The reality was even parodied in Depp’s version of “Dark Shadows”.
Barnabas, speaking of Alice Cooper; “Ugliest woman I’ve ever seen.”
In the beginning, people showed up expecting to see a blonde folk singer.
The handicapped people in the front row of the concert tore apart the chicken and Frank Zappa counseled the horrified Alice to not deny it, as “any publicity is good publicity”.
There are videos of what actually happened.
Why it’s even still a question is beyond me.
“Chickens have wings, I thought it would fly away.”