ALICE COOPER Interviewed At ROCK HALL Induction; Video Available

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was inducted into the 2011 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this past Monday night (March 14) at New York City's Waldorf Astoria. Cooper came to the event wearing bloody clothes and draping a yellow boa constrictor over his shoulders.

Cooper was inducted by recent touring partner Rob Zombie, who said during his introduction, "Alice Cooper invented the rock show. Before Alice Cooper, there was no rock show. They're more than a band. They were more like a murderous gang of drag queens — in a good way."

Cooper and the original Alice Cooper band played "Eighteen", "Under My Wheels" and "School's Out", after which Alice gave his acceptance speech, "We've always been a hard-rock band," he said. "We just wanted to decorate it a little bit differently." He also saluted guitarist Glen Buxton, who died of complications from pneumonia in 1997, calling him "the heart and soul of the band, as black and dark as it may be."

Cooper and the original Alice Cooper band played "Eighteen", "Under My Wheels" and "School's Out", after which Alice gave his acceptance speech, "We've always been a hard-rock band," he said. "We just wanted to decorate it a little bit differently." He also saluted guitarist Glen Buxton, who died of complications from pneumonia in 1997, calling him "the heart and soul of the band, as black and dark as it may be."

An interview with Cooper and his bandmates conducted by Rolling Stone magazine can be viewed below.

Check out photos from last night's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony:

Wire Image:

* Press Room
* Show
* Dinner
* Backstage And Audience

Film Magic:

* Press Room
* Show

Highlights of the 2010 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will air on Sunday, March 20 on the Fuse network.