Shep Gordon with Alice Cooper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2016
- Shep Gordon in conversation with Alice Cooper at Live Talks Los Angeles, Oct.. 31, 2016, discussing his memoir, "They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll." For more info on Live Talks LA -- upcoming events, videos, podcasts -- visit livetalksla.org, or "follow" us on TH-cam.
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Alice is a encyclopedia of rock and roll history.Actually talking to him is a pleasure.Treats his fans like friends.
I love the guy!
Damn I'm jealous, I'd love to meet him some day! He's a big influence for me!
We all have those rock stars we want to meet. I'd love to meet Alice & just listen to his stories. I've gotten to see his shows 3 x. Hoping to see him more. He's an original.
'Billion Dollar Babies' one of the best albums in music history...
Their best album along with Killer. WTMN is my favourite solo record from him though
I go with Killer.
Original band, no studio guys.
Okay, Rick Derringer on one song.
100% One of rock and rolls best albums EVER!
From the inside
David Griffin best post ‘74 album. Love that album
This was a treat to watch. Could listen to these stories for hours! Peace!
Great interview, great personality and great musician
So much of Alice Copper's songs put to words and music the angst, problems, issues and some answers for what I was experiencing growing up. They had the perfect music, at the perfect time with the perfect messages for what I needed in high school and beyond. Guys, thanks so much for getting me through some difficult and dark moments with some semblance of sanity.
I had the pleasure of spending some time around Shep AKA mr money, one of the nicest guys I ever had dinner with!
Alice is known to be one of the nicest, coolest rockers in the biz.
His book is worth reading too.
Please what is the title of the book you refer to?...
I think it's called "the golf monster". It turns out that Alice is an avid golfer, so there's some golf tips but mostly it's autobiogrphical.
Shep stood by Alice through some very tough times. We longtime fans appreciate him a ton. My only criticism is that I wish he could've kept the original band together -- at least Dennis and Neal --- or reunited them after Nightmare.
I completely agree with you. There's no reason why they couldn't have reunited a few years down the road. Ultimately, it stands as one of the greatest missed opportunities ever. I don't see why all 5 of them couldn't come back together. Remember that Michael Bruce wrote EVERTYTHING for the original band...Alice's music was never as good as what came out of the original band. When Glen Buxton died in 1997, it forever sealed the deal that the original 5 would never be together again. People have forgotten that the Alice Cooper Band were the biggest band in the world in 1973/74...
Usually I'd agree, I like when bands keep original members. But I also like that bringing new musicians into the mix seemed to help Alice adapt his sound and stay relevant throughout the 80s and on. I doubt his sound would have changed with the times/music trends as much if he was still with the original band.
Right
I like both bands. Would be cool to see them all together.
But there were some Shows where the original members Played together with Alice as well. Or Dennis Duneway and Ryan Roxie were playing guitar together.
Regards from Germany
Great relationship between Shep and Alice, very rare in the entertainment business!! Great interview, Luv the Coop!
What a pleasure to watch. Alice is always so personable no matter where you happen to run into him. Just another guy who just happens to be a Rock Legend.
I didn't know Alice Cooper was that funny! Awesome guy
Man! This is the wittiest rockstar you'll ever come across. Very intelligent. Underrated lyrics writer as well. Just go discover. And by the way. He is the ultimate nice person as well.
And, you should see him dress when he is out playing golf: Old man's visor, white old man's belt paired with golfing slacks, white rimmed dorky sunglasses ... I mean, really hilarious.
@@kidwoodhouse9564 agreed. There's a lot of humour in his lyrics.
He's had a radio show for years and they play it every night in my area, I grew up listening to it and he's really entertaining, even without the horror gimmicks and stage antics. Also seems like a really genuine and nice person, which seems rare with famous people.
@@AGJArtwork Cold Ethyl is a good song to show someone if you want to gauge their sense of humor, they either get the joke or they think you're sick🤣🤣
I saw the "Welcome to My Nightmare" tour in Richmond, VA, back in the day. Aside from the great tunes, it was the greatest theatrical production I'd ever seen. Very tight, flawless. Alice is a fantastic performer.
These stories are magic. Let's pray the music and entertainment industries get back to the kind of innovation and artistic support as it was back then. Analytics are the albatross for creatives. Build on yesterday to create what can be tomorrow. Not, look at yesterday and do more of that. Uncertaintly breeds art.
Alice Cooper concerts melded the Addams family and the Munsters and a rocking band and a bitchin front man......the gilloutine.....the Dead babies.....true over the top shock value ......thank you Alice Cooper...and the original band ...I looked forward to you returning to Seattle every year.......
Nice compliment for The Guess Who. 🇨🇦
Shep is a wonderful human....obviously..We were Buds..(No pun intended...)at Oceanside (LI)....Junior High and HS ..in the late 50’s....😉
Love listening to Alice very articulate, always summit to say
So amazing to see such a beautiful and unique long term relationship in a business filled with snakes . A standard for all.
I can't believe I didn't watch it before! What an amazing interview.
I feel so good after this. Thank you Shep,Alice,the Person that uploeded it and The one who had the idea for the interview! ❤️😎🤘
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic interview from 2 great guys , great life stories about what worked and when you think about it , we or anyone else could apply the much the same , proof is even after hard or difficult times ... they still have smiles on their faces ,,, so not about short time gain , not about money ... but of course it will give you both in the long run ,
Alice is amazing!
That was awesome!!!! G
What a wonderful story ! ! !
What a fantastic interview! I was spellbound!
One of the greatest interviews ever.
Yes !! Great evening !! Its me asking the question @ 42:29
This is what Rock n' Roll is all about! very interesting stuff,Thank You for sharing this!
