{"id":22711,"date":"2026-06-18T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=22711"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:54:32","slug":"how-kane-roberts-helped-alice-cooper-reboot-for-the-1980s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=22711","title":{"rendered":"How Kane Roberts helped Alice Cooper reboot for the 1980s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-a0288f35-dd25-459a-ad2c-d095da479564\">By the mid-1980s, Alice Cooper&#8217;s career had lost much of its momentum. Years of heavy drinking had taken a toll, and after helping define shock rock in the 1970s, he found himself struggling to connect in an era increasingly dominated by glam metal and MTV.<\/p>\n<p>His early-&#8217;80s albums \u2014 <em>Flush the Fashion<\/em>, <em>Zipper Catches Skin<\/em> and <em>DaDa<\/em> \u2014 failed to gain commercial traction. After getting sober in 1983, Cooper set out to rebuild his career, but reclaiming relevance would require more than a refreshed image. He needed a harder-edged sound that could compete with the guitar-driven metal acts then filling arenas and dominating music television.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-a0288f35-dd25-459a-ad2c-d095da479564-2\">That presented a challenge. Cooper&#8217;s longtime guitar collaborators, Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter, had helped define his classic sound, but the mid-&#8217;80s demanded a different approach. To make an impact in the shred era, Cooper needed a guitarist who could deliver technical firepower while helping shape a contemporary metal identity.<\/p>\n<p>He found exactly that in Kane Roberts. Just 24 years old, the muscular guitarist brought formidable chops, a larger-than-life stage presence and a knack for writing the kind of polished, hook-heavy metal that was thriving in the decade.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts wasn\u2019t a brand name \u2014 he was starting from the bottom. His background was even more unlikely than Cooper\u2019s return to the limelight.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI was dealing cards at illegal blackjack games to make money,\u201d Roberts tells <em>Guitar Player<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was at a hotel. They\u2019d rent big conference rooms on the weekend, and they\u2019d show me where all the guns were, I\u2019d do that to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-kQDSJDDwMnEPJzoMsnGWs\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-kQDSJDDwMnEPJzoMsnGWs slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But he had dreams of making it as a musician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had recorded a tape and given it to a company called Screen Jumps Publishing,\u201d he explains. \u201cAnd they gave it to Bob Ezrin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ezrin had produced much of Cooper\u2019s work in the \u201870s and, though he and Cooper didn\u2019t work together in the 1980s, he was part of his trusted camp. Ezrin liked what he heard and invited Kane to meet with him, Cooper and Cooper\u2019s manager, Shep Gordon.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-d8b508b6-6f8d-4896-8679-e2135affdbe6\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alice Cooper performs with guitarist Kane Roberts at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 7, 1987.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/45ezdXzoP9mMWBVC4eqeiT.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><strong>Alice Cooper and Roberts perform onstage the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota, February 7, 1987. <\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jim Steinfeldt\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-914ab456-2376-4802-bc0f-4a2af7ab8fb6\">\u201cI went down there, and I sat in this room with Shep Gordon, Ezrin and Alice Cooper,\u201d Roberts says. \u201cAlice and I got along; we just started laughing. We immediately became friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before long, Roberts was Cooper\u2019s new lead guitarist and a key creative partner in the singer\u2019s comeback effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really got into it,\u201d Roberts says. \u201cI didn\u2019t want Alice to seem like he just survived rehab. I wanted him to come back as a nuclear version of what he\u2019d been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The challenge was to modernize Cooper\u2019s sound without losing the qualities that had made him a star in the first place. Roberts believed the music needed a heavier, more contemporary edge to compete in a decade dominated by hard rock and metal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had to upgrade the energy and the sound to make it much more metal,\u201d Roberts explains, \u201cbecause that\u2019s where I came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, neither musician wanted to abandon Cooper\u2019s roots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did need to preserve the history of that music and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/alice-cooper-behind-no-more-mr-nice-guy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/alice-cooper-behind-no-more-mr-nice-guy\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/alice-cooper-behind-no-more-mr-nice-guy\">keep the essence of the classics<\/a>,\u201d Roberts says. \u201cAlice and I agreed on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The balance between reinvention and tradition was evident on <em>Constrictor<\/em>, released in 1986. Even the cover art nodded to Cooper\u2019s past, depicting the singer entwined with a giant snake \u2014 imagery reminiscent of earlier albums such as <em>Killer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Musically, however, <em>Constrictor<\/em> was firmly of its era. Tracks like \u201cTeenage Frankenstein\u201d paired Cooper\u2019s trademark theatrics with contemporary production and Roberts\u2019 aggressive guitar work. The album and its supporting tour helped reestablish Cooper as a commercial force. <em>Constrictor<\/em> was certified Gold and reached Number 59 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> 200.