By the end of the '80s, Alice Cooper was back on the charts and back on the road for a comeback that continues to this day. Birth State: Michigan. After a chance meeting with music manager, Shep Gordon, following a disastrous gig and another wrongly-timed audition for record producer Frank Zappa's label, Straight Records, they bagged a three-album deal mostly because of their bizarreness. Our groups and ministries are places where we study Gods word, grow in relationships with others, and apply what we learn to real life. If Alice Cooper is really a Christian, why does he still perform as Alice Cooper? In this video, he gives the answer. "My father was a pastor, my grandfather was an evangelist. He plays six days a week, and every morning on the day of a show. I thought it was a deep sign of maturity.. That may come as a revelation to many, but not to the folks at First Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla. On a Sunday morning in February 2015, Senior Minister Barry Howard, who was in the building but not preaching that day, began to receive text messages and in-person alerts that Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, were seated in the sanctuary (center section, toward the back). Alice Cooper. 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. The Best and Worst of the 2023 Innings Festival in Tempe, Why Four Phoenix Punk Bands Are Helping the People GCU Wants to Evict, Best Phoenix Concerts This Week: Trippie Redd, Eagles, Betty Who, Phoenix's Sliced Limes' Indie Fusion Rock Shines on Their New Album, Best Phoenix Concerts This Weekend: Kenia Os, Innings Fest, Grieves. 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. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. Cooper was raised a Mormon, turned into a rock 'n roll cliche, then converted to born-again Christianity in the 80s. 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. The singer is the son of a lay preacher and was raised in the church as a child. He loved rock and roll. God gives gifts in order that we may love Him and love others. His 2011 album 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare' made it to No.22 on the US charts, while his last album so far, 'Paranormal', reached No.32. "Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me," the legendary . The band's eventual 'shock rock' reputation was also the result of an accident involving a chicken at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert in September 1969, which had became a sensation on tabloids. Cooper was also interviewed by DC Beacon for HM: The Hard Music Magazine. The band's most successful album was 'Billion Dollar Babies', released in 1973, which reached the top of both the US and UK charts. McCartney is vaguely liberal, maybe? "People have a very warped view of Christianity. 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. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer became a Christian late in life and had been publicly sharing his testimony. He says his pastor told him God doesnt make mistakes, and that he gave Cooper that platform to share his testimony. They have now been married for almost 45 years. I'm nothing more than that. Cooper said he never went to Alcoholics Anonymous, and gives credit solely to God for never craving alcohol or drugs after leaving rehab. 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. "It's really easy to focus on Alice Cooper and not on Christ," he said in a 2014 interview with Hard Music magazine. In one interview, Cooper said, I grew up in a Christian house. I grew up in the church, went as far away as I could from it almost died and then came back to the church." Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, attend Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. 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(Cooper had previously sung "King Herod's Song" for a 1996 London cast recording of the musical, though he didn't perform in the role. Now he's committed to helping his peers and said he even gave a Bible to self-professed satanist Marilyn Manson. 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. On Presidents Day weekend, one of those long weekends when Schools Out, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Damon Furnier, better known as Alice Cooper and his wife Sheryl, joined us for worship at First Baptist Pensacola, unannounced. 2023 Baptist News Global. When Cooper was younger, he did missionarywork with his father. They think it's all very precise and we never do wrong and we're praying all day and we're right-wing. Joe is a devout Evangelical Christian. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/alice-cooper-8853.php. he once told The Sun UK. Alice Cooper certainly does play a lot of golf. Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. '", When asked if he was ashamed to say he believed in Jesus Christ, the rock star replied with a confident "no. Don Henley? Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. I grew up in the church, went as far away as I could from it almost died and then came back to the church. Just look at the magazine cover to the right. We invite you to join us online each Sunday at 9:00am for a live service and message. Find out where you can serve and put your gifts to use at Parkside. 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'. 2023 Baptist News Global. He returned to the music sphere with the albums 'Constrictor' (1986) and 'Raise Your Fist and Yell' (1987), but his 1989 'Grammy'-nominated album 'Trash' became his most successful album of the decade. BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. The band, renamed themselves as 'Nazz' and began traveling regularly to Los Angeles for shows, in 1967. Alice Cooper had a major wake-up call nearly 40 years ago, when he found himself throwing up blood. Cooper admitted that he once contemplated changing his name after he came to faith in Christ but his pastor advised him not to. It reached peak position in the US and UK charts and was certified platinum in the US. 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. The congregation has had practice with other celebrities, mostly politicians from Pensacola or stumping in the city during election seasons, Howard said. The band faced increasing pressures from political groups and also fell apart internally following the release of their final album, 'Muscle of Love', released later that year. I knew who Jesus Christ was, and I was denying him. 