Key Takeaways
- Upcoming Autobiography: Alice Cooper’s new book, Devil on My Shoulder, releases on October 8.
- Book Tour: The book will be promoted through an eight-city Q&A tour in the U.K.
- Exploration of Identity: Cooper discusses the contrast between his stage persona and real-life self.
- Previous Work: This is only Cooper’s second book, following his 2007 autobiography.
Alice Cooper will look back on his illustrious six-decade career in his upcoming autobiography, Devil on My Shoulder, which will be published on Oct. 8.
The “Godfather of Shock Rock” will promote the book with an eight-city U.K. Q&A book tour. You can see the full itinerary below.
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What to Expect From Alice Cooper’s New Autobiography
Despite 60 years in the music industry and a tireless work ethic, Devil on My Shoulder marks just the second book written by Cooper, following 2007’s Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock ‘n’ Roller’s 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict.
In his new book, Cooper promises to explore the differences — and the inextricable connection — between the murderous, morally bankrupt Alice Cooper character and the sober, religious, upstanding member of society behind the mask.
“I was born Vincent Damon Furnier but, seduced by my character’s reputation, changed my name legally to Alice Cooper, and in the process lost sight of who I really was,” Cooper said in a press release. “The mild-mannered, all-American boy I’d once been became a monster and a mortal danger to himself.”
He added: “I’ve written this book to track Alice’s ‘evilution,’ and how I’ve tamed him at last. Just as he and I became almost fatally intertwined, the story of Alice Cooper after over 30 records and 60-plus years has become a tangle of embellishments, elaborations and outright fabrications and I think it’s time to sort reality from myth.”
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In the meantime, Cooper is hard at work on the road. He just played a trio of “Welcome to Our Nightmare” shows in Las Vegas with magician Criss Angel, and he will launch a monthlong North American tour on April 14 in San Antonio.
Alice Cooper, Devil on My Shoulder U.K. Book Tour Dates
Oct. 11 – Cardiff New Theatre
Oct. 12 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
Oct. 13 – London Palladium
Oct. 14 – Brighton Dome
Oct. 16 – Manchester Opera House
Oct. 17 – Stockton Globe
Oct. 19 – Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
Oct. 20 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
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