Editing Alice Cooper (section)

==Style and influences==
During an interview for the program ''[[Entertainment USA]]'' in 1986, Cooper told interviewer [[Jonathan King]] that [[the Yardbirds]] were his favorite band of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc-owNauE7g |title=Alice Cooper interview |work=[[Entertainment USA]] |publisher=BBC2 |date=1986 |via=YouTube |access-date=February 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406083520/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc-owNauE7g |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Cooper had as far back as 1969 said that it was music from the mid-sixties, and particularly from British bands [[the Beatles]], [[the Who]], and [[the Rolling Stones]], as well as the Yardbirds, that had the greatest influence on him.<ref name="poppin_int">{{Cite news |url=http://www.mjq.net/interviews/alice.htm |date=September 1969 |title=Interview with Alice Cooper |first=Mike |last=Quigley |work=Poppin |access-date =October 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024004544/http://www.mjq.net/interviews/alice.htm |archive-date=October 24, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cooper would later pay homage to the Who by singing "[[I'm a Boy]]" for ''[[A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who]]'' in 1994 at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York, and performing a cover version of "[[My Generation]]" on the ''Brutal Planet'' tour of 2000. During an interview with [[Ozzy Osbourne]] from radio program ''Nights with Alice Cooper'' on May 22, 2007, Cooper again affirmed his debt of gratitude to these bands, and to the Beatles in particular. During their discussion, Cooper and Osbourne bemoaned the often inferior quality of songwriting coming from contemporary rock artists. Cooper stated that in his opinion the cause of the problem was that certain modern bands "had forgotten to listen to the Beatles".{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

[[File:The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (15559408036).jpg|thumb|left|[[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]] was a major influence on Cooper. During live performances and in the promotional video, Brown performed the 1968 song "[[Fire (Arthur Brown song)|Fire]]" wearing black and white makeup ([[corpse paint]]) and a burning headpiece.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Miles|first1=Barry|title=The British Invasion: Arthur Brown|date=2009|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.|page=274|isbn=9781402769764|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r8xbaIlrUREC&q=arthur+brown+black+and+white+face+paint&pg=PA274|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425053807/https://books.google.com/books?id=r8xbaIlrUREC&pg=PA274&dq=arthur+brown+black+and+white+face+paint&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi52bri66_YAhVsBcAKHTphAwcQ6AEIKTAB|archive-date=April 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/arthur-brown-on-shock-rock-hendrix-close-calls-with-fire-w463039 "Arthur Brown on Shock Rock, Hendrix, Close Calls With Fire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229232134/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/arthur-brown-on-shock-rock-hendrix-close-calls-with-fire-w463039 |date=December 29, 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved December 29, 2017</ref>]]
On seeing shock rock pioneer [[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]] performing his US number two hit "[[Fire (Arthur Brown song)|Fire]]" in 1968, Cooper states, "Can you imagine the young Alice Cooper watching that with all his make-up and hellish performance? It was like all my Halloweens came at once!"<ref>{{cite news|title=Alice Cooper Recruits Arthur Brown For Fire-themed Halloween Show|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-arthur-brown-halloween-show/|agency=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=December 29, 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231910/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-arthur-brown-halloween-show/|archive-date=December 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2014 article on Alice Cooper in ''[[The Guardian]]'' mentioned Arthur Brown and his flaming helmet, "British rock always was more theatrical than its US counterpart. Often this involved destruction or macabre gimmickry", with Cooper responding, "That's why most people thought we were British at first."