That was very close to getting killed. Usually at pop festivals we have people jumping on stage.
Alice CooperThat's like making fun of a maniac because his brain isn't completely right, because he isn't in the norm.
Alice CooperIt's not like we did something wrong. We just burned down the church while the choir within sang religious songs.
Alice CooperWhen you believe in God, you've got to believe in the all-powerful God. He's not just God, He's the all-powerful God and He has total control over everyone's life. The Devil, on the other hand, is a real character that's trying his hardest to tear your life apart.
Alice CooperThey should invent some way to tape-record your dreams. I've written songs in my dreams that were Beatles songs. Then I'd wake up and they'd be gone.
Alice CooperWhen I moved to L. A. with this little wimpy garage band, the first people we met were the Doors. Then we met Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin. All of the people who died of excess were our big brothers and sisters. So I said to myself: How do you become a legend and enjoy it? The answer is to create a character as legendary as those guys and leave that character on the stage.
Alice Cooper