ALICE COOPER Says His 'Treason' Remarks Were Misinterpreted

ALICE COOPER's comment accusing all rock stars campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of "treason" was misconstrued and blown out of proportion, according to the singer.

During a Canadian stop on his current "Eyes Of Alice Cooper Tour", Coopercommented on the recent tour involving Bruce Springsteen and other Kerry supporters by saying, "I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics."

Alice has issued the following statement in attempt to set the record straight with regard to what was said:

"My comments have been misconstrued and blown way out of proportion.

"When I said that rock stars doing concerts for Presidential candidates were guilty of treason, I clearly said treason against rock n roll, meaning against the spirit of rock and roll, not against the President or the government or the USA. I said that people shouldn't vote for a Presidential candidate just because a rock star says so, and that's true whether it's Bruce Springsteen or Alice Cooper.

"I stated that 'If you are listening to a rock star in order to get your voting information on who to vote for, you are a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons.'

"It's true what I said, that most of us dropped out of school to chase girls, drink beer, and play rock n roll, and don't read the Washington Journal (which, by the way, doesn't even EXIST, so you see how much I know).

"That doesn't mean we don't have opinions, and it doesn't mean we don't care about our country, or what's going on in the world. It just means I don't think our opinions should matter to anyone else.

"We are lucky enough to have free speech in this country, and anyone — rock stars, movie stars, athletes — in the public eye should feel free to express their opinion. I love Springsteen, I mean who doesn't love 'Born in the USA' or 'Born To Run'?

"But I do think that the rebellious spirit of rock n roll doesn't mix well with political fundraisers and electoral campaigning. And that's what I meant when I said it was treasonous to rock'n roll. Nothing more and nothing less. Any attempt to read more into it than that is misguided."

Alice removes himself from the political arena and returns to the rock and roll arena this fall in Atlantic City on Sept 17.

Remaining "The Eyes Of Alice Cooper" tour dates are:

Sep. 17 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Hotel, Casino
Sep. 19 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Sep. 22 Portland, Maine @ State Theatre
Sep. 24 - Connecticut @ Foxwoods Casino
Sep. 25 - Springfield, MA @ Hippodrome
Sep. 26 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid-Hudson Civic Theater
Sept 28 - Windsor, ONT @ Chrysler Theatre
Sep. 29 - Sarnia, ONT @ Sarnia Sports & Entertainment Centre
Sep. 30 - Kitchener, ONT @ Centre In The Square
Oct. 01 - Hamilton, ONT @ Hamilton Place
Oct. 03 - Peterborough, ONT @ Memorial Centre
Oct. 04 - Ottawa, ONT @ Civic Centre
Oct. 05 - Sudbury, ONT @ Arena
Oct. 06 - Timmins, ONT @ McIntyre Arena
Oct. 08 - Thunder Bay, ONT @ Community Auditorium
Oct. 10 - Saskatoon, SASK @ Centennial Auditorium
Oct. 11 - Regina, SASK @ Centre For The Arts
Oct. 12 - Calgary, ALB @ Telus Convention Centre
Oct. 13 - Edmonton, ALB @ Winspear Centre
Oct. 15 - Tacoma, WA @ Emerald Queen Casino
Oct. 16 - Tacoma, WA @ Emerald Queen Casino
Oct. 18 - Redding, CA @ Win River Casino
Oct. 21 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove
Oct. 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
Oct. 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sunset Station
Oct. 24 - Phoenix, AZ @ State Fair
Oct. 26 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
Oct. 27 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Casino
Oct. 29 - Kelseyville, CA @ Konocti Harbor Resort
Oct. 30 - Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Casino
Oct. 31 - San Jacinto, CA @ Soboba Casino