Near death, Cooper defeated his demons with faith, family, and the power of rock 'n' roll. "There's nothing in Christianity that says I can't be a rock star," he says in the same interview. And I totally believe it.[2]. I'm not a philosopher. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. ", Although he struggled with alcoholism before embracing religion, Alice said that he doesn't have trouble reconciling his shock-heavy musical persona with his religious beliefs. In one interview, Cooper said, I grew up in a Christian house. The 67-year-old rock-n-roll star has been Grandpa to twin boys, Riot and Falcon, for a few months already, according to a new report on Thursday. Our groups and ministries are places where we study Gods word, grow in relationships with others, and apply what we learn to real life. Alice Cooper. But despite his profession of faith, the Detroit native stressed in a past interview that he's not a theologian or any kind of expert on Christianity, so he doesn't want people to looking to him for answers. I consider myself low on the totem pole of knowledgeable Christians. Alice Cooper is widely known for his shocking concert performances. I learned that Cooper teaches Sunday School on occasion at his local church, and that he frequently attends worship services and Bible study gatherings while he is on the road. Veteran rock musician Alice Cooper shared recently that he volunteers as a substitute Sunday school teacher at his local church. He said, " Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me ." This was very serious. Share. 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Cooper is very outspoken about his political viewsthose being that he has none. he once told The Sun UK. "My dad was a pastor and he was an evangelist for 25 years. In fact, hes highly critical of rock musicians who get political, saying: To me, thats treason. Alistair Begg; Parkside Church 7100 Pettibone Road Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 1 (440) 543-1212. According to Cooper, it was a very significant moment. Your lifestyle is now your testimony. Cooper, who gave up his affinity for shocking performances when he became a born-again Christian, acknowledged the irony of now becoming a grandfather. What if you're Alice Cooper, but what if you're now following Christ? His father was a preacher by the name of Ether Moroni Furnier for The Church of Jesus Christ, based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, attend Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. No One Knows. Video. I think I might have been hallucinating; I don't know. Its ingrained in First Baptist culture that rock-star status ends at the door on Sunday mornings, he said. An extraordinarily large number of middle school and high school students were seated together, front and center, in colored Wise Up! tee shirts as our worship time served as a grand conclusion to Disciple Now Weekend, a huge event devoted to equipping and instructing teens to make wise life choices. Even the doctor said, This is an absolute miracle. I said, Why? They said, Well, you should be hiding bottles all over the house and you should be sneaking drugs. I said, I have absolutely no desire for that at all., So what did Coopers pastor and evangelist father think of his theatricalrock lifestylethat includes songs Feed My Frankenstein, Halo of Flies, Black Juju, Go to Hell, and Dead Babies? (Photo/Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons), They were just itching to get out their cameras and say hey, can I get an autograph, but something deep down said we just need to let him worship, he said. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson thinks he redeemed himself. 4. In a year I was a religious whiz kid.[1]. Thirty-seven years ago, Alice Cooper awoke throwing up blood. He also discovered that Coopers Christian faith is a mature one that includes regular church attendance and teaching Sunday school. I just got to a point of saying, 'I'm tired of this life.' Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier and later changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975. What Happens Now? "I teach Bible study, I'm sort of a substitute," Cooper told Nati Celebrity Services vice president Chris Riddick at the celebrity flag football game at the Super Bowl in Arizona on Saturday, jokingly adding "if nobody shows up, I'm the bottom-of-the-barrel guy.". It was accessible via DrivenToPerformConcert.com, but has since ended. Phoenix's independent source of In 1966, guitarist John Tatum, was replaced by Michael Bruce and the band began playing at bars and on stage, eventually coming up with their first original single, the local hit 'Don't Blow Your Mind'. independent local journalism in Phoenix. Cooper was raised a devout Mormon, a religion his family converted to when he was 11. Revival at Kentucky college faces hurdles from school leadership, moves worship off-campus, Elon Musk taking on 'danger' posed by woke AI including tool created by company he co-founded, Police rescue 40 children kidnapped by Ugandan man posing as Christian charity leader, Christian college asks Supreme Court to stop Biden's trans dorm directive. I finally realized, I had to go one side or the other, said Cooper. What if you're Alice Cooper but now you're following Christ. Geez, thats a good reason right there to vote for Bush. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. The band, renamed themselves as 'Nazz' and began traveling regularly to Los Angeles for shows, in 1967. Of course, stardom set in and Cooper reveled in it. PHOTO CREDIT: Alice Cooper 2015 by Ralph Arvesen. Gender: Male. I'm not a philosopher. Sproul laughingly said the folktale was true that the two ran into each other in the clubhouse of a golf course and ended up playing a round together. And my wifes father is a Baptist pastor. Alice Cooper was born as Vincent Damon Furnier on February 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to pastor, Ether Moroni Furnier, and his wife, Ella Mae. "You wanna talk about a rebel he was the ultimate. At the age of 16, Alice Cooper formed his first band, the 'Earwigs', with Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, John Tatum and John Speer, to participate in the local annual Letterman's talent show in 1964. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. I call it treason against rock-and-roll, because rock is the antithesis of politics. The band faced increasing pressures from political groups and also fell apart internally following the release of their final album, 'Muscle of Love', released later that year. ", Related: Alice Cooper on reuniting with his old band and starting a supergroup with Johnny Depp, That said, he doesn't have trouble reconciling his shock-heavy musical persona with his religious beliefs. The singer is the son of a lay preacher and was raised in the church as a child. Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone by making a one-time donation today. As far as I know there were no autographs, no photos, and certainly no selfies with Cooper in the background. ", "People talk about Alice being a rebel there was never more of a rebel than Jesus Christ," he said. children: Calico Cooper, Dashiell Cooper, Sonora Cooper, Founder/Co-Founder: Solid Rock Foundation, education: Lutheran High School Westland, Cortez High School, See the events in life of Alice Cooper in Chronological Order, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJuycmCBR2c, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_Cooper_-_2017217165130_2017-08-05_Wacken_-_Sven_-_1D_X_MK_II_-_0928_-_B70I1993.jpg. "But the cocaine was speaking a lot louder than her. The Poison rocker said he was never an aggressive or meandrunk, but would drink at least an entire case of beer a day to obtain what he called that golden buzz. It wasnt until his ballet instructor wife Sheryl Goddard filed fordivorcein 1983 after nearly 7 years of marriage and three children that Cooper realized he had a drug andalcoholproblem he needed deal with. Alice Cooper has been honored as a 'Legend' at the 'Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards' and the 'Kerrang! Both Cooper and his wife were raised in Christian families. Cooper's grandfather Thurman Sylvester Furnier served as an apostle for the church. To his critics, Cooper says: When people say, How do you believe this [religious stuff]? Alice Cooper certainly does play a lot of golf. Mark Driscoll once interviewedlate theologianR.C. "I'm a rock singer. Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. Alice Cooper was in a relationship with the GTOs member Miss Christine, who died of an overdose on November 5, 1972. I'm a rock singer. You have to prove it.' OPINION: Views expressed in Baptist News Global columns and commentaries are solely those of the authors. His condition was a result of alcoholism wreaking havoc on his internal organs. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Of course, as the episodes went by, aspects their past relationship became clearer and clearer and later came to a head when it was revealed that FP was the father of Charles, the son Alice gave birth to when she was . Having. I grew up in a Christian home. I grew up in the church, went as far away as I could from it almost died and then came back to the church." In a 2016 interview with Newsweek, he spoke about his gory stage show and why he loves performing with Hollywood Vampires: "It's like a modern-day vaudeville, a sort of hard-rock horror cabaret. Mar 25, 2018 at 7:00 pm. Here's how. On the Sunday that Alice Cooper came to church, quietly and without notoriety, he heard an A+ sermon from our Student Pastor and he joined his voice with others in singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. McCartney is vaguely liberal, maybe? Cooper admitted that he contemplated changing his name after he came to faith in Christ, but his pastor advised him not to. But he's the spawn of the Devil!'" His shows were designed to shock and he actively shattered taboos including from necrophilia to murder to gratuitous sex to androgyny. There were handshakes and well wishes and invitations to return whenever passing through again. Cooper explained that with all the pastors in his life, from his grandfather to his dad, he had strong prayer happening for him. Its safe to say that the good little Mormon boy had disappeared. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. ", The 71-year-old Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. I thought it was a deep sign of maturity.. Hes comical. The Coopers had been greeted, on arrival and as they left, in the same way any other guests would be, Howard said. I woke up and I called her and I said, 'It's done.' Read our republishing, terms of use and privacy policies here. His next four albums in the new century 'Brutal Planet' (2000), 'Dragontown' (2001), 'The Eyes of Alice Cooper' (2003) and 'Dirty Diamonds' (2005) barely managed to stay in the US 'Billboard 200' albums chart. Shock rocker Cooper - whose real name is Vincent Damon Furnier - and Goddard married in 1976. