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Alice Cooper: Don't confuse shock with Satanism
(Knox News Sentinal, 2000-10-08)
Alice Cooper, the originator of '70s shock rock, is being rediscovered by a new generation. But Cooper is not so happy to be lumped in with the likes of Marilyn Manson and Slipknot. "Some of these bands that have professed Satanic cult things. That shouldn't include me," says Cooper, "because, for one thing, I'm a Christian. That's the biggest insult you could give me. You could call me untalented and boring, OK, I can live with that. But call me Satanic and you're stepping on what I really believe in." ...