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 . Cooper hosted the event, which was free and open to the public. "It was rather inspiring to learn that Alice Cooper prioritizes a time for worship during his busy travel schedule," Howard wrote in the March 9, 2015 column. Geez, thats a good reason right there to vote for Bush. The 71-year-old also testified to how Jesus saved him from his sinful life, including an addiction to cocaine. It was saying, 'Hey, if you want what the world has to offer you, that's all you're going to get'," Cooper stressed. He says, 'Look where he put you. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Even his wifes father was a pastor. Photo by Biha via Wikimedia Commons.Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.. Alice Cooper might be the last person you'd ever expect to have gotten sober. I woke up and I called her and I said, 'It's done.' Name: Alice Cooper. I'm a rock singer. Why do you believe this? I just say nothing else speaks to my heart. In fact, there was a pretty big crowd that day and I didnt even notice that they were in the congregation. 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? Once through rehab for drug and alcohol addiction, Cooper called his estranged wife and told her, Its done! He proved to Sheryl that he was sober, and Cooper and his wife reconciled a year later. A Christian news site published a blog last month about rock star Alice Cooper, the performer known for his outlandish costumes, demonic makeup and huge snakes during performances. 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. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. 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. ", 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. Telling his story, Cooper recalls his wife grabbing him by the ear and telling him, Hey, the partys over.. He was nicknamed "the godfather of shock rock" for his style of heavy metal music performance. As it is on most Sundays, it was an encouraging day of worship for our church family. People will listen to a guy like you," said Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California. 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. [4], Apparently, its how hes always been, and how he remains to this day. What if you're Alice Cooper but now you're following Christ. Alice Cooper was born as Vincent Damon Furnier on February 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to pastor, Ether Moroni Furnier, and his wife, Ella Mae. Alice Cooper was in a relationship with the GTOs member Miss Christine, who died of an overdose on November 5, 1972. Hes a villain, but at the same time, hell slip on a banana peel.. Howard, who didnt get a chance to meet the singer, said he later learned Cooper had been on his way from a gig in Texas to another in Orlando. QUICK FACTS. "I teach Bible study, I'm sort of a substitute," Cooper told Nati Celebrity Services vice president Chris Riddick at the celebrity flag football game at the Super Bowl in Arizona on Saturday, jokingly adding "if nobody shows up, I'm the bottom-of-the-barrel guy.". Although famous rock 'n' roll star Alice Cooper grew up in the church, he strayed from his Christian roots over his 50-year career as a performer. 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. Cooper was raised a devout Mormon, a religion his family converted to when he was 11. Alice Cooper was in a relationship with the GTOs member Miss Christine, who died of an overdose on November 5, 1972. We invite you and ask you to help us update this wiki by editing it. When we come to worship, we stand on level ground before the Cross of Jesus Christ, Howard said. Hope youll give us another try and check out some other articles. I'm nothing more than that. ", "People talk about Alice being a rebel there was never more of a rebel than Jesus Christ," he said. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Phoenix's independent source of Cooper's grandfather Thurman Sylvester Furnier served as an apostle for the church. Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a minister. Linda Ronstadt? Although he has always been a believer, he once acknowledged that he wasn't a Christian during his rock star years "because I wasn't living the lifestyle," according to the Independent UK. He says his father summed up the theatrics by telling Cooper, I know the character youre playing. Why so much outrage over the burning of an LGBT Pride flag? Here's how. I learned that Cooper teaches Sunday School on occasion at his local church, and that he frequently attends worship services and Bible study gatherings while he is on the road. Gather16 | Alice Cooper from Evangelical Covenant Church on Vimeo. The couple met when Sheryl began dancing in his stage performances in 1975. Hes wrong. 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. 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! Tweet. 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. Rock should never be in bed with politics.[3]. Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier and later changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975. If you are searching for a home church or just beginning to consider the claims of Christ, we hope you'll join us this Sunday to sing, pray, and study the Bible. 4. In fact, hes highly critical of rock musicians who get political, saying: To me, thats treason. Best Known For: Considered . 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]. His 25th studio album, 'Along Came a Spider', released in 2008, peaked at No.53 in the US and No.31 in the UK. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson thinks he redeemed himself. Parkside Locations. Alice Cooper was born with the name Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan. Your lifestyle is now your testimony," he recounted his pastor telling him. 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. 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. Cooper remains an active (and touring) rock star, performing as part of the supergroup Hollywood Vampires. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. It has nothing to do with that.". "I went to my pastor and I said, 'I think I've gotta quit being Alice Cooper now.' And she goes, 'Right. However, after living the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, Cooper felt empty. His wife, Sheryl Goddard, with whom he shares three children, co-founded a women's aerobic ministry at Camelback. Before the pandemic, Cooper was playing 200 shows a year and stays active playing many rounds of golf throughout the week. 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. 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. Cooper is very outspoken about his political viewsthose being that he has none. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. We hope you will! In a 2018 interview with New York Daily News, he said: "My wife and I are both Christian. 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