Alice Cooper Recounts Life-Altering Crack Addiction in New Memoir

Alice Cooper has shared raw, unfiltered accounts of his harrowing crack cocaine addiction during the UK dates of his "Devil On My Shoulder" book tour. Reflecting on the early 1980s, Cooper described a period where the drug's perceived "euphoria" caused his basic daily life to disintegrate, admitting he wrote three albums during that era without any memory of recording, writing, or touring for them.

Speaking candidly about the deception of the high, Cooper admitted he became a "chef" for his peers, processing powder into crack because he was considered the best at it. He warned that the drug is a "great liar" that convinces users they can move mountains while they are actually incapable of anything beyond the pursuit of the next hit. The veteran performer now credits his sobriety as a "modern-day miracle," noting he hasn't felt the temptation to consume alcohol or drugs in over 40 years.

I wrote three albums like that, and don't remember recording them. I don't remember writing them.

These revelations are central to his latest memoir, "Devil On My Shoulder," which recently topped charts on Amazon and The New York Times. While his 1976 autobiography was dismissed as a "drunken rant," Cooper insists this latest 464-page chronicle is a far more reliable and meticulously crafted account of his career. The book, which is available in multiple formats including a self-narrated audiobook, serves as a platform for him to speak honestly about the realities of addiction to younger fans.