I'm at a loss for words....I'm 60 years old ( a PK , Preacher's kid ) who lived in Peoria, Illinois in 73' and that was when I first heard Alice Cooper . In fact the very first albums I bought were Yes Fragile , Alice Cooper School's Out and David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust . I would stand for hours and listen to them on my parents stereo with my headphones on. Because I didn't have a stereo yet. In fact I got 2 paper routes ( morning and evening ) so I could buy a stereo and my first guitar. Turns out I sucked at guitar...but I banged away on it and started my 1500 album collection. Now I've seen about 165 concerts and have memories that are better than a rich man's fortune...thanks Alice.
My teen girlfriends and I drove from PA to Cincinnati, OH to hear your band 50 years ago! I'll never forget it, dropped a hit of acid and watched you drive up onto the stage in a limo, and you got out with a boa constrictor around your neck! lol Toward the end of the show, a helicopter flew over dropping panties over the crowd! OMG! What an entertainer! Love forever! And Joe, you first turned me on to your music 20 years ago on My Space! I will always love you, your singing and playing. Loved 'High Water' Amazing musician!
I saw Alice in Jax. Fl. when I was 16. Got some good pics of his show, it was the Nightmare record. Great show, just the best "Theme" concert of the late 70's.
Hey Joe, I watched this episode at 2am as I couldn’t sleep (old age pain 🙄) and my wife is a fan of both you and Alice, so I just put it on again for her to watch and she said, “wow Joe is looking really slim and healthy, he looks great!” So I don’t know if you actually get to read this but I hope you do. Be great to see you on tour again in the UK. Clapton and Bonamassa are the reasons I still battle through the pain and still play guitar.
Great interview, so interesting context. I am curious what Joe will give us the next European tour and of course I hope to get tickets. Alice said that he couldn't listen 3 hours to one band..... well Joe, I can attend your concert even for 4 hours !!!!! One new song that I can't get out of my head: Questions & Answers 😀
Maybe they have more in common than one might expect, Because sometimes the deeper, more meaningful aspects of life are not easily seen. Joe does have an easy camaraderie with his guests.
I saw Alice when I was a kid in Detroit and I'm pretty old and he scared the shit out of me! Killer was one of the first albums I bought and love it to this day. Great interview with one of the greats. Thanks Joe.
Joe N Alice NAILED IT on many great things here.(Good interview BTW Joe) Blues Rock N Roll style music will NEVER go away or die IMO too ,simply because the Blues almost everybody loves and can relate with!!!! Joe IS the younger generations guy as well,(got many more Laps in ya too Joe ,LOL LOL)...Great series...Interesting and highly watchable/listenable...Best of Luck w/all your endeavors Joe .Love your knowledge as a Collector as well man!!! Enjoy getting back On The Road too ,though I'm SURE ya will!!!!! Stay Safe ..and PEACE.!!!
Joe, one of the last shows I went to before COVID was FOGHAT at the Turning Stone. Much to our surprise, Kim Simmonds joined them on stage for a couple of songs!! It was awesome. I met Roger Earl after the show and told how great that was. He was all excited because he had said yes and mentioned he lived close by the casino.
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“Sinatra, Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel, and... I’m Eighteen?” 😂 love the road stories from Mr. Cooper. The Yardbirds stories were awesome! Thanks for hosting JoBo
The English bands of the mid-late 60's invented the 6th type of Blues, the first 4 coming from Chicago, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, the 5th coming from Texas and then... London....
@@craigwillms61 Of course .. it was played regularly on the radio around Detroit. Also on the softer rock side of Alice was You And Me from Lace and Whiskey .. another great slow ballad.
I've had the good fortune to work with everyone in the Original Alice Cooper band individually. Got into a putting contest with Alice in the hall of the studio 😂
Okay honestly... This is the most precious conversation I ever was blessed to witness... Thank you so much, Joe and Alice, for giving me a gift for life. I know this sounds weird, but this conversation between them moved so much inside me. My whole perspective on myself somehow and life and humans. The music of them both is what pulled me through since over ten years now, without them I wouldn't be here anymore. Struggled with a lot of things for a long time and their music was what always gave me new hope and the will to fight instead of just giving up. Never thought they'd come together someday and especially never thought I'd ever be able to witness such a beautifully pure and strong exchange between them. There were so many messages from both of them in this, that changed my whole view on everything and made me crawl out of my completely disoriented traumatic borderline brain, my disturbed view of life and made me realize what actually matters and how absurd my thinking is. What possibilities life holds and made me see the depth of it again after so many years of plain black and white. Somehow their words gave me safety, a feeling of belonging in this world, which I never had. For the risk of sounding like a crazy person and revealing to much (very possible I'll delete this comment) I just wanted to express my gratitude and the effect this made on me. So thank you, Mr. Bonamassa and Mr. Furnier, for doing this
Thank you for telling your story. You have the vision to express truth about yourself, and the vision to express gratitude. Few people are so lucky as to have touched someone’s life so deeply, as Joe and Alice (and their art) have touched you. I hope they both read your comment and accept your appreciation for what it is…a new brick in the building of a new life. I wish the best for you…and feel lucky to have met you here in the comment section and in Live Chat. I’ve suffered depression myself off and on through the years, so I know how crippling that can be. It is amazing what good music can do for the soul. I am sending a bouquet of best wishes for you 🌹 🌼 🌺 🌼 🌺 🌼 🌹 .
