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Indeed, the Coop's upcoming 21st LP – the follow-up to 2017’s Paranormal – came about with the help of plenty of Detroit musicians.
“Los Angeles had its sound with The Doors, Love and Buffalo Springfield,” he begins of what he has called an “homage to his hometown”, “San Francisco had the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. New York had The Rascals and The Velvet Underground.
“But Detroit was the birthplace of angry hard rock. After not fitting in anywhere in the U.S. – musically or image-wise – Detroit was the only place that recognised the Alice Cooper guitar driven, hard rock sound and our crazy stage show. Detroit was a haven for the outcasts. And when they found out I was born in East Detroit… we were home.”
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