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper became a Christian late in life but decided not to leave the world of hard rock because, he says, it's part of his testimony. It was during the height of Cooper's rock stardom as he toured the worked shocking fans with gruesome stunts. Whether its Alice Cooper or Alice the homeless person, when we come together for worship we dont show preference to any individual.. Everyone said, Oh you have such great willpower. I said, No, God has great willpower. Alice Cooper was born with the name Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan. August 21, 2019 Legendary rocker Alice Cooper, who has been a devout Christian for many years, opened up about his faith during a recent interview with pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie. Legendary rocker Alice Cooper, who has been a devout Christian for many years, opened up about his faith during a recent interview with pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie. When he was 33, Alice (whose real name is Vince Furnier) woke up vomiting blood and was taken to hospital. Alice Cooper is as unsaved as the Devil himself. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. This isn't entirely a new development. He took it from me, he shared. My father was a pastor, my grandfather was an evangelist. Hes wrong. In 2011, he and his former band members were inducted into the 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'. I'm nothing more than that. His 25th studio album, 'Along Came a Spider', released in 2008, peaked at No.53 in the US and No.31 in the UK. Alistair Begg Interviews Alice Cooper. TheSchools Outsinger toldPage Six, My dad knew my sense of humor. "Alice and Sheryl are so committed to each other and to their kids," Lisa Savale, one of Sheryl's closest friends, once said. The rocker says that he struggled with alcoholism before embracing religion. I spend more time playing golf than I do in church." Alice Cooper certainly does play a lot of golf. SOdhner 3 mo. The theologian shared that they had a great time, saying, He was an absolute delight to play with [and] was very committed to his Christian faith.. I even had entire scriptures memorized. He was there as a fellow worshipper alongside spiritual family members who share a common confession, yet who travel a lot of different roads through life. You have this platform to reach people. Cooper was raised a Mormon, turned into a rock 'n roll cliche, then converted to born-again Christianity in the 80s. Who Will Pay for the SBCs Abuse Reforms Over the Long Term? It has nothing to do with that.". The Best and Worst of the 2023 Innings Festival in Tempe, Why Four Phoenix Punk Bands Are Helping the People GCU Wants to Evict, Best Phoenix Concerts This Week: Trippie Redd, Eagles, Betty Who, Phoenix's Sliced Limes' Indie Fusion Rock Shines on Their New Album, Best Phoenix Concerts This Weekend: Kenia Os, Innings Fest, Grieves. Learn at Parkside through one of our courses or by taking advantage of our online sermons and other resources. But despite his profession of faith, the Detroit native stressed in a past interview that he's not a theologian or any kind of expert on Christianity, so he doesn't want people to looking to him for answers. You are welcome here anytime. And she goes, 'Right. He muses about sitting between such political rocker icons as John Lennon and Harry Nilsson while they argued politics and thinking, I dont care.[5]. 1 Song. But it was also inspiring, Howard said in the blog and in an interview on Friday, that his church responded with calm and respect to the presence of a global celebrity in their midst. This doesnt speak to my intellect, it doesnt speak to my logic it speaks right to my heart and right to my soul, deeper than anything Ive ever thought of. Encouraged by the positive response, they decided to form a real band and renamed themselves the 'Spiders', with Cooper as the lead vocalist. On-stage, he's known for his over . To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Having grown up with a father who was a preacher, Cooper has always had religion in his life. Despite the album's success, his next three albums of the decade; 'Alice Cooper Goes to Hell', 'Lace and Whiskey' and the semi-autobiographical 'From the Inside' progressively failed at the charts, partly thanks to his alcoholism. I grew up in the church, went as far away as I could from italmost diedand then came back to the church.". "'Look where He (God) put you. Vincent Furnier, who had already changed his name legally to 'Alice Cooper' to avoid legal complications over ownership of the band name, released the album 'Welcome to My Nightmare as a solo artist in 1975. Gather16 | Alice Cooper from Evangelical Covenant Church on Vimeo. They have now been married for almost 45 years. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. It was rather inspiring to learn that Alice Cooper prioritizes a time for worship during his busy travel schedule. During the interview, Cooper revealed how much his faith in Christ has changed his life and impacted his music career. "I grew up in a Christian household," Cooper told NBC News in 1996. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. 2023 Baptist News Global. So don't look for answers from me.". Growing up with a pastor for a father, Alice knew he could find solace in the faith he grew up in. Unbeknownst to many, he comes from generations of pastors. It earned platinum certifications in US and Canada. "It was rather inspiring to learn that Alice Cooper prioritizes a time for worship during his busy travel schedule," Howard wrote in the March 9, 2015 column. BILLY SHEEHAN Explains THE WINERY DOGS' Decision To Release 'III' Album Without Outside Record Label, Watch: PAPA ROACH Joined By JACOBY SHADDIX's 18-Year-Old Son JAGGER For 'Dead Cell' Performance In Colorado Springs. Alice looks like a Goth clown. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. . He did more digging and learned Cooper had grown up a pastors kid and had done mission work on Native American reservations in Arizona. