For over 50 years, Alice Cooper ruled the stage with snakes, guillotines, and enough fake blood to drown a horror movie set. But now, at 77, the shock-rock king is facing the darkest chapter of his life. One where the monsters aren’t props, and the fear is all too real.
The man once feared by cultural watchdogs is now nearly deaf, struggling to keep his trademark stage snakes due to strict permits, and plagued by thoughts of the afterlife. Friends say he’s painfully aware his time is running out, and he’s terrified of what comes next, according to Radar Online sources.
Since creating the Alice Cooper persona in 1968, the rocker has built a career on theatrical chaos. Fans ate it up; critics fumed. His gothic anthems like School’s Out and Feed My Frankenstein became staples of rebellion, while his blood-soaked stage acts earned him a reputation as the ultimate rock villain.
For decades, Cooper lived hard, partied harder, and wore his infamy like a crown. But age, hearing loss, and fading stamina are now creeping in, and they’re battles no stage trick can hide.
Alice Cooper Pays Steep Price of Rock ’n’ Roll
Alice Cooper has outlived many of his friends. Close pals like Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Keith Moon, who burned bright and died young. Their deaths left him painfully aware of rock’s toll. While he escaped the same fate thanks to 42 years of sobriety, decades of deafening amps have left him reliant on AI-powered hearing aids just to function.
“Alice is now essentially deaf, lonely, and realizing he hasn’t long left on this Earth. He also thinks he is going to have to answer for all his past sins and hellraising, as he has a deep belief in a very literal Hell. But at least he’s not dead. He’s going to keep going until the bitter end,” the insider reveals.
“Heaven and hell are real, and one day I will have to answer to Jesus,” Alice states.
Even so, he hasn’t slowed his stage schedule. Cooper still transforms into his arrogant, sinister alter ego before every show, fueled by old rituals and the thrill of the crowd. While these days, offstage, Alice is a devoted Christian who teaches a weekly Bible class and openly contemplates the reality of heaven and hell. He’s also fiercely loyal to his wife of decades, Sheryl Goddard, crediting her with keeping him grounded through decades of temptation.
This year, he’s reuniting with his original bandmates for The Revenge of Alice Cooper, their first album together in over 50 years, followed by a UK tour. Alice Cooper may be deaf, haunted, and staring down eternity, but he’s not ready to vanish quietly. The man who once shocked the world is still out there. Cape on, makeup sharp, ready to give fans a final act they’ll never forget.
Casey James 
Sofia Bassett 
