ALICE COOPER On HALL OF FAME: 'I Kinda Like The Idea That I'm Blackballed'

March 20, 2008

In a recent interview with The Daily Yomiuri, rock legend Alice Cooper spoke about once again being snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at this year's induction ceremony.

"There's a bunch of good bands that aren't in," he said. "It's five New Yorkers deciding who's gonna be in the Hall. I don't know who gave them that right. I've got every credential...it'll happen. I kinda like the idea that I'm blackballed. What's better, to be in the Hall of Fame or to be kept out of the Hall of Fame?"

When asked if his songs would be more appreciated without the theatrics, Alice replied, "Yeah, but I wouldn't give up the spectacle. That's my legacy. KISS? OZZY? Who did it first? I did. There's no two ways about that. And I had hits. Few bands putting on the kinda show I did ever broke that barrier. Back in '73, when 'Billion Dollar Babies' went to Number One, the next thing I knew Mick Jagger was wearing eye makeup. He didn't wear eye makeup before that!"

Read the entire interview at The Daily Yomiuri.

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