<ref>{{cite news|title=Alice Cooper: 'Rock music was looking for a villain'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/alice-cooper-i-realised-rock-needed-a-villain-super-duper-alice-cooper-documentary|agency=The Guardian|date=December 29, 2017|access-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231941/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/12/alice-cooper-i-realised-rock-needed-a-villain-super-duper-alice-cooper-documentary|archive-date=December 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Evidence of Cooper's eclectic tastes in classic and contemporary rock music can be seen in the track listings of his radio show; in addition, when he appeared on the [[BBC Radio 2]] program ''Tracks of My Years'' in September 2007, he listed his favorite tracks of all time as being: "[[19th Nervous Breakdown]]" (1966) by the Rolling Stones; "[[Turning Japanese]]" (1980) by [[the Vapors]]; "[[My Sharona]]" (1979) by [[the Knack]]; "[[Beds Are Burning]]" (1987) by [[Midnight Oil]]; "[[My Generation]]" (1965) by the Who; "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" (1987) by Guns N' Roses; "[[Rebel Rebel]]" (1974) by David Bowie; "[[Over Under Sideways Down]]" (1966) by the Yardbirds; "[[Are You Gonna Be My Girl]]" (2003) by [[Jet (band)|Jet]]; and "[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]" (1964) by the Beatles,<ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Ken Bruce]] |date=September 3, 2007 |title=Tracks of My Years |medium=Radio |publisher=BBC Radio 2}}</ref> and when he appeared on [[Desert Island Discs]] in 2010 he chose the songs "[[Happenings Ten Years Time Ago]]" by the Yardbirds; "[[I Get Around]]" by [[the Beach Boys]]; "[[I'm a Boy]]" by the Who; "Timer" by [[Laura Nyro]]; "[[21st Century Schizoid Man]]" by [[King Crimson]]; "[[Been Caught Stealing]]" by [[Jane's Addiction]]; "Work Song" by [[Paul Butterfield|the Paul Butterfield Blues Band]]; and "[[Ballad of a Thin Man]]" by [[Bob Dylan]].<ref name="bbc_desert island discs">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w1151 |title=Desert Island Discs: Alice Cooper |date=November 21, 2010 |access-date=December 13, 2010 |first=Kirsty |last=Wark |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123223010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w1151 |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Rob Zombie]], former lead vocalist of [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], claims his first "metal moment" was seeing Alice Cooper on ''[[Don Kirshner's Rock Concert]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 22, 2006 |url=http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1531879/87125/Heavy_The_Story_of_Metal_Heavy_Q_and_A/First_Metal_Moment_Q_and_A/index.jhtml |title="Metal: As Defined By Gods" from Heavy: The Story of Metal &#124; Show Clip &#124; |website=[[VH1|VH1classic.com]] |access-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430162414/http://www.vh1classic.com/view/playlist/1531879/87125/Heavy_The_Story_of_Metal_Heavy_Q_and_A/First_Metal_Moment_Q_and_A/index.jhtml |archive-date=April 30, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/rob_zombie_i_find_it_distracting_to_hear_my_own_music.html |title=Rob Zombie: 'I Find It Distracting To Hear My Own Music' |last=Rosen |first=Steven |date=December 12, 2008 |website=Ultimate-Guitar.Com |access-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013223029/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/rob_zombie_i_find_it_distracting_to_hear_my_own_music.html |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Zombie has also claimed to have been heavily influenced by Cooper's costumes.<ref name="Dmail2008"/> In a 1978 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Bob Dylan stated, "I think Alice Cooper is an overlooked songwriter."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cott |first=Jonathan |date=January 26, 1978 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5940104/the_rolling_stone_interview_part_i/ |title=The Rolling Stone Interview: Bob Dylan (part 1) |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215005748/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5940104/the_rolling_stone_interview_part_i/ |archive-date=February 15, 2009}}</ref>

In the foreword to Alice Cooper's CD retrospective box set ''[[The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper]]'', [[John Lydon]] of [[the Sex Pistols]] pronounced ''[[Killer (Alice Cooper album)|Killer]]'' (1971) as the greatest rock album of all time, and in 2002 Lydon presented his own tribute program to Cooper on BBC radio. Lydon told the BBC that "I know the words to every Alice Cooper song. The fact is, if you can call what I have a musical career, it all started with me miming to 'I'm Eighteen' on a jukebox."