Nita Strauss | Alice Cooper Guitarist | How I Got the Gig | S1 E5 

Love her laugh and smile, and seems like a very genuine and honest person as well! Not fake as so many others can be in those situations. Definitely not a poser.

Got the pleasure of seeing her live with Alice in Nashville and she was amazing. Nita Strauss can flat out play.

Alice Cooper made a genius move keeping his band young with this level talent. I saw them last year at Cynthia Woods Pavilion, Houston. Strauss was on fire.

Nita's stage energy is absolutely overwhelming - Alice Cooper got lucky catching her ...

Nita has a really great attitude. Very positive energy, highly skilled player, great musical tone and chops. She has done *the work.*

She's very entertaining to watch on every aspect. Talent, Beauty, Brains. She brings it every night professionally, and Theatrically. A perfect fit for the Alice Cooper Band.

Nita being discovered by Kip Winger!!! That’s totally awesome!!!! He’s such a down to earth guy too. I love the fact that she over played her audition first. Shows how humble we all can become.

Nita is a pro. Pros get the choice gigs. Shows up, does the job, brings no drama. Being gorgeous helps - to a point. Gotta have substance.

she is absolutely stunning...

Saw her today play with Alice in the Australian bushfire benefit concert in front of 70000, she was frigging unbelievable, her energy and talent was awesome, the whole performance rocked.

She is right- no one can outperform her, this woman is the most amazing musician I have ever seen. And so sweet to boot!! I met her after a concert one night and will treasure those memories forever!!

She's so delightful. Talented. Gorgeous. Intelligent. Personality. Great laugh. Just too cute.

I spent my birthday watching Alice Cooper and Nita Strauss performing in Cincinnati! Absolutely amazing!

she seems really down to earth and nice, happy for her success.

I love her energy and positivity. I seen her in Louisville on her Controlled Chaos tour and she genuinely has heart for what she does.

She's gorgeous, talented, intelligent with a wonderful personality.

Brains, skills, humor, humility and beautiful- wow!!

Saw Alice Cooper live last Thursday in Appleton, Wisconsin. The musicianship and entertainment value of that show was incredible. Everyone nailed everything. I heard in an interview in which Alice Cooper said that acquiring Nita opened up more of his tremendous back catalog. Orianthi, who was/is fantastic, was more of a blues-rock player like the other two guitarists in the band. Nita, on the other hand, brings the metal shred component to the mix, which diversifies the sound and opens up more possibilities. She’s been with AC for eight years now. Nita was a PERFECT fit for his band, and Alice knows it. When you watch their live show, you can’t take your eyes off her. She really is like a whirling blonde hurricane on stage. The show is intensely visual and dramatic, and a running, jumping, gorgeous shredder is just what the genre demands.

Great advice for anyone serious about doing anything. Go Nita!!

She is one truly amazing guitarist. 2 or 3 weeks to learn all the music shows her skill level... bad ass!!

Watched her in Dublin two days ago, absolutely fantastic, super gig, all the band included, one of the best gigs ever :)

Nita is awesome....tremendous guitar player, smart and comes with the total package.

I fucking love Nita! She is the one that made me pick up my guitar again

what a great guy to work for ... Cooper is a legend. she got a great gig....the songs were good ...thats why cooper still doing it.

Not quite sure I get the few haters here ...what don't you like about her ?.Nita is a great guitarist, very personable , obviously she's very attractive and is answering the questions honestly and she seems very sweet and genuine, to me anyway ..Thanx Nita ..love ya !!!

Nita inspiration from your comment on being sober thanks for including that!

She is a really great person to watch! I havent seen her live but watching her on yourtube she put on an amazing show!

Undoubtedly she is very stunning, talented, intelligent, and delightful with a great personality. I'm her greatest die hard. And she is my major inspiration. I love her style and personality. Guitar is my life. She exerted a big influence on me. Keep up the great work. Thank you Nita. God bless you always. Much love from Bangladesh.💕💕💕💕💕💕 Never give up, guys. You can be a guitarist like Nita Strauss at any age. Practice Practice Practice and All is coming. Believe that.

One Hell of a Guitar player, seen her on last UK Alice Tour Amazing

I got to meet Nita a few times. Once on tour with Alice and on her first solo tour. She's talented, sweet and very cool. Always does a free guitar clinic usually at Guitar Center.

Just saw the show last week. Ive seen alot of guitar players in my time . God she has to be one of the best!

I had the pleasure of seeing and meeting this amazing guitarist when she was with the iron maidens. What an amazing player!

