He subsequently lived with Cindy Lang for several year before separating in 1975, following which she sued him for palimony. And I totally believe it.[2]. Unbeknownst to many, he comes from generations of pastors. Everyone said, Oh you have such great willpower. I said, No, God has great willpower. Alice Cooper is widely known for his shocking concert performances. Birth Country: United States. One of the deals was we start going to church. ", The 71-year-old Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. Cooper admitted that he once contemplated changing his name after he came to faith in Christ but his pastor advised him not to. They have now been married for almost 45 years. In 2012, Cooper opened the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Phoenix, which is a music center for teens that is designed to keep them off the streets. Cooper explained that with all the pastors in his life, from his grandfather to his dad, he had strong prayer happening for him. ago. Video. But many others know him for his Christian faith. But he's the spawn of the Devil!'" Cooper's grandfather Thurman Sylvester Furnier served as an apostle for the church. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. Having grown up with a father who was a preacher, Cooper has always had religion in his life. OPINION: Views expressed in Baptist News Global columns and commentaries are solely those of the authors. They contain multitudes. He subsequently lived with Cindy Lang for several year before separating in 1975, following which she sued him for palimony. Birth date: February 4, 1948. Singer Alice Cooper performs after being inducted during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York March 14, 2011. What if you're Alice Cooper, but what if you're now following Christ? Join the New Times community and help support Shock Rocker Alice Cooper Prays Every Day and Gives God Credit for Steven Curtis Chapman First Contemporary Christian Artist To Earn 50th No. "A motivating factor," says Cooper, who grew up in a trailer park, and says they had "one present" at Christmas, "doesn't mean rich people go to Hell. Regarding the Bible, Cooper once said that he believes in the Old Testament as well as evolution and he believes that God created the world in seven days. Finally, I looked in the mirror and it looked like my makeup, but it was blood coming down [from my eyes]. Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. Yet many would be surprised to learn of his Christian roots and his homecoming to the faith after sowing his oats as the ultimate prodigal.. He was there as a fellow worshipper alongside spiritual family members who share a common confession, yet who travel a lot of different roads through life. 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. "Sheryl had gone she had gone to Chicago and said, 'I can't watch this,'" Alice recalled about the moment when he accepted Jesus into his life. Alice Cooper's first solo album, 'Welcome to My Nightmare', is considered his best work so far. 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. Encouraged by the positive response, they decided to form a real band and renamed themselves the 'Spiders', with Cooper as the lead vocalist. Cooper was raised a devout Mormon, a religion his family converted to when he was 11. Gather16 | Alice Cooper from Evangelical Covenant Church on Vimeo. His next four albums in the new century 'Brutal Planet' (2000), 'Dragontown' (2001), 'The Eyes of Alice Cooper' (2003) and 'Dirty Diamonds' (2005) barely managed to stay in the US 'Billboard 200' albums chart. 'Alice Cooper teaching Bible class? "'Look where He (God) put you. Read our republishing, terms of use and privacy policies here. McCartney is a born-again Christian. If Alice Cooper is really a Christian, why does he still perform as Alice Cooper? In this video, he gives the answer. SOdhner 3 mo. Iconic 73-year-old rock legend and devout Christian Alice Cooper shared withPage Sixthat not only does he pray and read theBibleevery day, but he credits his faith in God for his sobriety. 2023 ChurchLeaders.com, All rights reserved. But it was also inspiring, Howard said in the blog and in an interview on Friday, that his church responded with calm and respect to the presence of a global celebrity in their midst. In the 80s, Cooper says the divine intervened and cured him of his alcoholism and various other vices. In 2017, desperately searching for truth and hoping to have peace in her life, Peer stumbled across a video of famous heavy metal musician Alice Cooper. Joe is a devout Evangelical Christian. These days, he attends church regularly and participates in Bible study. Alice looks like a Goth clown. I even had entire scriptures memorized. There's a Cooper Rd in Gilbert , but its named after a dairy-farmer-turned-state-congressman . "It's really easy to focus on Alice Cooper and not on Christ," he said in a 2014 interview with Hard Music magazine. 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. On-stage, he's known for his over . "I'm a rock singer. You have this platform to reach people. children: Calico Cooper, Dashiell Cooper, Sonora Cooper, Founder/Co-Founder: Solid Rock Foundation, education: Lutheran High School Westland, Cortez High School, See the events in life of Alice Cooper in Chronological Order, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJuycmCBR2c, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_Cooper_-_2017217165130_2017-08-05_Wacken_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_0928_-_B70I1993.jpg. 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! "One of my albums, The Last Temptation, was being sold in Christian bookstores and my record company couldn't figure out why. Your lifestyle is now your testimony," he recounted his pastor telling him. Alice Cooper (pictured) performs with 3 original band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith during Music Biz 2017. He said, I love the music; I cant abide the lifestyle. Cooper says what he does on stage is only a character he plays. Geez, thats a good reason right there to vote for Bush. My father was a pastor, my grandfather was an evangelist. 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. In fact, hes highly critical of rock musicians who get political, saying: To me, thats treason. Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, was Elated When He Got The News. He took it from me, he shared. Accredited member of the Evangelical Press Association. He has been called the godfather of shock-rock, mixing elements of horror movies into acts that have included an unpalatable array of guillotines, fake blood, baby dolls and boa constrictors, Mark Ellis wrote in a God Reports blog for The Christian Post. I consider myself low on the totem pole of knowledgeable Christians. They think it's all very precise and we never do wrong and we're praying all day and we're right-wing. Alice Cooper was born with the name Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan. Alice Cooper's House in Phoenix, AZ (Google Maps) Phoenix, Arizona (AZ), US. Your lifestyle is now your testimony. This doesnt speak to my intellect, it doesnt speak to my logic it speaks right to my heart and right to my soul, deeper than anything Ive ever thought of. 