomy Shadows", where the central character presented Johnny Depp. Bright work of the musician steel and shooting in the popular series "Supernatural", in which he was invited in 2016.
Personal life
In his youth, Vincent enjoyed great success at the fans, like any Rock and Roll star, so the personal life of Alice Cooper was violent. For a long time, the musician changed his girlfriends without thinking about the future. Some love stories developed tragic. For example, the first girl of the singer, Miss Christine model, finished life very quickly - died of narcotic overdose in 1972.The next civilian wife of Cooper became Cindy Lang, who a few years after parting tried to sue the star from the star. Another Passion of the musician in the mid-70s was considered Raquel Welch, which was called the first beauty of Hollywood.
But the heart of the singer only took possession of the dancer Cheryl Goddard, at which Rocker married in 1976. The chosen one for a long time tolerated the spouse's comma, and then she filed for a divorce. A few years after the formal parting and treatment of Cooper in the alcoholic center, the family reunited and happy to this day. Musician's wife during this time gave birth to three children: Daughters Kalico, Sonor and Son Dashiel. The older children of Coopers are engaged in music and acting craft as well as their parents.
Vincent - a fond of rocker attracts not only scenic and musical art, but also a sport. Passionate Hobby Alice considers golf game. In the mid-90s, he founded his own club in which annual tournaments. Elece-reversed from competitions is listed in the charity foundation. The singer participated many times in the programs dedicated to his favorite sport, and also wrote the book "Alice Cooper, Monster Golf", which is autobiographical.
On the eve of 2017, as part of an annual money collection event for the need for the needs of Indians from the Reservation of Maui, Alice Cooper attracted to the Createness of Jim Kerry, with whom he performed a series of songs. Cooper owns its own restaurant, and also leads to the author's Nights with Alice Cooper.
Alice Cooper now
In 2021, the musician continued to engage in creativity. At the end of February, Rocker released the 28th in discography studio album Detroit Stories. The plate includes 15 songs, some of which have become cubes on popular hits. The song Rock 'N' Roll, which opens the drive, sent listeners to Lewis Lida, ex-vocalist of The Velvet Underground group. Critics managed to highly appreciate the release. In addition, rocker as part of Hollywood Vampires continued touring activities.
Discography
- 1969 - Pretties for You
- 1973 - Muscle Of Love
- 1976 - Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
- 1989 - Trash.
- 2000 - Brutal Planet
- 2001 - Dragontown.
- 2003 - The Eyes of Alice Cooper
- 2005 - Dirty Diamonds
- 2008 - Along Came A Spider
- 2011 - Welcome 2 My Nightmare
- 2017 - Paranormal
- 2021 - Detroit Stories
Filmography
- 1970 - "Diary of a crazy housewife"
- 1978 - "Orchestra Club Lonely Hearts Sergeant Pepper"
- 1978 - "Sextet"
- 1985 - "Monster Dog"
- 1987 - "Prince Darkness"
- 1989 - "Electrost"
- 1991 - "Freddie Mortv. Last nightmare
- 1992 - "Winter World"
- 2001 - "Nightmare shelter"
- 2009 - "Summer"
- 2012 - "Gloomy Shadows"
- 2012 - "Bigfut"
- 2016 - "Supernatural"