by Alice Cooper
First published 2026
Alice Cooper strips away six decades of myth to reveal the truth behind shock rock's most notorious performer. The man born Vincent Damon Furnier explains how a band name became his identity, then morphed into something that nearly destroyed him. Cooper chronicles his rise through thirty albums, his descent into addiction and blackout years fueled by alcohol and drugs, and his eventual recovery. He examines the creative process behind his most infamous stage props: Cold Ethyl, the guillotine, the dead babies. Cooper addresses the injuries and deaths that occurred at his shows, his guilt over these incidents, and the bans and record burnings that followed. He describes his fifty-year marriage, his wife's violent moments, and his discovery of faith. The book separates fact from fiction in stories about slaughtered chickens, evangelical protests, and supernatural encounters. Cooper presents both sides of his personality: the performer who whispered lies and the man who found God within himself.
Genres: biography, addiction, autobiography, memoir, spirituality, music
Vibes: intimate, introspective, raw-and-honest, redemptive, unflinching
Tropes: personal-transformation, rags-to-riches, redemption-arc
Period: six decades, fifty-year marriage
464 pages · Hardcover · Da Capo
Content warnings: addiction, alcohol-abuse, death, drug-use