Cooper hosted the event, which was free and open to the public. Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on lead vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. Stars! Everyone said, Oh you have such great willpower. I said, No, God has great willpower. But now the star is taking on the role of King Herod in NBC's live performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, and in a new interview with the New York Daily News he opens up about how Christianity saved him from addiction. They dressed up as the Beatles with wigs and costumes, and performed parodies of their songs, which earned overwhelming response from the audience and won them the show title. Their next album 'Killer' (1971) surpassed the success of its predecessor by reaching No.21 on the U.S. 'Billboard 200' charts and included hit singles like 'Under My Wheels', 'Be My Lover' and 'Halo of Flies'. No One Knows. He subsequently lived with Cindy Lang for several year before separating in 1975, following which she sued him for palimony. His condition was a result of alcoholism wreaking havoc on his internal organs. Before the pandemic, Cooper was playing 200 shows a year and stays active playing many rounds of golf throughout the week. Accredited member of the Evangelical Press Association. But it wasn't until he quit drinking and drugging in the '80s that he dedicated his life to Christ, partly at the urging of his wife, Sheryl. He was not there as a notorious entertainer. Having grown up with a father who was a preacher, Cooper has always had religion in his life. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, attended service at the invitation of his . Awards', and has received two 'Grammy' nominations in 1984 and 1997. When Cooper was younger, he did missionarywork with his father. The band's most successful album was 'Billion Dollar Babies', released in 1973, which reached the top of both the US and UK charts. On the Sunday that Alice Cooper came to church, quietly and without notoriety, he heard an A+ sermon from our Student Pastor and he joined his voice with others in singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. "My dad was a pastor and he was an evangelist for 25 years. After discovering that the Coopers had joined us for worship, I revisited a few of those stories and even watched a video of his testimony on YouTube. His popularity waned again in the next decade, which only saw two releases from him, 'Hey Stoopid' (1991) and 'The Last Temptation' (1994). Its ingrained in First Baptist culture that rock-star status ends at the door on Sunday mornings, he said. Cooper explained that with all the pastors in his life, from his grandfather to his dad, he had strong prayer happening for him. I grew up in a Christian home. Alice Cooper has been honored as a 'Legend' at the 'Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards' and the 'Kerrang! But despite his profession of faith, the Detroit native stressed in a past interview that he's not a theologian or any kind of expert on Christianity, so he doesn't want people to looking to him for answers. In a 2016 interview with Newsweek, he spoke about his gory stage show and why he loves performing with Hollywood Vampires: "It's like a modern-day vaudeville, a sort of hard-rock horror cabaret. Rock should never be in bed with politics.[3]. On the Sunday that Alice Cooper came to church, quietly and without notoriety, he heard an A+ sermon from our Student Pastor and he joined his voice with others in singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. His 25th studio album, 'Along Came a Spider', released in 2008, peaked at No.53 in the US and No.31 in the UK. I'm nothing more than that. Alice Cooper was born with the name Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan. Video. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, attend Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Alice Cooper was in a relationship with the GTOs member Miss Christine, who died of an overdose on November 5, 1972. Just look at the magazine cover to the right. [4], Apparently, its how hes always been, and how he remains to this day. Cooper shared his powerful testimony with Harvest Christian Fellowships senior pastorGreg Laurieduring an exclusiveinterviewin 2019. In fact, hes highly critical of rock musicians who get political, saying: To me, thats treason. Hope youll give us another try and check out some other articles. This wiki was last updated on 3 Sep 2012 by: Today we're opening contributions to all readers. Of course, as the episodes went by, aspects their past relationship became clearer and clearer and later came to a head when it was revealed that FP was the father of Charles, the son Alice gave birth to when she was . Their fifth studio album, 'School's Out', reached No.2 on the US charts, while the title single became recognized as a classic rock track. Veteran rock musician Alice Cooper shared recently that he volunteers as a substitute Sunday school teacher at his local church. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, attend Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. He said, I love the music; I cant abide the lifestyle. Cooper says what he does on stage is only a character he plays. Following a brief link-up with actress, Raquel Welch, in 1976, he married ballerina instructor and choreographer, Sheryl Goddard, who performed in his shows. Alice Cooper's Satanic So-Called "Christian Walk" Alice Cooper has become extremely wealth by glorifying sin, leading millions of fans into lives of alcoholism, drugs, sexual immorality, rebellion and reckless behavior since the mid 1960's. Here's the shameful video biography of Alice Cooper. 