<ref name="bbc_Lydon">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2346057.stm |title=Former Sex Pistol joins Radio 2 |date=October 21, 2002 |access-date=January 13, 2011 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805164018/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2346057.stm |archive-date=August 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[The Flaming Lips]] are longtime Alice Cooper fans and used the bassline from "Levity Ball" (an early song from the 1969 release ''Pretties for You'') for their song "The Ceiling Is Bending". They also covered "[[Sun Arise]]" for an Alice Cooper tribute album. (Cooper's version, which closes the album ''Love It to Death'', was itself a cover of a [[Rolf Harris]] song.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-our-nightmare-a-tribute-to-alice-cooper-mw0000101135 |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501164710/https://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-our-nightmare-a-tribute-to-alice-cooper-mw0000101135 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>)

In 1999, [[Cleopatra Records]] released ''[[Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper]]'' featuring a number of contributions from rock and metal all-star collaborations, including [[Dave Mustaine]] of [[Megadeth]], [[Roger Daltrey]] of the Who, [[Ronnie James Dio]], [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] of Guns N' Roses, [[Bruce Dickinson]] of Iron Maiden, and [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] of Sex Pistols. Sonic.net described it as "intriguing combinations of artists and material" while AllMusic noted "the novel approach will definitely hold interested listeners' attention".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/humanary-stew-a-tribute-to-alice-cooper-mw0000047285 |title=Humanary Stew?: A Tribute to Alice Cooper – Various Artists |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320014950/http://www.allmusic.com/album/humanary-stew-a-tribute-to-alice-cooper-mw0000047285 |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/510433/98s-best-rockers-stew-up-alice-cooper-tribute-album/ |title='98's Best: Rockers Stew Up Alice Cooper Tribute Album |last=Devenish |first=Colin |date=June 5, 1998 |work=MTV News |access-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060417/http://www.mtv.com/news/510433/98s-best-rockers-stew-up-alice-cooper-tribute-album/ |archive-date=October 14, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A song by alternative rock group [[They Might Be Giants]] from their fifth studio album ''[[John Henry (album)|John Henry]]'' (1994) titled "Why Must I Be Sad?" mentions 13 Cooper songs, and has been described as being "from the perspective of a kid who hears all of his unspoken sadness given voice in the music of Alice Cooper; Alice says everything the kid has been wishing he could say about his alienated, frustrated, teenage world."<ref name="tmbg">{{cite web |url=http://tmbw.net/wiki/Why_Must_I_Be_Sad |title=Why Must I Be Sad? |access-date=October 21, 2009 |work=This Might Be a Wiki – the TMBG knowledge base |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918192140/http://tmbw.net/wiki/Why_Must_I_Be_Sad |archive-date=September 18, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:DaliCooper1973.png|thumb|Cooper (left) and [[Salvador Dalí|Salvador Dalí]] in 1973]]Unlikely non-musician fans of Cooper have included comedian [[Groucho Marx]] and actress [[Mae West]], who both reportedly saw the early shows as a form of vaudeville revue,<ref name="EnuffRope">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1396692.htm |title="Enough Rope" with Alice Cooper |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |location=Australia |date=June 20, 2005 |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118032912/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1396692.htm |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and artist [[Salvador Dalí]], who on attending a show in 1973 described it as being surreal, and made a [[Holography|hologram]], ''First Cylindric Chromo-Hologram Portrait of Alice Cooper's Brain''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Olga |last=Mataev |url=http://www.abcgallery.com/D/dali/dali219.html |title=Salvador Dali's Hologram Portrait of Cooper |work=ABC Gallery.com |access-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308213050/http://www.abcgallery.com/D/dali/dali219.html |archive-date=March 8, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref group=fn>A replica of the hologram can be seen at the [[Salvador Dalí Museum]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. Cooper and original band members Dennis Dunaway and Glen Buxton studied Dalí as art students at Cortez High School in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], and the cover art of Cooper's eighth solo studio album ''[[DaDa]]'' (1983) features a slightly altered version of Dalí's painting ''[[Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire]]'' (1940).</ref>