No, you don’t sound like a crazy person at all. You sound like a very intelligent person searching for your way in life. Many people who seem to “have it all together” may have barely scratched the surface of life…as there are so many possible roads to follow, so many hoops to jump, so many crosses to bear. And those roads, hoops, and crosses are different for each person. Each person’s support system, or lack thereof, is unique also. Like you, I remember finding safety here. I feel honored that you trusted us with your story.
Your comment is the most profoundly intimate comment I have ever read. I keep coming back to it because I deeply see myself there. People internalize similar experiences in different ways...but, though individual circumstances may be entirely different, the human experience with its deep longing to belong is universal. We are not meant to be left alone and lonely, nor left to fend entirely for ourselves. We are meant to share in the wonder, and the warmth, of human life. We are meant to help each other out, and we are all in this together.
I'm reading your post 7 months after the face. What you wrote is beautiful and straight from your heart. Good for you. I hope you're in a peaceful place. Stay strong!
No offense to Alice Cooper, who is hands down one of the best rockNrollers ever, but I will disagree with him saying the easiest thing in the world would be to write Bohemian Rhapsody.
Happy Birthday Alice!! 🎂 Wow, so great seeing you with Joe, he’s as much a gentleman as you are.. Thanks for producing our record of Gentlemen Afterdark 🌟🌹
Your Greta Van Fleet comments are spot on. There is a reason they are getting huge, aside from the fact that they are talented and write great songs. They play classic blues rock. It is timeless music. And now a whole new generation is finding it.
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@JoeBonamassaTV, just letting you know that I like the new graphics that announce the premieres of Joe's interviews, and which started with the Samantha Fish interview. Bright and colorful, with the artist’s name artistically presented in big, bold font…really great! Very appealing!
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I'm a recording engineer. One afternoon, I was working with Alice on a voice over for a documentary. I saw on the script that the city of Milwaukee was about to be mentioned... I almost blew a gasket. He read the line, I look up, no expression on his face. Silence from the producers who were in another city, listening in. I couldn't take it. I flipped on the TalkBack and said... Actually, Alice, it’s pronounced ‘mill-e-wah-que,’ which is Algonquin for ‘the good land... ROARS of laughter coming from the producers, and Alice just looked at me and shook his head and smiled.
Great conversation between 2 great people. Both down to earth easy going rockers. I gotta wonder tho if this meeting would never have happened if “Alice” hadn’t rediscovered who he really was thru his refound Christian faith. If he didn’t would he just be another dead rock hero from a drug overdose. I’m glad it didn’t turn out that way. I think Jesus is worth a try.
I think he pretty much said it saved his life. He gives so much to the community here and is loved by everyone. He hasn't slowed down one bit. I've always loved Alice and his band and his stories. He's friends with so many music legends.
JOE Do you play Surf music 🏄 ? The Surfragettes ( Toronto all girl band ) I'm sure would love to have you on stage . 🎸🎸🇨🇦🇺🇸🎼🎼🎼✨ I remember seeing Alice Coopers Jet 727 at Toronto Airport 1975 , I knew Alice Coopers Drummer - Brampton .
Thank you for liking my page... the best way I can reach out to you guys is giving you good shoots and music but I want to do more and my management wouldn’t let me that’s why I decided to get in touch with my fans randomly... I would like to know you just as you’ve known me..
Your comment is an honor to me, thanks for liking and supporting my music.. You all keep me cheered on to write more songs can I trust you with my email
Memory: Alice playing Aquinas High School in the gymnasium at Southgate Michigan in the early 70's. They set up on the gym floor -- not a stage. They had placed a white door frame in front of the band with a window opening in the door (no glass) and Alice hanging through the window singing "I Gotta Get Out of Here!" The audience were all sitting on the floor in front of them. I don't recall anyone in the bleachers. The place was almost empty with probably less than 100 people --- mostly high school age with a few of us a little older. It was my first experience of rock music with props as theater. Thanks for triggering "the way back machine".
Thank you for liking my page... the best way I can reach out to you guys is giving you good shoots and music but I want to do more and my management wouldn’t let me that’s why I decided to get in touch with my fans randomly... I would like to know you just as you’ve known me..
