Alice Cooper Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2003, he was awarded a star on the Walk of Fame
• Won Eyegore Awards in both 1997 and 2011
• In 2004, he was awarded an honorary PhD from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix
• When he was 17, he formed a band known as the Earwigs, a name that later changed to The Spiders then The Nazz before settling on Alice Cooper
• Quote: "I've always thought if you can break the girl's heart by the second verse, it's a hit․"
• Quote: "On stage, I'm this figure, this actor, who does things that people aren't used to seeing and I relish in that reaction․"
• In 1975, he teamed up with producer Bob Ezrin to record his first solo album, "Welcome to My Nightmare․"
• A fan of the game of golf, he has played in several celebrity tournaments