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 interview with the New York Daily News he opens up about how Christianity saved him from addiction. Who Will Pay for the SBCs Abuse Reforms Over the Long Term? We studied the Bible and the Book of Mormon backward and forward. Don Henley? Vincent Furnier, who had already changed his name legally to 'Alice Cooper' to avoid legal complications over ownership of the band name, released the album 'Welcome to My Nightmare as a solo artist in 1975. 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. Shock rocker Cooper - whose real name is Vincent Damon Furnier - and Goddard married in 1976. PHOTO CREDIT: Alice Cooper 2015 by Ralph Arvesen. All rights reserved. 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The congregation has had practice with other celebrities, mostly politicians from Pensacola or stumping in the city during election seasons, Howard said. In one interview, Cooper said, I grew up in a Christian house. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Then Ellis sprung some news on his readers that might be more shocking about Cooper than black-and-red striped pants and a leather pants and his trademark devilish grimace. Having. Stars! What a fascinating conversation that must have been. Heaven will be diverse. Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier and later changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975. However, after living the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, Cooper felt empty. Hell was going to be the worst place ever. Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on lead vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. He has avoided what he calls 'celebrity Christianity' and told HM: "It's really easy to focus on Alice Cooper and not on Christ. I knew that there had to either come a point where I either accepted Christ and started living that life, or if I died in this, I was in a lot of trouble. "I grew up in a Christian household," Cooper told NBC News in 1996. The Lord really convicted me, saying, look, its time to make a decision here.. Alice hates going to church, but I go every Sunday.". "I went to my pastor and I said, 'I think I've gotta quit being Alice Cooper now.' Why so much outrage over the burning of an LGBT Pride flag? 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. "Alice and Sheryl are so committed to each other and to their kids," Lisa Savale, one of Sheryl's closest friends, once said. Cooper, who has 26 albums under his belt, isn't alone in his dabbling into ministry. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. 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 attended Washington Elementary School and Nankin Mills Jr. High in Detroit, but later enrolled into Cortez High School after the family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona. "My father was a pastor, my grandfather was an evangelist. The singer is the son of a lay preacher and was raised in the church as a child. McCartney is vaguely liberal, maybe? So he checked himself into rehab. 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 . Now he's committed to helping his peers and said he even gave a Bible to self-professed satanist Marilyn Manson. People will listen to a guy like you," said Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California. "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. 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If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends). Both Cooper and his wife were raised in Christian families. There were handshakes and well wishes and invitations to return whenever passing through again. 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. Joe is non-political, at least publicly, but has encouraged his fans to vote. Like. I knew who Jesus Christ was, and I was denying him. In a shortvideoclip of Pastor Greg Laurie's interview with Cooper, the rocker explains why he's still a member of Hollywood Vampires alongside Johnny Depp and Aerosmith's Joe Perry and has maintained his trademark lookwhile performing songs such as his latest, "The Boogeyman Surprise.". Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone by making a one-time donation today. ", 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. I think I might have been hallucinating; I don't know. I grew up in a Christian home. He was not there as a notorious entertainer. I'm nothing more than that. 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In 1966, guitarist John Tatum, was replaced by Michael Bruce and the band began playing at bars and on stage, eventually coming up with their first original single, the local hit 'Don't Blow Your Mind'. But it wasn't until he quit drinking and drugging in the '80s that he dedicated his life to Christ, partly at the urging of his wife, Sheryl. 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. We invite you to join us online each Sunday at 9:00am for a live service and message. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Parkside Locations. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. When he was 33, Alice (whose real name is Vince Furnier) woke up vomiting blood and was taken to hospital. My grandfather was a pastor for 75 years. He says: The church was suddenly everything to us, a religion, a social life, a new family. Cooper is completely non-political and admits he couldn't care less about politics. 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. 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. 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. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer became a Christian late in life and had been publicly sharing his testimony. And she goes, 'Right. 