And I know that this is right when the Lord opens your eyes and you suddenly realize who you are and who He is.". To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. 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. Cooper reportedly attends church regularly and participates in Bible study. "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. Cooper, who has 26 albums under his belt, isn't alone in his dabbling into ministry. 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So, I was like, we were PKs preachers kids so we married each other., After some prodigal years early in his career, Cooper said he stopped drinking and started going back to church with his wife. Of course, stardom set in and Cooper reveled in it. His father was a preacher by the name of Ether Moroni Furnier for The Church of Jesus Christ, based in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Join thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post. 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. And how should a church react when such a well-known celebrity comes to church? 'Billion Dollar Babies' is the most commercially successful album from his band. Unbeknownst to many, he comes from generations of pastors. "My father was a pastor, my grandfather was an evangelist. After discovering that the Coopers had joined us for worship, I revisited a few of those stories and even watched a video of his testimony on YouTube. Linda Ronstadt? By the end of the '80s, Alice Cooper was back on the charts and back on the road for a comeback that continues to this day. "I grew up in a Christian household," Cooper told NBC News in 1996. Hell was going to be the worst place ever. Veteran rock musician Alice Cooper shared recently that he volunteers as a substitute Sunday school teacher at his local church. He was not there as a notorious entertainer. Speakers. ", 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. "I'm a rock singer. ", "People talk about Alice being a rebel there was never more of a rebel than Jesus Christ," he said. Joe is non-political, at least publicly, but has encouraged his fans to vote. TheSchools Outsinger toldPage Six, My dad knew my sense of humor. The shock rocker said, I came to Christ because of my fear of God. I grew up in the church, went as far away as I could from it almost died and then came back to the church. When a celebrity comes to church, they usually prefer anonymity. What if you're Alice Cooper but now you're following Christ. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson thinks he redeemed himself. The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) received a video invitation from Phoenix native and legendary shock rocker 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. The band's eventual 'shock rock' reputation was also the result of an accident involving a chicken at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert in September 1969, which had became a sensation on tabloids. Singer Alice Cooper performs after being inducted during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York March 14, 2011. There were handshakes and well wishes and invitations to return whenever passing through again. Let's not forget that, Why revival must be tethered to Scripture, Revelation 9: The pit, the smoke and hideous demon creatures, Thousand Foot Krutch Joins Alice Cooper's Christmas Event Benefiting Teens, Alice Cooper Urges Fans Not to Adhere to 'Celebrity Christianity,' But Still Pens Songs With 'Better Message'. SOdhner 3 mo. Thats really a shame. 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. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, attend Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona. But many others know him for his Christian faith. He plays six days a week, and every morning on the day of a show. 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 . They have now been married for almost 45 years. Today, though, the 70-year-old shock-rock legend is a devout Christian. Photo by Biha via Wikimedia Commons.Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.. Alice Cooper might be the last person you'd ever expect to have gotten sober. 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. Cooper has been outspoken about his religious awakening for quite some time. On Saturday, Cooper joined Hollywood actor Johnny Depp to perform at Duesenberg Guitar company's NAMM party at Servite Catholic High School in Anaheim, California. Telling his story, Cooper recalls his wife grabbing him by the ear and telling him, Hey, the partys over.. In 2017, desperately searching for truth and hoping to have peace in her life, Peer stumbled across a video of famous heavy metal musician Alice Cooper. While sex, drugs and alcohol were once his stage motto earlier in his career, he has since replaced those terms with new material. An undeserving husband to a beautiful wife, and a father to 4 beautiful children. Shock Rocker Alice Cooper Prays Every Day and Gives God Credit for Steven Curtis Chapman First Contemporary Christian Artist To Earn 50th No. Its safe to say that the good little Mormon boy had disappeared. (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. Howard said he was so moved by Cooper's story that he decided wrote a column about the rocker's visit for Baptist News Global. In a year I was a religious whiz kid.[1]. Alice Cooper was in a relationship with the GTOs member Miss Christine, who died of an overdose on November 5, 1972. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. Alistair Begg Interviews Alice Cooper. Awards', and has received two 'Grammy' nominations in 1984 and 1997. 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. 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. This isn't entirely a new development. Cooper would even go so far as to do the opposite of what everyone else is doing just to make a point. The rocker says that he struggled with alcoholism before embracing religion. Best Known For: Considered . The 71-year-old also testified to how Jesus saved him from his sinful life, including an addiction to cocaine. Hes a villain, but at the same time, hell slip on a banana peel.. What Happens Now? You have to prove it.' NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Rock should never be in bed with politics.