Alice Cooper: I’m Not Worthy…
John on August 1, 2006 at 9:51 am
Alice Cooper, who appeared in Wayne’s World and occasioned the famous movie line “We’re not worthy” is a believer. Sixteen years ago, he quit drinking and said to God, “I’m not worthy.”
This week he made a bit of a splash in Arizona where his Solid Rock Foundation is helping to build a Christian teen center. It’s designed to keep kids off the streets and give them a chance to play music and interact with Christian youth workers.
I’m not sure how public Cooper’s faith has been, but I’ve known about it for almost 5 years. A mutual friend who played golf with Cooper once warned me I should never get him started on his faith or “he’ll talk your ear off.”
I think it’s great that the face of 1980′s shock rock is a believer. If you’ve read my recent post on the meaning of horror, it may even make perfect sense. So here’s what I want to know…When does Marilyn Manson convert?
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Yeah. I heard about this a whilst back too.
In other related news, did you see the
August 1, 2006 @ 4:38 pmguitarist from Korn converted as well?
Alan,
Yes, I heard about that — Brian “Head” Welch. I even blogged about him on my old church blog. Those posts never made it to VS.
August 1, 2006 @ 8:21 pmConversion is old news but his teen center isnt!…
Former shock-rock star Alice Cooper (58) is working on his good works and Phoenix youth should benefit….
August 2, 2006 @ 10:53 amYes, I’m a new poster so please keep the abuse and side-jokes to a minimum, at least until I can get up to speed. :o)
August 2, 2006 @ 4:56 pmI met my wife at a heavy-metal church called Sanctuary, in Torrance, CA. We heard about the Cooper-conversion around ’92 and it was hard to believe. We had seen other mainstream rock and metal artists commit to Christ but Alice Cooper was a big one. A while back I saw a news-clip highlighting his golfing and quite honestly, it was harder to believe the man was GOLFING. And I have heard that he’s actually quite good. Guys like Alice (yes, that does sound funny) often see things in a different light once they’ve gained a little wisdom through age and experience. Do I think that Gene Simmons and Ozzy will make a similar change? not really, but it could happen – and shock rockers tend to lack the fear of rejection. They’ll do whatever they want with little regard for what others think. Bob Dylan, a Jew raised in all the traditional ways, performed the ultimate rebellion for someone from his neck of the woods – he became a christian! Released three albums on the subject. I don’t know what his “walk” is like these days but I’m awful curious. I think one of the reasons Alice Cooper’s conversion may have missed the headline pages, was that it didn’t stand to benefit the recording industry. Also, record execs probably didn’t think it would help their bottom line to make a big deal of it.
I am the farthest thing from an expert on Marilyn Manson, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some day he too were to finally see the light. I think Howard Stern is also a great candidate.
I want so much to believe Alice’s conversion, I have since I heard about it when I was in college (1996). I mean, how can you not want him to be a genuine Christian? Supposedly, he even plays golf with R.C. Sproul! But the Alice tree isn’t bearing too much fruit, at least not any that’s visable. His lyrics on his albums have certainly changed, but not so much becoming Christian. They seem to be more humane, or nice I guess, and that’s all. His Christian walk has been left wanting.
For example, on his radio show, he still uses the “minor” profanities, the PG-13 ones you can get away with on the radio. I listen only occaisionally, mainly because he plays classic rock music from the seventies, and I enjoy that. I don’t listen to him enough to know what else goes on. Is profanity evidence of not being a Christian? Not in and of itself.
However, it doesn’t end there. On his radio show website, which I’ve been looking at since reading your post, there is a section for what I can only assume is one of his radio sidekicks, a dominatrix named Miss Kitty. I’m not sure what “Miss Kitty’s” job on the show is, since her section has a “on break” kind of message up.
His stage show still employs most (if not all) of the trademark “shock rock” trappings it did before his alleged conversion. The bio on his website includes no mention of Christianity, and even mocks the Religious Right and “all that is good.”
Despite a few good works, and a few comments in various magazines, I wonder about Alice. Perhaps his conversion was genuine, but he lacked any strong Christian fellowship/tutoring afterwards.
August 2, 2006 @ 9:02 pmI’m 17yrs old and im a huge fan of Alice Cooper. Before i learned that he was a christain i knew that he wasnt as bad as people made him out to be. the drinking problem was an issue with a lot of Rock bands and still is. And has been the cause of death of many rockers like Jim Morrision. My parents and some people at church say ” oh alice cooper he worships satan” and im like its all an act. i cant belive that people actually believed that he was executing him self on stage. It was all an act to attract fans and it worked. When I found out that alice cooper was a christain i thought “hey one of my favorite artist is a Christain” which in a way gives me more respect for him. What i dont like is when people over react on somthin and they dont even know anything about some one. like KISS. Gene Simmons was over looked. people thought that he was the Anti Christ that Gene Simmons worship satan. and with his show Gene Simmons Family Jewels and his bio KISS and Make Up really opens up Gene and you can see that hes not what people made him out to be. Thats the problem with a lot Christains not to dis from what i belive in but i think a lot of times Christain over react on somthing with out overlooking it. And as a christain my self i over look things with out making sudden judgment. or why ellse would i listen to KISS or Alice Cooper or Ted Nugent. Alice may not be very open about it but its great to know that he is a believer in christ. and isnt it that all that matters.
May 31, 2007 @ 7:34 pmTwo “celebrities” whose conversion has born much fruit:
David Berkowitz – the Son of Sam
Susan Atkins – one of Manson’s women
June 1, 2007 @ 2:33 pm