Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's Life and 12

ISBN: 0307382915

Author: Cooper, Alice

Condition: new

Wretched excess, rock stardom, and golf-from the man who invented shock rockIn this tell-all memoir, Alice Cooper speaks candidly about his life and career, including all the years of rock n roll history hes been a part of, the addictions he faced, and the surprising ways he found redemption.From a childhood spent as a ministers son worshiping baseball and rock n roll; to days on the road with his band, working to make a name for themselves; to stardom and the insanity that came with it, including a quart-of-whiskey-a-day habit; to drying out at a sanitarium back in the late 70s, Alice Cooper paints a rich and rockin portrait of his life and his battle against addiction-fought by getting up daily at 7 a.m. to play 36 holes of golf.Alice tells hilarious, touching, and sometimes astounding stories about Led Zeppelin and the Doors, George Burns and Groucho Marx, John Daly and Tiger Woods . . . everyone is here from Dalí to Elvis to Arnold Palmer.Alice Cooper, Golf Monster is the incredible story of someone who rose through the rock n roll ranks releasing platinum albums and selling out arenas with his legendary act-all while becoming one of the best celebrity golfers around.