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. And my wifes father is a Baptist pastor. We invite you and ask you to help us update this wiki by editing it. In fact, there was a pretty big crowd that day and I didnt even notice that they were in the congregation. "Theres nothing in Christianity that says I can't be a rock star," he said. Return to homepage. At age 17, he formed a rock band called the Earwigs, who changed their name to The Spiders and then The Nazz, before finally settling on Alice Cooper. When Cooper was younger, he did missionarywork with his father. The pair sang a bunch of old rock 'n' roll classics such as "Brown Sugar" and "School's Out" to help raise funds for charity. As far as I know there were no autographs, no photos, and certainly no selfies with Cooper in the background. His popularity waned again in the next decade, which only saw two releases from him, 'Hey Stoopid' (1991) and 'The Last Temptation' (1994). His dad was a pastor and his grandfather was a pastor. Want to share a story? It was rather inspiring to learn that Alice Cooper prioritizes a time for worship during his busy travel schedule. (Photo/Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons), They were just itching to get out their cameras and say hey, can I get an autograph, but something deep down said we just need to let him worship, he said. Pin. As it is on most Sundays, it was an encouraging day of worship for our church family. The 66-year-old "Poison" singer made his mark in music during the rock 'n' roll era as "The Godfather of Shock Rock" mainly due to his gory stage shows which featured ghastly props including guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors. Cooper, who gave up his affinity for shocking performances when he became a born-again Christian, acknowledged the irony of now becoming a grandfather. independent local journalism in Phoenix. 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. My fathers devotion was inspiring From then on I was in church with my father seven days a week! "People have a very warped view of Christianity. 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. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. 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. Alice Cooper was in a relationship with the GTOs member Miss Christine, who died of an overdose on November 5, 1972. The shock rock god lives in the affluent area of Paradise Valley. 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. 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. . Cooper said he never went to Alcoholics Anonymous, and gives credit solely to God for never craving alcohol or drugs after leaving rehab. Homes - Celebrity - Entertainment - Musicians. "There's nothing in Christianity that says I can't be a rock star," he says in the same interview. He was nicknamed "the godfather of shock rock" for his style of heavy metal music performance. Learn at Parkside through one of our courses or by taking advantage of our online sermons and other resources. Awards', and has received two 'Grammy' nominations in 1984 and 1997. 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. The Coopers had been greeted, on arrival and as they left, in the same way any other guests would be, Howard said. I'm a rock singer. Alice Cooper certainly does play a lot of golf. 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. And how should a church react when such a well-known celebrity comes to church? Heaven will be diverse. 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. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, at a young age and still lives in the state today. Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. He loved rock and roll. Here's how. Despite the album's success, his next three albums of the decade; 'Alice Cooper Goes to Hell', 'Lace and Whiskey' and the semi-autobiographical 'From the Inside' progressively failed at the charts, partly thanks to his alcoholism. May 18, 2021 Iconic 73-year-old rock legend and devout Christian Alice Cooper shared with Page Six that not only does he pray and read the Bible every day, but he credits his faith in God for his sobriety. "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.". The rocker says that he struggled with alcoholism before embracing religion. Alice Cooper has been honored as a 'Legend' at the 'Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards' and the 'Kerrang! Today, though, the 70-year-old shock-rock legend is a devout Christian. "Surely people get it by now Alice is just a character. Hes wrong. Hope youll give us another try and check out some other articles. Hes wrong. There is no honor in Alice Cooper's pathetic career. I thought it was a deep sign of maturity.. Near death, Cooper defeated his demons with faith, family, and the power of rock 'n' roll. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. I call it treason against rock-and-roll, because rock is the antithesis of politics. 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). "They respect you because you're you. Why was Alice Cooper in our worship service? Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone by making a one-time donation today. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. On Saturday, Cooper joined Hollywood actor Johnny Depp to perform at Duesenberg Guitar company's NAMM party at Servite Catholic High School in Anaheim, California. Its safe to say that the good little Mormon boy had disappeared. local news and culture. An undeserving husband to a beautiful wife, and a father to 4 beautiful children. Even his wifes father was a pastor. Legendary rocker Alice Cooper, who has been a devout Christian for many years, opened up about his faith during a recent interview with pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie. He later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Glendale Community College. Birth State: Michigan. 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. He says his father summed up the theatrics by telling Cooper, I know the character youre playing. Cooper was also interviewed by DC Beacon for HM: The Hard Music Magazine. ", Related: Alice Cooper on reuniting with his old band and starting a supergroup with Johnny Depp, That said, he doesn't have trouble reconciling his shock-heavy musical persona with his religious beliefs. 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. Hes a villain, but at the same time, hell slip on a banana peel.. Want to help your child build lasting, meaningful friendships? Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!which also stars John Legend as Jesus Christ and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdaleneis scheduled to premiere on April 1, which is Easter Sunday. It has nothing to do with that.". Share. "People have a very warped view of Christianity. Best Known For: Considered . 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. And you're a rock star, but you don't live the rock-star life. pic.twitter.com/nuHeZX3ms5. 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? To his critics, Cooper says: When people say, How do you believe this [religious stuff]? He says, 'Look where he put you. Birth City: Detroit. Want to help your child build lasting, meaningful friendships? 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. Tweet. 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