'Alice Cooper teaching Bible class? Want to share a story? In a 2018 interview with New York Daily News, he said: "My wife and I are both Christian. He was nicknamed "the godfather of shock rock" for his style of heavy metal music performance. "I went to my pastor and I said, 'I think I've gotta quit being Alice Cooper now.' Their next album, 'Easy Action', failed despite the media attention, following which they relocated to Pontiac, Michigan, where their violent stage theatrics were better received and helped their third album 'Love It to Death' succeed. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer became a Christian late in life and had been publicly sharing his testimony. Gather16 | Alice Cooper from Evangelical Covenant Church on Vimeo. Alice Cooper had a major wake-up call nearly 40 years ago, when he found himself throwing up blood. In a year I was a religious whiz kid.[1]. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Iconic 73-year-old rock legend and devout Christian Alice Cooper shared withPage Sixthat not only does he pray and read theBibleevery day, but he credits his faith in God for his sobriety. It earned platinum certifications in US and Canada. So he checked himself into rehab. So, I was like, we were PKs preachers kids so we married each other., After some prodigal years early in his career, Cooper said he stopped drinking and started going back to church with his wife. Hell was going to be the worst place ever. Cooper was raised a devout Mormon, a religion his family converted to when he was 11. I call it treason against rock-and-roll, because rock is the antithesis of politics. Archuleta is non-political. Cooper is completely non-political and admits he couldn't care less about politics. "One of my albums, The Last Temptation, was being sold in Christian bookstores and my record company couldn't figure out why. The band continued on as Billion Dollar Babies, but they only released one rather shitty album before disbanding. Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, was Elated When He Got The News. He plays six days a week, and every morning on the day of a show. Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. However, I became a little more curious when one of our ministers reported, Alice Cooper and his wife came out my door and shook my hand. And on Monday I confirmed that Alice Cooper was indeed in Pensacola, had dined at one of our excellent seafood restaurants, had played golf at our top notch Country Club, and had joined our church family for worship. He said, " Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me ." This was very serious. Revival at Kentucky college faces hurdles from school leadership, moves worship off-campus, Elon Musk taking on 'danger' posed by woke AI including tool created by company he co-founded, Police rescue 40 children kidnapped by Ugandan man posing as Christian charity leader, Christian college asks Supreme Court to stop Biden's trans dorm directive. Its safe to say that the good little Mormon boy had disappeared. His family suddenly became religiously active when he was 11-12 years of age, and he accompanied his father to the church every day. My grandfather was a pastor for 75 years. '", When asked if he was ashamed to say he believed in Jesus Christ, the rock star replied with a confident "no. Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone by making a one-time donation today. Growing up with a pastor for a father, Alice knew he could find solace in the faith he grew up in. The Poison rocker said he was never an aggressive or meandrunk, but would drink at least an entire case of beer a day to obtain what he called that golden buzz. It wasnt until his ballet instructor wife Sheryl Goddard filed fordivorcein 1983 after nearly 7 years of marriage and three children that Cooper realized he had a drug andalcoholproblem he needed deal with. Encouraged by the positive response, they decided to form a real band and renamed themselves the 'Spiders', with Cooper as the lead vocalist. These days, he attends church regularly and participates in Bible study. And she goes, 'Right. Now hes a devout born-again Christian who defends Jesus from his contemporary shock-rockers like Marilyn Manson, a fellow who is pretty down on Christianity. Little Betty ate a pound of aspirin She got them from the shelf upon the wall Betty's mommy wasn't there to save her She didn't hear, hear her little baby call Dead babies can't take care of themselves Dead babies can't take things off the shelf Well, we didn't want you anyway Lalala-lalalalalala-la Daddy is an agrophile in Texas Mommy's on the bar most every night Little Betty's sleeping in . If you are searching for a home church or just beginning to consider the claims of Christ, we hope youll join us this Sunday to sing, pray, and study the Bible. It was rather inspiring to learn that Alice Cooper prioritizes a time for worship during his busy travel schedule. 2023 Baptist News Global. Mr. Furnier (aka, Alice Cooper) is known as the "Godfather of Shock Rock!" Cooper (who has a net worth of $40,000,000 [ 1]) actually says it offends him when people call him "Satanic." Well, he is 100% Satanic! "I think part of that is their faith.". ", Related: Alice Cooper on reuniting with his old band and starting a supergroup with Johnny Depp, That said, he doesn't have trouble reconciling his shock-heavy musical persona with his religious beliefs. When a celebrity comes to church, they usually prefer anonymity. Cooper was raised a devout Mormon, a religion his family converted to when he was 11. Here's how. "A motivating factor," says Cooper, who grew up in a trailer park, and says they had "one present" at Christmas, "doesn't mean rich people go to Hell. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. But many others know him for his Christian faith. An extraordinarily large number of middle school and high school students were seated together, front and center, in colored Wise Up! tee shirts as our worship time served as a grand conclusion to Disciple Now Weekend, a huge event devoted to equipping and instructing teens to make wise life choices. And that's what really motivated me. You have this platform to reach people. "People have a very warped view of Christianity. . When we come to worship, we stand on level ground before the Cross of Jesus Christ, Howard said. Even the doctor said, This is an absolute miracle. I said, Why? They said, Well, you should be hiding bottles all over the house and you should be sneaking drugs. I said, I have absolutely no desire for that at all., So what did Coopers pastor and evangelist father think of his theatricalrock lifestylethat includes songs Feed My Frankenstein, Halo of Flies, Black Juju, Go to Hell, and Dead Babies? He muses about sitting between such political rocker icons as John Lennon and Harry Nilsson while they argued politics and thinking, I dont care.[5]. Want to share a story? All rights reserved. Thirty-seven years ago, Alice Cooper awoke throwing up blood. During the 2004 election season, he said: When I read the list of people who are supporting Kerry, if I wasnt already a Bush supporter, I would have immediately switched. This isn't entirely a new development. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Like. I thought it was a deep sign of maturity.. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. One of the deals was we start going to church. He did more digging and learned Cooper had grown up a pastors kid and had done mission work on Native American reservations in Arizona. But now the star is taking on the role of King Herod in NBC's live performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, and in a new. Tweet. Cooper was raised a Mormon, turned into a rock 'n roll cliche, then converted to born-again Christianity in the 80s. Cooper isn't bringing ECC leadership to one of his shows or to. QUICK FACTS. I think I might have been hallucinating; I don't know. ago. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. Hes wrong. Three big numbers that tell the story of secularization in America, West Virginians clash over religious freedom bill at hearing, White supremacists behind over 80% of extremism-related U.S. murders in 2022, Jimmy Carter Was Americas Evangelical-in-Chief. As far as I know there were no autographs, no photos, and certainly no selfies with Cooper in the background. The congregation has had practice with other celebrities, mostly politicians from Pensacola or stumping in the city during election seasons, Howard said. Cooper would even go so far as to do the opposite of what everyone else is doing just to make a point. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. Cooper, a born-again Christian and reformed alcoholic, regularly attends the interdenominational church called Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, where he sometimes teaches Bible study. Hes a villain, but at the same time, hell slip on a banana peel.. Alice looks like a Goth clown. OPINION: Views expressed in Baptist News Global columns and commentaries are solely those of the authors. The Lord really convicted me, saying, look, its time to make a decision here.. He has been called the godfather of shock-rock, mixing elements of horror movies into acts that have included an unpalatable array of guillotines, fake blood, baby dolls and boa constrictors, Mark Ellis wrote in a God Reports blog for The Christian Post. Gender: Male. 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As the '70s drew to an end, alcoholism and drug abuse threw the notorious singer's life into chaos. Alice Cooper was a band first, then the band split when the person behind the Alice Cooper persona wanted to go in a more theatrical direction as opposed to only going for the music. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. We studied the Bible and the Book of Mormon backward and forward. We hope you will! Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion, Alice Cooper and His 'Dead Drunk Friends', The Unlikely Acts Behind Rejected Bond Theme Songs, The Life and Times of the Parental Advisory Label, Marilyn Manson, Injured But Not Defeated: An Interview. He says his pastor told him God doesnt make mistakes, and that he gave Cooper that platform to share his testimony. Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier and later changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975. ", Although he struggled with alcoholism before embracing religion, Alice said that he doesn't have trouble reconciling his shock-heavy musical persona with his religious beliefs. The singer is the son of a lay preacher and was raised in the church as a child. "Sheryl had gone she had gone to Chicago and said, 'I can't watch this,'" Alice recalled about the moment when he accepted Jesus into his life. Alice Cooper. Let's not forget that, Why revival must be tethered to Scripture, Revelation 9: The pit, the smoke and hideous demon creatures, Thousand Foot Krutch Joins Alice Cooper's Christmas Event Benefiting Teens, Alice Cooper Urges Fans Not to Adhere to 'Celebrity Christianity,' But Still Pens Songs With 'Better Message'. "It's really easy to focus on Alice Cooper and not on Christ," he said in a 2014 interview with Hard Music magazine. Cooper, who has 26 albums under his belt, isn't alone in his dabbling into ministry. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson thinks he redeemed himself. "My wife and I are both Christian," the 70-year-old said. Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a minister. Alice Cooper is as unsaved as the Devil himself. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!which also stars John Legend as Jesus Christ and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdaleneis scheduled to premiere on April 1, which is Easter Sunday. Homes - Celebrity - Entertainment - Musicians. pic.twitter.com/nuHeZX3ms5. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. He says: The church was suddenly everything to us, a religion, a social life, a new family. Howard said he was so moved by Cooper's story that he decided wrote a column about the rocker's visit for Baptist News Global. Both Cooper and his wife were raised in Christian families. In 2012, Cooper opened the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Phoenix, which is a music center for teens that is designed to keep them off the streets. Return to homepage. July 16, 2019. When he isnt jamming in concert, rock star Alice Cooper is often found visiting churches during his tours. When he was 33, Alice (whose real name is Vince Furnier) woke up vomiting blood and was taken to hospital. You can make anything an idol. Joe is non-political, at least publicly, but has encouraged his fans to vote. He loved rock and roll. "They respect you because you're you. The theologian shared that they had a great time, saying, He was an absolute delight to play with [and] was very committed to his Christian faith.. McCartney is a born-again Christian. Hope youll give us another try and check out some other articles. Alistair Begg Interviews Alice Cooper. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, at a young age and still lives in the state today. Why so much outrage over the burning of an LGBT Pride flag? Don Henley? He also discovered that Coopers Christian faith is a mature one that includes regular church attendance and teaching Sunday school. Linda Ronstadt? Your lifestyle is now your testimony. His dad was a pastor and his grandfather was a pastor. We invite you to join us online each Sunday at 9:00am for a live service and message. Birth Country: United States. Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone by making a one-time donation today. Cooper is very outspoken about his political viewsthose being that he has none. Archuleta is a devout Mormon. May 18, 2021 Iconic 73-year-old rock legend and devout Christian Alice Cooper shared with Page Six that not only does he pray and read the Bible every day, but he credits his faith in God for his sobriety. Want to help your child build lasting, meaningful friendships? Of course, stardom set in and Cooper reveled in it. 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A few hours after the service I happened to notice a few social media posts from members who wished they could have met Mr. and Mrs. Alice Cooper at church today. At first I assumed that they had seen someone in our service who resembled Alice Cooper. Cooper reportedly attends church regularly and participates in Bible study. Cooper said he never went to Alcoholics Anonymous, and gives credit solely to God for never craving alcohol or drugs after leaving rehab. The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) received a video invitation from Phoenix native and legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper. 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Watch Greg Lauries full interview with Alice Cooperbelow: Jesse is the Content Editor for ChurchLeaders and Site Manager for ChristianNewsNow. I'm not a philosopher. Why was Alice Cooper in our worship service? The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) received a, Become a member to support the independent voice of Phoenix Pin. The 67-year-old rock-n-roll star has been Grandpa to twin boys, Riot and Falcon, for a few months already, according to a new report on Thursday. "Theres nothing in Christianity that says I can't be a rock star," he said. Cooper and his wife, the daughter of a Baptist minister, launched a Christian youthcenter in Scottsdale, Ariz. Howard said he was so moved by Coopers story that he decided wrote a column about the rockers visit for Baptist News Global. All rights reserved. Now he's committed to helping his peers and said he even gave a Bible to self-professed satanist Marilyn Manson. In some circles, Alice Cooper is best known for writing "School's Out" (which he did) and for biting the head off a live chicken and drinking its blood onstage (which he did not). If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends). Thats really a shame. In one interview, Cooper said, I grew up in a Christian house. We hope you will! You're a rock star but you don't live the rock life. Their first album, 'Pretties for You' (1969), which was an experimental presentation of their psychedelic rock music, was a critical and commercial failure. There were handshakes and well wishes and invitations to return whenever passing through again. In fear, I came back to the Lord. 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