Alice Cooper has had a huge impact on rock music since he entered the scene in the late 60's. He's produced multiple hits, has influenced bands like Kiss and Guns n Roses and Marilyn Manson. His stage presence is often immitated, but unmatched. Why isn't he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet?
2006-07-08 01:48:41 · 10 answers · asked by BAM 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I've been wondering that myself.
2006-07-08 01:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by Alice Chaos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you actually taking the Rock and Roll hall of fame seriously? Everyone knows they are pathetic. They have omitted many fine musicians who truly deserve to be there, yet they put in the likes of Michael jackson who doesn't even know what rock and roll is. Why isn't Alice Cooper in there? Because the people who pick who goes in are pathetic losers who look more at album sales and how much media coverage someone gets before they let them in. Talent and originality are not criteria. It's all about the benjamins! Grand Funk Railroad should be in there too but they are not. So should the MC5 and the Stooges but they are not. Leegendary bands like the Flamin' Groovies deserve a spot, but NO! So many deserve it, but they pick big money bands like Fleetwood Mac and Earth Wind and Fire. And let's not forget our favorite pedophile MJ! What the hell is that anal cavity doing in there? Don't give the Rock and Roll hall of fame any serious thought, because it's not a serious institution. It's a joke. True music lovers know this.
2006-07-08 05:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by Tim C 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
WHY? I can't answer that, but I would like to say that even though I never liked his presence in music and didn't listen to his music HE SHOULD BE, but those who really know will tell you the R & R Hall of Fame is BULL!! It doesn't really honor those who made their mark in R & R. It honors those who THEY think made their mark. Alice Cooper is and always will be the KING OF SHOCK ROCK ,,, Marilyn Manson is a wannabe and will NEVER live up to AC's talent as a Entertainer and Artist.
To honor AC would be to finally pay homage to a man who shaped Rock music today, and I for one feel he should be there. There is a petition I signed located at http://www.petitiononline.com/coophall/petition.html for those who feel the way I do.
Cheryl
2006-07-11 07:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by tweettpie2u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think maybe because he was so different, put on a show with the music, Alice is a classic, KISS would not be without him !! they should put Cooper & KISS in the hall at the same time !!
2006-07-08 01:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by Pete Allison 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You guess i do. they have some strong songs, yet to be straightforward, i became by no potential a very large fan till i talked about them stay. they might want to get in for his or her performance skills. They placed on a hell of a tutor. in truth, the perfect I easily have seen as a lot as now or ever. I do regardless of the indisputable fact that agree that they shouldnt be in in the previous Alice.
2016-11-06 01:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by riveria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alice Cooper says he loves God but doesn't want to become a 'celebrity' believer.
The father of shock rock whose music and stage antics have outraged parents for more than 30 years told how the fear of hell turned him to God.
Alice Cooper, who sang about necrophilia and chopped up baby dolls during his concerts, said that although he continues to record and tour with a theatrical horror-style show, "My life is dedicated to follow Christ."
Although he became a Christian in the 1980s, apart from brief comments in some interviews the 54-year-old singer has always been guarded about his faith – until now. But in a frank interview with a Christian music magazine, he spoke at length publicly for the first time about his love for God and reluctance to become a "Christian celebrity."
A chart-topper with the teen anthem "School's Out," Cooper – who legally changed his name from Vince Furnier – has been credited with paving the way for the likes of today's outrageous performers such as Marilyn Manson.
But he maintains that his act was never political or religious and always had "a sense of humor." He told HM: The Hard Music Magazine that he was always insulted whenever he was accused of being satanic. Raised in a Christian home, he still believed in God, although he was not committed.
That changed when alcoholism threatened his marriage. He and his wife, Sheryl, attended a church with a "hellfire pastor." Cooper said he became a Christian "initially more out of the fear of God, rather than the love of God ... I did not want to go to hell." Interviewed for HM's March/April issue, Cooper views his faith as "an ongoing thing."
"Being a Christian is something you just progress in. You learn. You go to your Bible studies. You pray," he said.
He has avoided "celebrity Christianity," because "it's really easy to focus on Alice Cooper and not on Christ. I'm a rock singer. I'm nothing more than that. I'm not a philosopher. I consider myself low on the totem pole of knowledgeable Christians. So, don't look for answers from me."
Yet he has been able to speak to others in the music scene about his faith.
"I've had a couple of people that were friends of mine that I've talked to that have vocally said they have [accepted Christ]. I have talked to some big stars about this, some really horrific characters ... and you'd be surprised. The ones that you would think are the furthest gone are the ones that are more apt to listen."
Songs on Cooper's more recent recordings have hinted at his change of heart. He sees his stage persona now as "the prophet of doom," telling people: "'Be careful! Satan is not a myth. Don't sit around pretending like Satan is just a joke.' I think my job is to warn about Satan."
He no longer performs some of his older repertoire. Any song promoting promiscuous sex and drinking "gets the axe," he said. "I'm very careful about what the lyrics are. I tried to write songs that were equally as good, only with a better message."
Cooper told HM he answers his critics: "'I was one thing at one time, and I'm something new. I'm a new creature now. Don't judge Alice by what he used to be. Praise God for what I am now.'"
2006-07-08 01:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the people who do it know talent
2006-07-08 01:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought he is, check the books I bet he is!
2006-07-08 01:52:25 · answer #8 · answered by tburke_25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not good enough !
2006-07-08 01:52:27 · answer #9 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know hopefully soon!!
2006-07-08 01:51:36 · answer #10 · answered by jody n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