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Redemption Tuesday: Alice Cooper Terrified Crowds—Until He Was Afraid of Himself

Alice Cooper built a career on spectacle.

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The Redemption Project
Feb 17, 2026
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by Brandon Burley of Burley Books and The Redemption Project Podcast

Alice Cooper built a career on spectacle.

Guillotines.
Fake blood.
Snakes.
Shock.

For decades, Alice Cooper was the villain onstage—the man parents warned their kids about, the embodiment of rock excess pushed to its limit. The act was so convincing that most people assumed it was him.

It was…

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