Article: DP arts: Alice's wonderland; Out to shock? Alice Cooper has been there and done that. Here he talks music and golf with Peter Elson.(Features)

Byline: Peter Elson

IT DOESN'T take Alice Cooper, whose outrageous rock concerts 30 years ago caused a tidal wave of horrified astonishment, long to answer my question.

HadCooper never thought of any other career? A dentist or lawyer, perhaps?

The master (nay, inventor) of shock rock sounds incredulous. ``Heavens, no. I'd never inflict anything like that on anyone,'' says the man who took a woman's name, dressed very scarily and applied demonic make-up. Not to forget stage shows with snakes, electric chairs,mock guillotinings and mutilating dolls so fake blood spurted out.

As fairly ordinary sounding Vincent Furnier, he had a dream ...

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