<\/p>\n<p>For Roberts, it was a promising start, but he believed the partnership had room to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the second album, we hit the ground running,\u201d he says. \u201cWe came off tour and started recording, and it was killer. We tore right through it, and the process was really good, as was our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberts also became a prominent part of Cooper\u2019s stage show. With his muscular physique, high-energy playing and arsenal of shred-approved <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/gear\/best-electric-guitars\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/gear\/best-electric-guitars\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/gear\/best-electric-guitars\">electric guitars<\/a>, including Kramers and Schecters. But his best known weapon of choice was <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/kane-roberts-machine-gun-guitar\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/kane-roberts-machine-gun-guitar\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/kane-roberts-machine-gun-guitar\">a six-stringed machine gun that shot fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome kid called up Shep Gordon and said, \u2018Hey, I have a guitar that might be good for the Alice Cooper tour,\u2019\u201d Roberts says. &#8220;Shep called me up and said, &#8216;Hey, Kane, take a look at this and meet with this kid.&#8217; So I did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-d194d306-8f48-4c67-a1eb-090334a7b35b\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kane Roberts of Alice Cooper performs at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 7, 1987.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PB7MKBjsFQsEKpKdpLzpym.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><strong>Roberts performs with his machine-gun guitar at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota, February 7, 1987. <\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Jim Steinfeldt\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-37753157-d3bf-442f-892c-b2e812164dec\">Despite the strong working relationship between Cooper and Roberts, 1987\u2019s <em>Raise Your Fist and Yell<\/em> did not build significantly on the momentum of <em>Constrictor<\/em>. Reviews were mixed, and while the album was certified Gold, it reached only Number 73 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> 200 \u2014 a step down from its predecessor\u2019s Number 59 peak.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Roberts\u2019 reputation was rising. Geffen Records saw commercial potential in the guitarist\u2019s combination of technical skill and larger-than-life image, and the label offered him a solo deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt ended,\u201d Roberts says of his time with Cooper. \u201cI got a record deal with Geffen, and I think Cooper changed labels when he did his next record, too. It just ended. There wasn\u2019t any controversy; we just stepped in different directions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper did indeed move from MCA to Epic, and the stylistic direction he and Roberts had developed together continued into 1989\u2019s <em>Trash<\/em>. The album embraced polished, radio-friendly hard rock, and its lead single, \u201cPoison\u201d \u2014 cowritten by Cooper, guitarist John McCurry and hitmaker Desmond Child \u2014 became Cooper\u2019s biggest hit in years, reaching number seven in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts, meanwhile, launched his solo career with Geffen. His self-titled 1987 debut drew a modest response, but 1991\u2019s <em>Saints and Sinners<\/em> found a more appreciative audience and later developed a cult following. The album included the single \u201cDoes Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?,\u201d written by Jon Bon Jovi, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/richie-sambora-on-bon-jovi-departure\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/richie-sambora-on-bon-jovi-departure\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/richie-sambora-on-bon-jovi-departure\">Richie Sambora<\/a> and Diane Warren. The song had previously been recorded by Cher for her 1989 album <em>Heart of Stone<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a1027f64-0e98-47f4-8209-5fc19efacf52\">Roberts stops short of taking credit for Cooper\u2019s late-&#8217;80s resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was more like Alice\u2019s evolution,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m happy to have influenced that a little bit, but he takes the bull by the horns and runs with it wherever he wants to go.<\/p>\n<p>Although the two discussed working together again over the years, a reunion did not materialize until 2022, when Roberts returned to Cooper\u2019s band as a temporary replacement for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/nita-strauss-bob-ezrin-alice-cooper\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/nita-strauss-bob-ezrin-alice-cooper\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/nita-strauss-bob-ezrin-alice-cooper\">Nita Strauss<\/a> during <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/alice-cooper-guitar-players\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/alice-cooper-guitar-players\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/news\/alice-cooper-guitar-players\">her tour with Demi Lovato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlice has had a great many guitarists shuffling in and out of this band,\u201d Roberts says. \u201cBut I gotta be honest with you, I never expected to be called. His band has always been really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-4c9f4a3a-f745-4462-8c63-0d1c1e1a3f11\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kane Roberts performing live on stage with his band at Firefest in Nottingham on October 23, 2011.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/w9NFDD8kza7Mhuzaa7DyuE.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><strong>Kane Roberts performs onstage with his band at Firefest in Nottingham, England, October 23, 2011. <\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Kevin Nixon\/Classic Rock Magazine)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-d24343de-4294-4c3f-8cb4-d4d454261e13\">Since completing that stint, Roberts has focused on his own projects. As he puts it, he is pursuing them \u201cwithout the bullshit recording industry,\u201d though he remains optimistic about whatever comes next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to have faith,\u201d he says. \u201cIf you work hard enough, the world will beat a path to your door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just the way life operates,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m living proof of that. I worked very hard, and the only band that would ever hire me was Alice Cooper. He found me, this 230-pound guy playing guitar. It was like, \u2018Who is gonna hire this guy?\u2019 He was the only one. Alice never goes for the safe bet, and I think that\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarplayer.com\/guitarists\/how-kane-roberts-helped-alice-cooper-resurrect-his-career-in-the-shred-metal-80s\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the mid-1980s, Alice Cooper&#8217;s career had lost much of its momentum. 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