[3]. After that, he says, he'll go back to his hotel for lunch, and then he'll go shopping. Five decades later Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, still performs under his world-famous stage name but in far-less shocking settings, perhaps to honor his Christian faith. Like. God gives gifts in order that we may love Him and love others. My dad was a pastor, he was an evangelist for 25 years, and I used to go up and do missionary work with him with the Apaches in Arizona. You're a rock star but you don't live the rock life. 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! 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. "People have a very warped view of Christianity. 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'. In 2012, Cooper opened the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Phoenix, which is a music center for teens that is designed to keep them off the streets. Cooper explained that with all the pastors in his life, from his grandfather to his dad, he had strong prayer happening for him. 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. Birth date: February 4, 1948. During the 2004 election season, he said: When I read the list of people who are supporting Kerry, if I wasnt already a Bush supporter, I would have immediately switched. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The pair sang a bunch of old rock 'n' roll classics such as "Brown Sugar" and "School's Out" to help raise funds for charity. It was during the height of Cooper's rock stardom as he toured the worked shocking fans with gruesome stunts. Why was Alice Cooper in our worship service? If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends). 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. Here's how. His dad was a pastor and his grandfather was a pastor. Cooper is very outspoken about his political viewsthose being that he has none. He also discovered that Coopers Christian faith is a mature one that includes regular church attendance and teaching Sunday school. "They respect you because you're you. Alice Cooper has been honored as a 'Legend' at the 'Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards' and the 'Kerrang! But now the star is taking on the role of King Herod in NBC's live performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, and in a new. Regarding the Bible, Cooper once said that he believes in the Old Testament as well as evolution and he believes that God created the world in seven days. His 2011 album 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare' made it to No.22 on the US charts, while his last album so far, 'Paranormal', reached No.32. My grandfather was a pastor for 75 years. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Doctors told him that he would die if he did not stop drinking. Want to share a story? Find out where you can serve and put your gifts to use at Parkside. In one interview, Cooper said, I grew up in a Christian house. And that's what really motivated me. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. He says his pastor told him God doesnt make mistakes, and that he gave Cooper that platform to share his testimony. These days, he attends church regularly and participates in Bible study. PHOTO CREDIT: Alice Cooper 2015 by Ralph Arvesen. 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. Gender: Male. Even his wifes father was a pastor. Phoenix's independent source of The atmosphere in the service was charged with energy and encouragement. 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. The Lord really convicted me, saying, look, its time to make a decision here.. Singer Alice Cooper performs after being inducted during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York March 14, 2011. He took it from me, he shared. One of the deals was we start going to church. She sought divorce from him in 1983, when he was severely alcoholic, but they reconciled the following year and have three children together: Calico, Dash and Sonora Rose. Our groups and ministries are places where we study Gods word, grow in relationships with others, and apply what we learn to real life. 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. A few hours after the service I happened to notice a few social media posts from members who wished they could have met Mr. and Mrs. Alice Cooper at church today. At first I assumed that they had seen someone in our service who resembled Alice Cooper. Whether its Alice Cooper or Alice the homeless person, when we come together for worship we dont show preference to any individual.. We invite you to join us online each Sunday at 9:00am for a live service and message. McCartney is vaguely liberal, maybe? Now hes a devout born-again Christian who defends Jesus from his contemporary shock-rockers like Marilyn Manson, a fellow who is pretty down on Christianity. In fact, hes highly critical of rock musicians who get political, saying: To me, thats treason. Both Cooper and his wife were raised in Christian families. 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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. "Theres nothing in Christianity that says I can't be a rock star," he said. Alice Cooper's House in Phoenix, AZ (Google Maps) Phoenix, Arizona (AZ), US. Growing up with a pastor for a father, Alice knew he could find solace in the faith he grew up in. Share. 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? Alice Cooper. He has been called the godfather of shock-rock, mixing elements of horror movies into acts that have included an unpalatable array of guillotines, fake blood, baby dolls and boa constrictors, Mark Ellis wrote in a God Reports blog for The Christian Post. Alice Cooper was born with the name Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan. May 18, 2021 Iconic 73-year-old rock legend and devout Christian Alice Cooper shared with Page Six that not only does he pray and read the Bible every day, but he credits his faith in God for his sobriety. They dressed up as the Beatles with wigs and costumes, and performed parodies of their songs, which earned overwhelming response from the audience and won them the show title. Just look at the magazine cover to the right. In fact, there was a pretty big crowd that day and I didnt even notice that they were in the congregation. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, at a young age and still lives in the state today. 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