Alice Cooper: 'I want my shows to take you as far away as possible from politics'

Guardian UK ^ | Saturday, December 29, 2018 | Interviewed by James McMahon

[SunkenCiv]

I don’t like to mix politics and rock’n’roll. I don’t look at Bono, Sting and Bruce Springsteen as political. I look at them as being humanitarian. I’ll contribute to anything humanitarian. Helping people who can’t help themselves. But when musicians are telling people who to vote for, I think that’s an abuse of power. You’re telling your fans not to think for themselves, just to think like you. Rock’n’roll is about freedom – and that’s not freedom. I want my shows to take you as far away as possible from politics. It’s supposed to be an escape from the world we’re living in. And you know the next president is going to be worse than Trump, right?

[SunkenCiv]

subtitled, "The musician, 70, on avoiding politics, cheating at golf and having understanding parents."

[SunkenCiv]

Anyone who can still pull it off at his age is fine with me. Well, most of the time. :^)

[Salamander]

You didn’t ping me.

Go to your room.

[Salamander]

Alice played golf with Trump.

[gundog]

He hasn’t caught any flack over his transphobic “Only Women Bleed”? It’s been 40 years, but hate is hard, right?

[gundog]

Hate is hate. F@cking autokorrect

[ifinnegan]

It’s hard to tell what he’s even talking about.

It sounds like he buys in to and contributes to any cause Sting, Bono or Springsteen peddle.

[SunkenCiv]

Silly me. Hey, how did you know I wasn't in my room? ('Civ peeks out the venetian blinds)

[SunkenCiv]

That whole post was raped and freezin’.

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/vincefurnier/index

[McGruff]

My mother lives with me. She’s a tiger. She’s 95 and is my biggest fan. If you say anything bad about Alice Cooper, she’ll be on top of you. I was lucky to get the parents I did.

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, heh, I don’t think I’d mess with anyone tough enough to live that long.

[SunkenCiv]

Long Way To Go

[HHFi]

That’s the exact opposite of what he’s saying. Don’t badmouth Alice Cooper when you don’t know him. He’s not only a Republican, he and his wife are devoted Christians, extremely active in their church and community.

http://sonorannews.com/2018/12/19/alice-cooper-goes-santa/?fbclid=IwAR3znWPhdNGLOCeEh2Itsbs34cKn50nnXq7wilaB2lkAqdS6KRJ1MaByfCA

He still puts on the best show in rock (saw him just last October and he was great and completely politics-free), and his new album “Paranormal” is better than anything put out by any band less than half his age. My wife is a singer who votes in the Grammy Awards, and we’ve been listening to this year’s appallingly bad nominees. None of them can hold a candle to “Fallen in Love (And I Can’t Get Up)” by Alice from the new album, with guitar by Billy Gibbons.

[Salamander]

I. Just. Know.

[Salamander]

He is a member of the knife thrower’s hall of fame and used to go shooting in the canyon, for kicks.

Don’t mess with Alice.

[Salamander]

Heh.

I just posted a link to that video on a pro-tranny FB thread in which a ‘trans-man’ was whining about still having periods.

[Salamander]

The sound of A is everywhere...

[SunkenCiv]

LOL

[Dr. Sivana]

How can he avoid politics at his shows and still play his biggest hits?