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. An undeserving husband to a beautiful wife, and a father to 4 beautiful children. "Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me," Cooper, who is preparing. Cooper said he never went to Alcoholics Anonymous, and gives credit solely to God for never craving alcohol or drugs after leaving rehab. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Telling his story, Cooper recalls his wife grabbing him by the ear and telling him, Hey, the partys over.. Finally, I looked in the mirror and it looked like my makeup, but it was blood coming down [from my eyes]. On Presidents Day weekend, one of those long weekends when Schools Out, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Damon Furnier, better known as Alice Cooper and his wife Sheryl, joined us for worship at First Baptist Pensacola, unannounced. He says: The church was suddenly everything to us, a religion, a social life, a new family. Mr. Furnier (aka, Alice Cooper) is known as the "Godfather of Shock Rock!" Cooper (who has a net worth of $40,000,000 [ 1]) actually says it offends him when people call him "Satanic." Well, he is 100% Satanic! Hell was going to be the worst place ever. I grew up in the church, went as far away as I could from it almost died and then came back to the church. His dad was a pastor and his grandfather was a pastor. Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, was Elated When He Got The News . Joe is non-political, at least publicly, but has encouraged his fans to vote. That may come as a revelation to many, but not to the folks at First Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla. On a Sunday morning in February 2015, Senior Minister Barry Howard, who was in the building but not preaching that day, began to receive text messages and in-person alerts that Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, were seated in the sanctuary (center section, toward the back). I totally understood that hell was not getting high with Jim Morrison. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, attend Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Name: Alice Cooper. So he checked himself into rehab. While sex, drugs and alcohol were once his stage motto earlier in his career, he has since replaced those terms with new material. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Why was Alice Cooper in our worship service? On any given day, the Cooper home can be a busy place as Alice heads out to play golf (nearly every day when he is in town); and Sheryl fires up her candy-apple-red Dodge Durango and drives off. Find out where you can serve and put your gifts to use at Parkside. 2023 Baptist News Global. At age 17, he formed a rock band called the Earwigs, who changed their name to The Spiders and then The Nazz, before finally settling on Alice Cooper. QUICK FACTS. Their next album, 'Easy Action', failed despite the media attention, following which they relocated to Pontiac, Michigan, where their violent stage theatrics were better received and helped their third album 'Love It to Death' succeed. "They respect you because you're you. "A motivating factor," says Cooper, who grew up in a trailer park, and says they had "one present" at Christmas, "doesn't mean rich people go to Hell. Cooper admitted that he once contemplated changing his name after he came to faith in Christ but his pastor advised him not to. People will listen to a guy like you," said Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California. "People have a very warped view of Christianity. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. I'm nothing more than that. "Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me," the legendary . God gives gifts in order that we may love Him and love others. Watch Greg Lauries full interview with Alice Cooperbelow: Jesse is the Content Editor for ChurchLeaders and Site Manager for ChristianNewsNow. Once through rehab for drug and alcohol addiction, Cooper called his estranged wife and told her, Its done! He proved to Sheryl that he was sober, and Cooper and his wife reconciled a year later. Alice Cooper (pictured) performs with 3 original band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith during Music Biz 2017. After that, he says, he'll go back to his hotel for lunch, and then he'll go shopping. "Sheryl had gone she had gone to Chicago and said, 'I can't watch this,'" Alice recalled about the moment when he accepted Jesus into his life. Although he has always been a believer, he once acknowledged that he wasn't a Christian during his rock star years "because I wasn't living the lifestyle," according to the Independent UK. We invite you and ask you to help us update this wiki by editing it. "My father was a pastor, my grandfather was an evangelist. We hope you will! Alice Cooper was a band first, then the band split when the person behind the Alice Cooper persona wanted to go in a more theatrical direction as opposed to only going for the music. Hes wrong. Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier and later changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975. Joe is a devout Evangelical Christian. "It's really easy to focus on Alice Cooper and not on Christ," he said in a 2014 interview with Hard Music magazine. He was not there as a notorious entertainer. (Cooper had previously sung "King Herod's Song" for a 1996 London cast recording of the musical, though he didn't perform in the role. Then Ellis sprung some news on his readers that might be more shocking about Cooper than black-and-red striped pants and a leather pants and his trademark devilish grimace. Alice Cooper had a major wake-up call nearly 40 years ago, when he found himself throwing up blood. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer became a Christian late in life and had been publicly sharing his testimony. 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