Shock-rock grandaddy Alice Cooper, best known for his macabre stage antics and songs about hell and booze, is helping build a Christian youth centre in Arizona, his foundation announced.Cooper's Solid Rock Foundation is to develop a $3-million centre for teenagers at Grand Canyon University, a non-denominational Christian centre of higher learning in Phoenix, according to a statement by the foundation, a Christian non-profit group.
The foundation's "primary goal is to honour Christ by helping to meet the spiritual, economical, physical, and social needs of teenagers and children within our community", a statement from the foundation website read.
Cooper (58) is one of the godfathers of American hard rock. His stage acts, often inspired by horror movies, included using outlandish makeup, litres of fake blood, and often a live boa constrictor. ...