Great interviews.
SHEP!!
I need to find put if I am still able to write a book about the character Killer Alice! This just reminded me!
Alice Cooper is a great singer and rock star and at the same time a great human, same like David Bowie and Frank Zappa were
I'm so lucky to have grown up during those formative years. Things were REALLY happening back then. Nowadays bands don't even bother with videos. No stadium tours. I've seen Alice, Kiss, Floyd, The Stones, Zappa, The Doobies, Styx, Skynard, Queen, Black Sabbath, AC/DC... Too many to remember. There's nothing like that anymore. Getting a contact high because the Hollywood Sportatorium (in Florida, since torn down , replaced by a damn supermarket) was dense with pot smoke. People used to be interesting and vocal. There were so many ideas and lifestyles back then. You could tell two cars apart from a block away because they were different. Now we're all being pigeonholed into a boring collective of controlled societal norms. Unauthorized individual thought is doxed and punished. I can't tell you how many times I've told my kids "What are you doing here ? Get out and have some fun. Do something daring. Let the cops chase you. I wasn't as boring as you until I had two kids."
Wow . Followed alice cooper from schools out on totp. Shep is all that’s good in the business .
Thank you so much for this !!!
This is some of the funniest stuff I have ever heard. Brilliant!
Good one!!
Jack Richardson also produced Love it to death and killer along with ezrin.
Outstanding!
Great interview
This was great
I like sheps laugh
I’m watching this video to hear Shep laugh
Rock-In-Roll is now dead because it's all been done and people aren't the same but it's starting to get to where Classical music is today... That was Rock-In-Roll 200 year's ago
Nice meeting u yesterday. Looking good for under 75 years old
With your eyes closed he's literally Howard Stern
Cool!!!!!
Shed Gordon is THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD!
take note - they don't mention the band. until WTMN Alice Cooper was a band, not a person.
What a great story glad he came back to the Lord and got off drugs. These guys are great.
the guy who did the lighting did friday the 13 to
I know your not proud of it Alice but I love monster dog I own the dvd it’s one of my favorite movies from my childhood
Skynard & few other Southern rock bands the only band that could just stand and play still be rock stars Duane & Greg. Maybe Molly Hatchet.
LOL amazing stories.
According to Dennis Dunnaway and Michael Bruce, the chickens were brought by the band.
Of course it was ! It even had a name and use to sit on Glen's amp ! Anyone who still believes that story about the chicken being torn apart by a bunch of Toronto hippies...well god bless ya ! Lol
Aren't they wonderful - can you BELIEVE that story about them all living in a basement in Watts - Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendricks,
Jim Morrison and others -- Shep being a "pharmaceutical distributor" - HYSTERICAL !!
Well I'm just laughing my head off at this and can't believe how much fun Alice Cooper really is lol. He's a nut but a lovely one at that lol. I bet these are the stories that could be told on stage but there are many more that can't be told lol.
AWESOME !!!!!!!😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁
Floyd were doing concept albums before The Wall. That guy needed to do his research.
@Neil Mcintosh You should probably read a lot more...duh.
2:38 😂
The Guess Who...who knew ?
I Brought The Chicken , And So Did My Wife And Sparticus ........ x .
This guy does what comes to mind. Don't do drugs. It's not an act.
Near the end a question “Arena Rock” ... the only good Big Band these days is Rammstein !
They’ve that Larger Than Life character, as rare as it gets ... they reinvented Metal , stole it and made it their own leaving others as pretending, again as rare as can be
And Joe Greenberg sold bootleg albums out of the station wagon used for touring ..........
Funniest story I ever read about Alice - was that he cut open pregnat woman and pulled out the babies... always wondered how the job add would sound like and who would applay......
$500 to anyone who can supply me a pic of the band in the plastic suits. As a 32-year fan and ravenous collector, I've never seen one. Not even sure one exists. DM me
alice without makeup .
Hehe, he looks a bit weatherbeaten, doesn't he?
Aging takes courage......he could be a great actor.......right up there with Vincent Price.......Boris Karloff.....Peter Lorre ........
Randy bachman no time the best song ever
So he says, who are the last successful bands that are political. Then he named off several hugely successfully bands. And suggest that everyone wite about there girlfriends . Like everyone is not already.
And Alice doesn't. Glen Buxton said,no chick songs!
PC said to tell you his secret is out, you and Barb need to mature.
Evel knevil
Loved the Alice shows of early 70's. Saw him beheaded, hanged and electrocuted. Nice career
Hell yea I want to be thrown to my death by Alice like that chicken someday...
I Alice Cooper I would like to play golf with you
I am Canadian but Never have been a fan of Anne Murray. Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, The Doors YES!!!
Alice cooper I want to play golf with you
Taco bueno is better Alice Cooper band yeah
Detroit mc5 grand funk fridigid pink Ted. Nudgent the best you could ask for
This guy is an agent's dream!!!! No wonder he still shows up to Q&A sessions dressed up like a clown after al these years and still claims he doesn't know how much he gets out of it?!?
Color me dubious, but I know a good spin when I hear one! As far as the musical part of his career is concerned, I know for a fact that he sold records... but as far as (art) is concerned, it's all smoke and mirrors. Telling kids they should rebel against stereotypes while raking the cash selling anti-conformist
mumbo jumbo because it's what sells doesn't make me feel inclined to put whatever they do in the same creative categories as The Doors, Pink Floyd, or any other truly creative, and mind altering bands who came out of the sixties!!! But i'd still like to play a round of golf with that mofo!!! No make up though...
God Bless Alice's great parents! Thank you, Jesus!