Half a century in the rock scene - during this period of time, singer, guitarist and author of a whole bunch of immortal hits Alice Cooper managed to know world fame and oblivion, a self-destructive lifestyle and family happiness. He has achieved, it seems, everything that is only possible in the world of rock and roll - but does not intend to stop at 71. After all, the musician considers his stage activity, among other things, a kind of Christian preaching. Recently, I wrote about the fate and work of Alice Cooper in The Christian Post.
Alice Cooper is a musician who has become the idol of several generations of hard rock connoisseurs. Having started his career in the late 60s of the last century, he experienced a dizzying rise in popularity in the 70s and at the turn of the 80s and 90s. Today he is back on horseback, both with a group named after himself and with the all-stars project Hollywood Vampires, which also includes such celebrities as Johnny Depp and Joe erry of Aerosmith. Casual sex, cocaine, alcohol - all this in the singer's life was in abundance. However, by the beginning of the 21st century, he rethought his life step by step - and eventually came to Christianity. Don't say that before he was against religion - rather, he just treated it indifferently. Realizing that he was a Christian, Alice decided to stay with the rock scene, seeing his work on it as a kind of witness to Christ. Considering that Alice Cooper was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2011, the testimony should be considered quite loud. Why doesn't a rock musician who has changed his life change his image and pseudonym? At least now that he is 71? (Alice is a feminine name in English; but don't think anything bad: Vincent Damon Furnier, as his real name is, has a wife and three grown children.) Why not finally leave the project with a completely non-Christian name Hollywood Vampires? For the same reason, the musician says, this is also part of his testimony of Christ. In one of his interviews, he noticed that the example of a rock musician who lives a completely different life than the one with which rock culture is usually associated is especially convincing to people. How much different? Often the exact opposite. Having overcome alcohol addiction in his time, Alice Cooper helped many colleagues in the workshop to get rid of addiction to strong drinks or drugs. Sometimes timely advice or words of support were enough for this (“I became available to my friends, these are people who can call me late at night and say: Only between us. I have a problem. ”), Sometimes more was required. For helping drug addicts, Alice Cooper received the 2008 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 4th MusiCares MAP Fund Annual Concert in Los Angeles. Add to this the musician's “personalized” Alice Cooper Celebrity AM Golf Tournament, all proceeds from which are donated to the Solid Rock Foundation. Alice Cooper recalls that one of his albums, The Last Temptation, was selling well in Christian book stores - and his record company couldn't figure out why. Because the content of the songs on it is essentially close to Christianity, why else? But a personal, face-to-face testimony of Christ is also present in the life of Alice Cooper. It concerns the musician's close and not very social circle. Once he even handed the Bible to the scandalous Marilyn Manson, who declared himself a Satanist. Alice Cooper and his wife Sheryl Goddard are parishioners of Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. At the same time, the musician often emphasizes that he is not a theologian, and not an expert in the field of Christianity - and no one can instruct in anything related to matters of faith. will be. “It's tempting to focus on Alice Cooper rather than Christ,” he told Hard Music magazine in 2014. - I'm just a rock singer, not a philosopher. My place in the hierarchy of Christian scholars is very low. So don't expect answers from me. Find them yourself. '
Alice Cooper: Shock Rock Star and ChristianAlice Cooper: Shock Rock Star and Christian Half a century in the rock scene - during this period of time, singer, guitarist and author of a whole bunch of immortal hits Alice Cooper managed to know world fame and oblivion, a self-destructive lifestyle and family happiness. He has achieved, it seems, everything that is only possible in the world of rock and roll - but does not intend to stop at 71. After all, the musician considers his stage activity, among other things, a kind of Christian preaching. Recently, I wrote about the fate and work of Alice Cooper in The Christian Post. Alice Cooper is a musician who has become the idol of several generations of hard rock connoisseurs. Having started his career in the late 60s of the last century, he experienced a dizzying rise in popularity in the 70s and at the turn of the 80s and 90s. Today he is back on horseback, both with a group named after himself and with the all-stars project Hollywood Vampires, which also includes such celebrities as Johnny Depp and Joe erry of Aerosmith. Casual sex, cocaine, alcohol - all this in the singer's life was in abundance. However, by the beginning of the 21st century, he rethought his life step by step - and eventually came to Christianity. Don't say that before he was against religion - rather, he just treated it indifferently. Realizing that he was a Christian, Alice decided to stay with the rock scene, seeing his work on it as a kind of witness to Christ. Considering that Alice Cooper was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2011, the testimony should be considered quite loud. Why doesn't a rock musician who has changed his life change his image and pseudonym? At least now that he is 71? (Alice is a feminine name in English; but don't think anything bad: Vincent Damon Furnier, as his real name is, has a wife and three grown children.) Why not finally leave the project with a completely non-Christian name Hollywood Vampires? For the same reason, the musician says, this is also part