Posted on 08/26/2004 10:51:35 AM PDT by AllTheRage
Alice Cooper Clarifies Comment About Rock, Politics
POSTED: 12:36 pm EDT August 26, 2004
When Alice Cooper said he thought rock stars who throw concerts to influence politics were treasonous in a recent interview, he didn't mean treason against the United States. Cooper has issued a statement clarifying his recent comments. Cooper said he had clearly said in the interview rock stars doing concerts for presidential candidates were guilty of "treason against rock and roll." He said he didn't mean treason against the president, the government or the U.S. He said people shouldn't vote for a candidate just because a rock star says so, "and that's true whether it's Bruce Springsteen or Alice Cooper."
Cooper added that rock and roll is rebellious and that spirit doesn't mix well with political fund-raisers and electoral campaigning. He said that's all he meant -- nothing more and nothing less.
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In fact, I'll go with the out of context definition. IMO the Left is treason defined.
Cool.
It would have been "cooler" if one of my bands had actually made it :)
BTTT
Alice was born in Detroit (or Ann Arbor, depending on source), relocated to Phoenix in his early 20s.
Also rumored to have lived in either Cleveland or Akron, OH for a time.
Well, I can relate.
Born in Missouri, raised in Michigan, high school in Wisconsin, college in Arizona.
Where am I from?
:)
Alice has class. He is a conservative Republican and isn't afraid to say so. He also golfs with Rush Limbaugh from what I hear.
However, he doesn't take himself too seriously and doesn't use his fame to push a political agenda.
However, the man is a hundred times more articulate and intelligent than Springsteen or John "Communist" Mellencamp, or the other has-beens.
Almost forgot, he's also a born-again Christian.
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Cooper said he had clearly said in the interview rock stars doing concerts for presidential candidates were guilty of "treason against rock and roll."
The status quo doesn't like it when you say that someone is co-opting rock and roll to push an agenda. Then again there is great symbolism in the fact that the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" inductions are more a tribute to album sales than genuine rockers (look who is there, who has been skipped, and the fact that the "band's existence" is clocked by when they finally got a major label album out).
The left was just upset to learn that Alice Cooper is a Republican. They'll cry their heads off over anything he says now.
Casey Kasem got it right the first time (in reference to U2 "No one gives a diddley s*** about what their names are...").
Scchool's back in?
Yes, he owns a bar and restaurant across the street from The Jake. It's named Alice Coopers'town.
Ah, the Tubes. I saw them on SCTV for the first time in the late 70s, they did "Susie Sushie", and I've been a fan ever since.
I saw him on a golf show a few years back- he nailed a chipshot with a pitching wedge right into the hole from about 50 feet.
He also talked about growing up with his dad who was a missionary to the Sioux indians. Every weekend they would go to the reservations and have church.
He talks to kids from time to time about the Lord. He says that they can't accuse him of being too old and not relating. He just answers, "What, are you kidding? I'm Alice Cooper!"
Been there!
Amen. I would say The Dave Matthews Band is the most overrated, but I don't think they even qualify as being part of the history of rock and roll.
Your describing the music industry in general. If somebody makes a big album, come out with a clone band/performer with a clone album. Originality is not rewarded, just record sales.
What is pathetic and hilarious at the same time, is when what the industry thinks sells and what they think people want to hear on the radio, conflicts with what is actually selling and what people are listening to. The soundtrack to 'O' Brother Where Art Thou' is a great example. It was snubbed many times, yet continued to sell, the tour did incredibly well, and many people were introduced to Bluegrass, and what country used to be (not the garbage that they target towards the under 30 audience).
This is why many execs are against devices like Apple's iPod - the labels/radio conglomerates are scared to death that people can load all the music they want up on a little device and listen to it where and when they want, without ads, and they aren't limited to the current chart toppers that Wal-Mart is pushing. They can't ingore such devices though, because it's an opportunity to make more money through online sales. It's funny how they are slowly signing the death sentence of an industry (radio) that they control/rely upon.
sorry for the rant, but I just find the industry pretty pathetic.
Why not, there are only 86 days before the Michigan victory over OSU...
It's easier for the industry to package and market what they want to sell to consumers than to actually find out what consumers want to hear (and few bands from small labels seem to be signed by majors these days; if they can't own your whole catalog, they don't want you).
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