Alice Cooper’s 2024 US Presidential Run

Alice Cooper has been a candidate running for president as a joke since 1972 and the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer is now bringing a dose of satire to the 2016 election. Some think it was a running joke but this time around actor Tom Hanks was said to be Alice Cooper's running mate.

In hit hit polictical rock song, "Elected." trailing at the end of the song Alice wants to introduce a new poltical party. A new party, The Wild Party!"

In an interview with the Guardian, Alice keeps his political opinions to himself. "I I don’t like to mix politics and rock’n’roll.

I don’t look at Bono, Sting and Bruce Springsteen as political. I look at them as being humanitarian. But when musicians are telling people who to vote for, I think that’s an abuse of power. You’re telling your fans not to think for themselves, just to think like you. Rock’n’roll is about freedom – and that’s not freedom.

Elected is one of Alice Cooper’s most famous and most brilliant songs, a typically grandstanding anthem from rock’s master showman, and a work of mischievous political satire. Think of it, Weird Al Yankovic was only 13 years old at the time. Even John Lennon said it was a "Great Record."

Elected was a follow-up to 1972's "Shool's Out." “Alice wanted to write a song as a general poke at politicians,” he explains. The 1972 presidential elections were coming up and, ‘Who’s the most unlikely person you would ever want as President?’. And Alice Cooper was that person!”

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper is gearing up for the 2024 presidential election in the only way he knows how — by running for president, something he has done satirically every four years since releasing the song “Elected”back in 1972.

Visit AliceForPresident.com to be a part of the Wild Party and stay in the loop with Alice‘s presidential campaign. Stay tuned for updates on his campaign kick-off, ongoing virtual rallies, question-and-answer sessions and more.

Alice's Attic can be heard weeknights at 10pm Monday - Friday on 94.7 WCSX

Saturday, February 4th Vincent Damon Furnier aka Alice Cooper, will celebrate 75 years of shock, so this is my birthday wish to Alice Cooper!

Mr. Cooper is my childhood music hero! I remember listening to the radio as a kid, on a little transistor radio, waiting for one of his songs to come on the AM radio frequency. From, "School's Out," to "Detroit City 2020"... each Cooper classic had a story behind it in my life growing up. To concerts, chance meetings, as well as a secret game of golf... I've had some wonderful experiences through the years and one of my all-time favorite artists, Alice Cooper.

As the, "No More Mr. Nice Guy," Alice is down to earth; even my parents who were pretty scared at first, got used to Ole Black Eyes when he appeared on the Muppets show. With that being said, happy birthday to Alice Cooper... here are the following stories of how Alice Cooper's Music was a part of my life:

"Is It My Body" was my first Alice Cooper album and I didn't even discover the first two releases until later on. The album looked so cool to a seven-year-old! The "Big Hit" was" I'm Eighteen", but this was the first song that grabbed my attention on this iconic album. The unique vocals were not like other singers at the time... they were smooth and polished. The Year was 1970 and I was discovering a whole different type of rock and roll!

"Under My Wheels" is a great song that starts with a vamp and just rocks! The song is currently on my band's set list and starts our live shows.

Talk about a brilliant idea... "School's Out". This was a song that was, and might still be, played at the end of a school year. So, the fans made sure that this song was played every year, over and over again, to mark the start of Summer. The requests to radio stations must have been HUGE! To me, the best idea for a song that makes kids happy. I bet the record executives who are hard to please we're very happy with the song's success.

"Elected" is another great tune that gets played around any election time. Talk about a great idea... Alice Cooper really knows how to create music that lasts.

This whole album brings back being over at my neighbor's house. They had this old beat-up stereo/tv unit and the TV didn't work but the kids still used the turntable it had to play records. One of the records was "Welcome to my Nightmare."   We had this album AND another Alice Cooper greatest hits album to enjoy while we played Ping Pong.

Funny story; after I purchased this album, I had a doctor's appointment and didn't want to let it out of my hands... So, I took it with me to the appointment! The Nurse noticed and said her son had just gotten the same album. My mother was none too happy with the title, "Goes To Hell", but she let me listen to it anyway and had no additional problems with it.

The 80's Alice Cooper was unique and, to me, a fine-tuned Coop, I found myself loving the "Flush the Fashion" album! It had such great lyrics and it was kind of a toss-back to how Alice recorded his earlier albums. Also, as a side note, the concert was AWESOME! This is close to my mind because it was the start of my radio career in High School; so, it was a dream come true for me to play Alice Cooper as a DJ on the radio. I would later on in my career bring him on stage for many concerts and even play a round of golf with him on a visit to see him in Texas. Glad to celebrate a very Happy Birthday to a true Detroit Legend!