Bob and I are sort of famous for doing concept albums from Welcome To My Nightmare on and we decided this time to just do a great rock and roll album. In fact, we went out of our way not to do a concept. I’ve heard that you’ve been calling it “an accidental concept album.” Walk us through the creation process of Paranormal. The outcome is what he calls “an accidental concept album” and “very Alice Cooperish.”Ĭooper chatted with about the evolution of his live show, his secret to being able to get away with so much on stage without overly offending the masses, and why he’s concerned that the era of rock stars may officially be over.
In addition to bringing in a wildcard drummer, aka U2’s Larry Mullen, Cooper also reunited his original Alice Cooper Band for several of the tracks. I try to find the punch line first and write backwards from there,” he tells .įor Cooper, the process behind every album is different and largely reflective of the chemistry between himself and his co-collaborators and during the studio sessions behind his latest endeavor, Paranormal, the creativity flowed seamlessly. “I can pretty much write what you want me to write. In fact, the famed shock rocker jokes that at this point in his life, you could challenge him to write about practically anything - and he’d definitely take you up on that.
Twenty-seven studio albums into his career and Alice Cooper is a songwriting pro.
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