Alice Cooper desires to be on The Simpsons.
Alice Cooper desires to voice a personality on The Simpsons
The 77-year-old shock rock legend’s music has appeared in Matt Groening’s iconic animated sitcom – and rival present Household Man – however he is but to voice a personality.
He instructed GRAMMY.com when requested if he’d like to look on the long-running programme: “Oh yeah, completely. When The Simpsons got here out, they have been completely distinctive. It was actually, actually humorous. I actually admired what they have been doing. I confirmed up on Household Man” They used my music loads. Groening and people guys did an Alice character, and so did
Household Man. I assumed Household Man was in all probability extra pointed, however I could not say [it was] extra intelligent. They have been each actually very intelligent.”
In 1978, Alice made his legendary apperance on The Muppet Present, which he will not overlook anytime quickly.
He recalled: “My favorite factor on the earth was being on The Muppet Present. Once they referred to as me to be on The Muppets, I went, Oh man, I spent all this time making Alice Cooper the brand new monster. That is simply going to water it down.
I beloved the present — it was a really humorous present, very intelligent. I requested them, ‘Who’s accomplished the present just lately?’ They stated, Christopher Lee and Vincent Value, and I went, ‘I am in!’ If these guys can do The Muppets … I have not earned the pedigree that these guys have, so I’ll positively do it.
That ended up being the reference level to a complete era, me doing The Muppet Present. It is wonderful, to at the present time folks go, ‘I found you on The Muppet Present, and after that I went and obtained all of your albums.'”
In addition to musical performances of College’s Out, You and Me, and Welcome to my Nightmare on the Halloween particular, Alice portrayed an agent of the Satan, providing the Muppets fame and fortune in alternate for his or her souls. Gonzo swiftly wished in, solely to find he had “different plans” for his soul.