By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta
After more than 50 years in the business,
Alice Cooper knows intimately what his fans come to see at his live shows, and he's well-aware of the consequences of those theatrics.
He explained in a recent conversation with the
that he's always been up front with his band members about what they need to be prepared for. It's a high-impact profession, he says.
"I always tell the band ... I can guarantee you three things," Cooper said. "You're gonna get paid. You're gonna see the world. You're gonna get stitches. Everybody in that band has had stitches."
Cooper has long traveled with an arsenal including all manner of sharp objects, gallows, reptiles and lots and lots of fake blood. Rehearsals with all those hazards are taken very seriously, but the whole affair is an accident waiting to happen.