Alice Cooper was like an Urban Legend, all the stories swirling around, you'd hear things like "Alice bit the head off a chicken on stage" My big sis was a Bowie, Cooper, Beatles/McCartney fan, and when she went off to college I got all her records, and to this day School's Out, Killer, Space Oddity, are among my favorite albums. He ventured away from Blues Rock to metal, but when he came out w The Last Temptation, it was a complete return to form and must listen for A.C. fans. Great show.
@ 'SpirtOfTheWind' ☆ I just wanted to take the time to exspress how many people your comment has helped, even though it's been a year or so ago you've reached all 'Four Corners' of the Globe. I usually don't have the time to reply to every great comment, given my hectic schedule. About your comment, it was written from your golden heart. Their are no accidents in life itself what many individuals seem to believe or want to believe, for it's fate nothing more. Do Take Care and Be Well Always My Friend. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦 ®️.
Alice is such a great guy😁I’ve never heard him give a bad interview, sorry conversation lol. And Joe, you’re my favorite interviewer/conversation starter. Thanks Joe and Alice!🙏
Hey Joe....great stuff as always....see if you could get Marc Ford....known mostly as the lead guitarist for the Black Crowes....he’s done many excellent solo albums as well....a great songwriter as well as a great lead guitarist.
Bob Dylan did what Bowie suggested, in Ft. Myers, at a benefit concert after Hurricane Charlie, Willie Nelson opened the show and did everything you would want him to do, then Dylan comes on stage, just as he comes on stage there is a bolt of lightning that hits right behind the stage with a huge crack of thunder, if he would have broke out with "Hurricane" the crowd would have gone wild! He didn't, he started to play country music to promote his new album, after Willy Nelson... really??? The entire audience walked out of the venue by his 3rd song...
ATTENTION Joe...... Please try and interview jimmy page or john paul jones from led zeppelin. I think that would be an interesting interview. All people ever want to hear is zep this zep that never ask questions like you do .
Damn, I am still sure Alice Cooper cant be topped and remains the most bad ass hard rock heavy metal character ever to take the stage. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8zuYNfTRyHM.html
Joe, I am absolutely loving these interviews. Getting to know so much more about you and your fellow great artists is fantastic. Please consider arranging a conversation with Justin Johnson. He's an inspiring and extremely talented young man. Would love to see the two of you talk guitars and blues styles. Cheers!
In 1971 me and a friend flew to London to start a hitchhiking adventure through Europe on 5 dollars a day. While in London we had a choice to see Deep Purple, The Who, or Alice Cooper who was playing at Wembley Stadium. We choose Alice and for two Newport Beach, SoCal surfers it was one of the best concerts I ever saw. The best part was the rock opera song of Dead Babies, followed by the trial and execution by guillotine of Alice Cooper. The arena just literally was blown away. Just the other day I was singing in my car as “Schools out for summer” was playing. Timeless.
Mr. Cooper, may I ask...what be your given name? Hey Sirs, I think its beautiful you record live...2 takes, Viola'! No tracks,...You both are masters to me, thank you very much. Take care... (Baptist...?)
Thank you for liking my page... the best way I can reach out to you guys is giving you good shoots and music but I want to do more and my management wouldn’t let me that’s why I decided to get in touch with my fans randomly... I would like to know you just as you’ve known me..
Thank you Joe for this and other great interviews! I have your bluray DVD from the R.A.H. with Eric Clapton, I love it. Could you do an interview with Robert Cray? I like to see that.
April 29, 1978 - A girl I really liked surprisingly agreed to go with my ugly dorky teenage self to the Alice Cooper concert at the St. Paul Civic Center. This was a fantastic concert up until the first few bars of School's Out, when some stupid with a tear gas let it go at the front of the stage. About 15k panicking people emptied the place in 5 mins. The girl was freaked out and never had anything to do with me ... that night or forever. I figure Alice owes me a night with a beautiful ... ah ... let's say 18 year old blond ... ... or I'll take some tickets to an upcoming show. My wife would probably like that option better. Ya tickets would work. Let me know.
LOL, enjoyed your story…and your solution to, as they say in the legal world, making yourself whole! That blonde girl must have been terrorized! But, count yourself lucky, as I’m betting your wife is ever so much better than the blonde any day of the week!!!
Loved hearing the conversation from two great musicians, music historians and hearing the perspectives from two deep into the music business. Insightful, fun and enlightening. Thanks Joe and Alice.
One of my all time favorite albums is ‘Billion Dollar Babies’ - I have to be honest, I was so sad and disappointed when the original lineup was no longer together in ‘75.. In my opinion, that was the all time top five bands. Long live the Coop !!
I love listening to Joe and Alice chatting. What about Gary Moore's expression with the guitar Joe, in my mind the greatest to ever live. I don't think that there is a style that he couldn't play