of his testimony of Christ. In one of his interviews, he noticed that the example of a rock musician who lives a completely different life than the one with which rock culture is usually associated is especially convincing to people. How much different? Often the exact opposite. Having overcome alcohol addiction in his time, Alice Cooper helped many colleagues in the workshop to get rid of addiction to strong drinks or drugs. Sometimes timely advice or words of support were enough for this (“I became available to my friends, these are people who can call me late at night and say: Only between us. I have a problem. ”), Sometimes more was required. For helping drug addicts, Alice Cooper received the 2008 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 4th MusiCares MAP Fund Annual Concert in Los Angeles. Add to this the musician's “personalized” Alice Cooper Celebrity AM Golf Tournament, all proceeds from which are donated to the Solid Rock Foundation. Alice Cooper recalls that one of his albums, The Last Temptation, was selling well in Christian book stores - and his record company couldn't figure out why. Because the content of the songs on it is essentially close to Christianity, why else? But a personal, face-to-face testimony of Christ is also present in the life of Alice Cooper. It concerns the musician's close and not very social circle. Once he even handed the Bible to the scandalous Marilyn Manson, who declared himself a Satanist. Alice Cooper and his wife Sheryl Goddard are parishioners of Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. At the same time, the musician often emphasizes that he is not a theologian, and not an expert in the field of Christianity - and no one can instruct in anything related to matters of faith. will be. “It's tempting to focus on Alice Cooper rather than Christ,” he told Hard Music magazine in 2014. - I'm just a rock singer, not a philosopher. My place in the hierarchy of Christian scholars is very low. So don't expect answers from me. Find them yourself. 'Свеча Иерусалима -en
Half a century in the rock scene - during this period of time, singer, guitarist and author of a whole bunch of immortal hits Alice Cooper managed to know world fame and oblivion, a self-destructive lifestyle and family happiness. He has achieved, it seems, everything that is only possible in the world of rock and roll - but does not intend to stop at 71. After all, the musician considers his stage activity, among other things, a kind of Christian preaching. Recently, I wrote about the fate and work of Alice Cooper in The Christian Post. Alice Cooper is a musician who has become the idol of several generations of hard rock connoisseurs. Having started his career in the late 60s of the last century, he experienced a dizzying rise in popularity in the 70s and at the turn of the 80s and 90s. Today he is back on horseback, both with a group named after himself and with the all-stars project Hollywood Vampires, which also includes such celebrities as Johnny Depp and Joe erry of Aerosmith. Casual sex, cocaine, alcohol - all this in the singer's life was in abundance. However, by the beginning of the 21st century, he rethought his life step by step - and eventually came to Christianity. Don't say that before he was against religion - rather, he just treated it indifferently. Realizing that he was a Christian, Alice decided to stay with the rock scene, seeing his work on it as a kind of witness to Christ. Considering that Alice Cooper was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2011, the testimony should be considered quite loud. Why doesn't a rock musician who has changed his life change his image and pseudonym? At least now that he is 71? (Alice is a feminine name in English; but don't think anything bad: Vincent Damon Furnier, as his real name is, has a wife and three grown children.) Why not finally leave the project with a completely non-Christian name Hollywood Vampires? For the same reason, the musician says, this is also part of his testimony of Christ. In one of his interviews, he noticed that the example of a rock musician who lives a completely different life than the one with which rock culture is usually associated is especially convincing to people. How much different? Often the exact opposite. Having overcome alcohol addiction in his time, Alice Cooper helped many colleagues in the workshop to get rid of addiction to strong drinks or drugs. Sometimes timely advice or words of support were enough for this (“I became available to my friends, these are people who can call me late at night and say: Only between us. I have a problem. ”), Sometimes more was required. For helping drug addicts, Alice Cooper received the 2008 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 4th MusiCares MAP Fund Annual Concert in Los Angeles. Add to this the musician's “personalized” Alice Cooper Celebrity AM Golf Tournament, all proceeds from which are donated to the Solid Rock Foundation. Alice Cooper recalls that one of his albums, The Last Temptation, was selling well in Christian book stores - and his record company couldn't figure out why. Because the content of the songs on it is essentially close to Christianity, why else? But a personal, face-to-face testimony of Christ is also present in the life of Alice Cooper. It concerns the musician's close and not very social circle. Once he even handed the Bible to the scandalous Marilyn Manson, who declared himself a Satanist. Alice Cooper and his wife Sheryl Goddard are parishioners of Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. At the same time, the musician often emphasizes that he is not a theologian, and not an expert in the field of Christianity - and no one can instruct in anything related to matters of faith. will be. “It's tempting to focus on Alice Cooper rather than Christ,” he told Hard Music magazine in 2014. - I'm just a rock singer, not a philosopher. My place in the hierarchy of Christian scholars is very low. So don't expect answers from me. Find them yourself. '
