Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict
by Alice Cooper
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Author: Alice CooperBrand: Booklegger
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-01
ISBN: 0307382656
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Crown
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- A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict by Alice Cooper
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Book Review: Even non-fans would find this book entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a review of the audio CD edition.
I was not an Alice Cooper fan; if I thought of him at all, I was probably appalled. Back in my teens or 20s, (actually anytime before last year) I'd never have believed I would voluntarily listen to, much less enjoy, anything by Alice Cooper. His music might still be a bit much for me, but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to his book.
Not being a fan begs the question: why did I decide to listen to his book? I heard him on Letterman and he was funny. He talked about how golf helped him beat his alcohol addiction. I do enjoy golf, so when I saw his book, I decided to give it a chance. I'm very glad I did.
The book is more autobiography than golf book. He ties golf into various aspects of his life so there is a lot about golf but if you'd rather watch paint dry than hear or read about golf, most of the golf stuff is in concentrated parts you can skip. The book starts with his childhood back in Detroit and continues to the present. It is about Alice Cooper the person, Alice Cooper the crazy rocker and a bit about the music culture. Oh yeah, and about golf.
Alice Cooper was born at the right time to have interacted with musical and cultural legends of the 60s, 70s and beyond. As a member of a struggling band in LA, he met Frank Zappa, Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and others. As a golfer, he met musicians and comedians of the Rat Pack generation. As he and the band became more famous, he met more famous entertainers. There is a fascinating story about his meeting with Elvis and his feelings about the sheltered life Elvis had to lead because of his fame. Salvadore Dali did an art work of him.
The chapters on the band, how they got their name and look, the development of the albums and how they went from struggling to get gigs in bars and clubs to playing in stadiums is interesting even if you never liked their music. On a personal note, he talks about the toll constant recording and touring took on him, his alcoholism and what it took for him to finally get sober. He talks about his faith simply and without being preachy. (This was a big shock to me -- wild Alice Cooper is a Christian?!?!)
Alice Cooper narrates the book himself and does an excellent job. The listener feels as though he is sitting and telling you these stories. When he is relating conversations with famous people, he does imitations of their voices for their ends of the conversations.
My only complaint is that I wished this was an unabridged recording; I could definitely have listened to more. I would definitely listen to it again.
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