I totally dig her.

whether accidental or from preparation this was great because it didn't have only the same questions/stories us true fans have heard over and over again.

I'm a huge Alice Cooper fan, but I ran across this video of this gal and she blew me away! I had no idea who she was! She can play! Unbelievable! I noticed she's a Seahawks fan, saw he sticker under her guitar! My team! I'm now also a fan of her! Nice job!

GREAT INTERVIEW!!!! She is awesome!

Great interview, I really enjoy this with Nita! Cheers from Mexico!!!

I am admittedly a huge Dave Matthews, Dead, jam band fan. My GF "dragged" me to see Alice Cooper this past Wednesday. I was freakin blown away by Nita's performance and I'm afraid to say it, but damn I'm a fan now!!!

And that beautiful face with long golden locks. Everyone wants to see that too. Talented and knows her craft. Keep rocking NIta.

Will be supporting this rock angel.

Nita is awesome! Saw her back in the day with the Iron Maidens and she was stunning then and a perfect fit with the Coop!!

The first time I saw Nita was on Dec 20, 14 at Paladino's playing the third guitar for the Iron Maidens. A few weeks later I saw her again playing with Alice Cooper at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando. In that occasion after the show I was waiting for the elevator to exit the venue, when the elevator door opened there was Nita, but she looked so scared.. she stood behind the 'elevator lady' who strongly told us (the people waiting for the elevator) to wait for the next one. I didn't realize it was her, until my wife told me "Hey that's Nita" . When I saw her I just wanted to say "Hi Nita, I saw you on Christmas at Paladinos, you rock" , but maybe that would have made me creepier, and scare her a bit more... lol

She's cool as hell. Good for her.

Very down to earth and a really nice person.always humble and gives time when she has it with fans and does guitar clinics..got to meet her and Ryan and actually have one of Ryan's stage worn vest and he's also a a very cool and down to earth guy.

The formula is working,working,working.....so cool and pretty

she is truly amazing!

Her persona off the stage is fabulous , she is SUCH a doll !!!!

She's such an Amazing Guitarist 🤘🤘

She is an amazing musician.

best interview i have seen in a long time ,so real,congrats Nita

Yup, I was there @ the LA Kiss game and you totally turned the place upside down. Kudos Nita!

shes talented , smart anmd drop dead gorgeous with a great personality and a cute smile :) shes the perfect woman

She got the gig because she a guitar shredding, gorgeous, Rock Goddess.

Thank you for the interview! I’m a fan! God Bless

Great interview, lots of good stuff here, thanks for posting!

People need to understand that it's about the COMPLETE PACKAGE! There are many things here. First of all, how many girls do you know in rock that are under 30 that are into something like Iron maiden? Mostly of metal is a guy thing in America with guys that are like 40+. That in itself is a novelty. A younger hot girl that is actually into rock and plays it. She plays really good, she has the image, the attitude and she's good looking which is a bonus. So obviously it didn't hurt that she's hot but I don't think that's the only reason she got the gig, she still has to prove herself. Alice Cooper is like 68! He needs some eye candy next to him for the theatrics of it. So there is that aspect of it as well. As I said from I can tell (and I honestly didn't know who she was 20 minutes ago) she has the following: showmanship, skill, good looks, novelty & youth - in another words she is the complete package.

She got the gig on how she plays with not being afraid to go all out performing. I love here style!!!

Nita Rocks!!! thats all folks.

Amazing! Top notch and such a presence on stage!

seen Alice Cooper last night 08/08/2023 in columbus ohio. he lead off for DefLeppord and Motley Crue. He was the best of the 3 I thought. I this woman ROCKED it

One SERIOUSLY badass lady! Beauty + Talent= Nita Strauss!

My newest hero!!! Already learned some of her leads ( wasn't easy, you know ). Great player!!

I actually have a cool gig story like Nita's Slipknot story. I played a local gig, my first outside show. I was just hanging out during intermission, and a guy I didn't know came up to me. It turns out he was a concert promoter, and he told me he had seen my set. He said he had a show a week or two later, and he had to have me on his show. I spent nine years playing that same venue he promoted.

She's smart. That's nice :)

She worked hard to be there. She is GREAT, Congratulation Absolute YEAHHHH

she melted my face off last night at the show, no joke.

How she got the gig? Because she's exceptionally talented.

great personality!

She does rock !!!

Alice Copper will always be the best! Not once have I been able to see him in concert. I'm 57 on the 4th of October this year. But him and his family l love alot.

Simply amazing.

