Alice Cooper named the three bands he believes each younger musician ought to take heed to to allow them to take their uncooked expertise and switch it into highly effective artwork.
He’s a decide on the No Cover present, the place musicians are evaluated on their unique songs, moderately than having the ability to sing materials written by others.
“I’m at all times saying all the things revolves round how good the tune is,” Cooper informed LA Weekly in a latest interview. “You realize, I don’t care how thrilling you’re up there. … Spend your time listening to the Beatles. I inform younger bands on a regular basis: ‘I would like you to take heed to the Beatles, the Seashore Boys and the 4 Seasons. They wrote good songs, proper? Their information have been good.”
He famous that “you could be an indignant punk rock band, however write a tune round it. Don’t simply play a riff or a drum half and yell at me. That’s not a tune. It’s a must to have a verse and a refrain. That’s why I would like you to take heed to early Beatles and the Seashore Boys. You could be simply as indignant and have a very good tune. You don’t have to only throw it away. Too many bands simply throw it away.”
Cooper shared his enthusiasm for watching younger bands onstage, saying, “They remind me of when my band was in highschool. We couldn’t be onstage lengthy sufficient. We wished to be up there for eight hours. … After which I’ve simply received to say … you’ve received to be a star. For those who’re going to be a star, it’s a must to suppose you’re a star. You may’t simply go on the market and simply be face worth, it’s a must to perceive that you’re a star or the viewers won’t regard you as one.”
He argued that audiences need the lead singer to be “the point of interest” of a efficiency. “Which means don’t ever look away from them,” he defined. “It’s a must to stare them down. It’s a must to be you and you’re the star up there. You’re greater than life. So, you recognize, don’t come up right here and be shy. That’s not what a rock singer is.
“I inform my band this on a regular basis. If you’re onstage, I would like you to reek of ego. If you’re offstage, I don’t need any ego in any respect.”
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