“People would come and see us play and just assume that as I was the lead singer then I must be Alice Cooper,” he explains today. “But originally the band was simply called The Alice Cooper Ban ...

But Cooper and his band, which was originally called Alice Cooper before frontman Vincent Furnier took the name for himself, made some of the best, no-nonsense records of the early ‘70s.

Sometimes, a little bit of extra lore can be what transforms a rock musician into a bona fide rock star, and the myth around how Alice Cooper got his stage name is certainly no exception.

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an iconic American rock star, renowned for his theatrical and shock-laden performances. Often dubbed the "Godfather of Shock Rock ...

We all know Alice Cooper for his theatrical rock shows where he might just lose his head (figuratively speaking, of course!). But here's a twist in the tale - Alice Cooper, the Godfather of Shock ...

Alice Cooper's Coopstock featured performances by Cooper, Corey Glover of Living Colour, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick. Coopstock is a benefit for Alice Cooper's ...