Oh my god... Just saw Alice last nite and nita blew my fucking mind!! Seriously... I'm in love

Saw Alice Cooper for the second time this year just last weekend. 60% of me is there to see Alice. 40% of me is there to see Nita. If I wasn’t watching Alice, I was watching Nita. I could hear and feel the rest of the band; but Alice, Nita, (and at one point, Alice’s wife, Sheryl), steal the show with their presence. Nita is an amazing guitarist and quite the dynamic performer.

just saw her for the first time in wilkes-barre pa. definitely a great addition she's an amazing guitar player and hot as hell. The whole band kicks ass the Wilkes Barre show was comparable to the first time I saw Alice in 1978. It was without a doubt the best concert I saw over the past 20 years or so and I was lucky enough to be in the front row for this one. Keep rockin Alice you haven't missed a beat and you're still rockin our asses off and this whole band kicks ass so keep them together. Oh yea and did i mention Nita Strauss rocks hard and is hot as hell. The last female rock star I remember seeing that took first place in both looks and talent was Lita Ford. Was cool meeting Roxy too all you guys kick ass and you're very lucky to be touring with a legend like Alice

She was a class act on stage. One of the best female guitarist I have ever seen. Thank you for coming to Wichita ks. I had a hell of a lot fun. I did all the singing.

Yes, Yes, Yes, Love it !

YEAH !!! I Like her soloing style

She’s beautiful and obviously talented

Good for you. Work hard and when you get the opportunity- hit it out of the park. Congratulations.

Kip Winger discovered her, that's awesome ❤

Great Nita ! 💝

Nita I think you rock. I saw you in Des Moines in October , my 3rd time seeing Alice. Got to meet him and wish I could have met you too. You threw a pick right at my husband. You definitely know how to play guitar, I consider you to be the best female guitar player.

HELLO from Georgia/Tbilisi!🙋‍♂️THANK you so much for fantastic music! NITA YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!🙋‍♂️💐💕🍾🥂💋💋💋

Saw Nita with Alice last night @ the Capitol Theater.... it was great, Nita was rockin, I have seen Alice many times and loved the fact they played public animal number 9 and guilty. I worked with Orianthi and Ritchie Sambora, and saw Orianthi with Alice twice, both ladies can riff circles around me.... all great stuff and nice job on this interview. Hoping Alice will do our show Front and Center on PBS one of these seasons it's my dream to work with Alice :)

Nita you rock girl☺🤘🤘🤘

LOL, I was with her when she was practicing non-stop for her tryout. We were on a houseboat and every free moment she had she was playing. She's just a super nice person and very talented.

So much inspiration! I would love to hear you play "Hello Hooray" with Alice🤘 Awesome that Kip helped ya a lil bit, he's an underated vocalist/ musician🤘

This chick just oozes rock star! She IS it!!

Nita is a class act.

she is the best thing for alice she just is sch a good guitarist and she has the look i just love her she shreds so hard!!!

Thank you Nita for all the great years spent with Alice Cooper and the band. Best of luck in future- really sorry to see you go, hope for the occasionla come back though.

I've seen her in five Alice concerts and always thought she should get out of the way 'cuz I'm there for Alice. Now I see she's not only extremely talented, but jeez, a really nice person.

When Joe Satriani says she'll be the next shredder to explode on the scene you know she can play! He said- “I was down in Los Angeles not too long ago for the NAMM show,” he told the Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown podcast. "And I was standing onstage next to Steve Vai and Yvette Young and Paul Gilbert, you know, the whole band, those guys are amazing. "But Nita Strauss, she was really good. She really brought it. She’s like the whole thing. She's got a sound and her technique's amazing, and she's a really great performer, and it was really cool to see her just be able to flow with older players like myself and Steve and Paul and the younger players like Yvette and the guys from Polyphia. "I just thought it was kinda cool. I just thought, 'That's a mark of someone who's going really far.' Even though she's been a pro for a long time, you know, she's out on tour all the time with Alice Cooper. As a solo artist, I think her time is coming. She's about to explode on the scene."

She is right. The right place at the right time. But you have to have the talent too

I just stumbled upon this. Very Cool👍👍

What IS that wild fizzing sound at 9:53 ? She takes it to a whole new level !

She's the best love her great artist ❤️

Her performance blew me away🙆‍♂️

I just sat stage right at fox in St Louis last night. You are awesome! Great show!

Very much a fan have been for a long time.. Met you at the Beau Rivage as I waited on you ... You Rock.. have a great tour hope you get to see your guy.... Much Love..