If you ever had the chance to see someone famous up close you know what it is like to get starstruck but that really happens to everyone‚ even to people who are famous. Everybody has their heroes and will get really nervous when they finally have the chance to meet them. That already happened many times with the legendary Alice Cooper‚ who is the godfather of Shock Rock.In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland in 2023 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage)‚ the musician recalled how crazy it was when many movie stars started to appear at his concerts in the early 70s. Some of them were Groucho Marx and Fred Astaire‚ who really liked the show and praised him at the time.The artists that made Alice Cooper get starstruck";Groucho Marx came to the show and he wanted to see what all this talk was about this show. He saw it as Vaudeville. It is a dark Vaudeville. Rock and Roll Vaudeville‚ if you really want to look at it. He started bringing (people) like Mae West‚ Fred Astaire‚ Jack Benny‚ George Burns. They';re on the side of the stage watching the show. The audience is freaked out totally by what we';re doing and these guys are like ';Grace Allen and I used to do this on an act in 1923 in Toledo with a guy with the guillotine';.";";They were not shocked in the least bit. They';d seen it all‚ right. But we';re looking on the side and (we couldn';t believe they were there). My dances are going (whispering) ";That';s Fred Astaire";. And he comes back and says ';your dancers are great';. (Then) of course the dances are just going ';He just said that we were great!'; When Salvador Dal saw the show‚ it was surrealism. Dal took credit for everything‚ so he says it';s surrealism and it';s based on me (laughs). We went ';Well‚ of course'; (laughs)‚"; Alice Cooper said.In the early 70s already Cooper had the chance to meet many other famous artists‚ like John Lennon for example. They were part of the drinking club ";Hollywood Vampires";‚ which also had Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilson.Formed in 1968‚ the band Alice Cooper remained together until 1975 when dissolved and Vincent Furnier‚ the vocalist and main songwriter started his solo career using the same name and persona. The original group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ghSub0_d5UThe post The artists that made Alice Cooper get starstruck appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

After Sammy Hagar was fired from Van Halen in 1996‚ the band tried to reconnect with David Lee Roth but the possible reunion didn';t work. So they decided to bring a new singer and the chosen one was Gary Cherone of Extreme. In 1998‚ the infamous ";Van Halen III";‚ which is the band';s eleventh studio album‚ was released.Although the album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 charts‚ it failed to be as successful as the records with Roth and Hagar. It was produced by Eddie alongside Mike Post‚ who is best known as the composer of many theme shows‚ like ";Law &;amp; Order";‚ ";The A-Team"; and ";Magnum P.I.";In an interview with Hustle (Transcribed by Ultimate Classic Rock)‚ the musician recalled that Eddie played the drums in many tracks of that album. His older brother Alex was going through a divorce at the time and battling drug addiction‚ so he wasn';t playing like he used to.Van Halen III producer says Eddie played the drums in many tracks";I knew the record wasn';t really good. I knew the record was kind of crappy. But it';s the way Ed wanted it. It was one of the worst periods in his life (Alex). He was drinking a lot. ... and he just wasn';t Al. He wasn';t playing like Al. I said‚ ';Al‚ I gotta do something here really difficult. This is really going to be a hard conversation. And I just ask you from the bottom of my heart to stay calm‚ and use your logic and your kindness. (...) Al‚ you';re in the middle of a divorce‚ you';re really fucked up‚ and you';re not playing like Alex. You are not playing like you.";";And my job is to get your little brother to do a record sober‚ and to facilitate that. So you gotta sit down‚ and concentrate on yourself‚ and concentrate on your divorce‚ and concentrate on getting rid of all the substance abuse. You don';t want to stop your little brother from doing something that';s very different for him. He';s had tremendous struggles. Be a big brother here. Put yourself second and let this kid do what he wants to do‚ he';s earned it.";";It didn';t take him long‚ it took him four‚ five or six months and he was great. They start rehearsing‚ and god‚ Al just sounds like Al and it';s just fucking great. Twice as good as what Ed played on the record‚"; Mike Post said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT8RdKN8u9wIt';s worth reminding that when they were young kids‚ Eddie first started to play the drums and Alex the guitar. After some time Alex realized he was better at playing the drums and Eddie playing the guitar. So they swapped instruments and entered Rock and Roll history.The post Van Halen III producer says Eddie played the drums in many tracks appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

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