Rock Star Alice Cooper Reveals How Jesus Changed His Life
By Movieguide® Contributor
Legendary rock star Alice Cooper explained what Jesus means to him while speaking with Pastor Greg Laurie.
“Well, [Jesus is] everything. I mean…we’re not here without Him.” Cooper said. “Most people I know, young people, think Jesus Christ is a swear word…they have no idea who Jesus Christ is. He’s not preached enough, you know.”
“[He’s the] most written about character of all time, in history, and yet people go out of their way to not believe in Him,” he added.
Although Cooper grew up in a Christian household, he fell away from his faith as he went deeper into the rocker lifestyle. Battling alcoholism, a cocaine addiction and a failing marriage, he eventually found freedom and redemption in Christ.
Because he’s had everything the world can give, Cooper understands why people struggle to give their lives to God.
“I think it’s because they don’t wanna give up their god-ship,” he said. “They believe the Hollywood version of, ‘Oh, I do more good than bad.’ That kind of thing.”
“Wait a second,” he continued. “Satan’s got you right where [he] wants you, you know, to believe that. I’m the Way, the Truth and the Life, and no one comes to the Father but by me…those are the truest words ever spoken.”
The rock star appears on Laurie’s recently released movie FAME, which explores the testimonies of Cooper, actor Steve McQueen, baseball player Darryl Strawberry and country singer Johnny Cash.
In it, “Pastor Greg Laurie outlines the many tragedies that have resulted from the pursuit of fame, fame for money, fame for glory, fame for relevance, but something was always missing. That thing that was missing wasn’t something at all. It was someone. GOD,” Harvest’s website states.
Movieguide® previously reported:
Although famous rock ‘n’ roll star Alice Cooper grew up in the church, he strayed from his Christian roots over his 50-year career as a performer.
However, after living the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, Cooper felt empty.
“I grew up in a Christian household,” Cooper told NBC News in 1996. “My dad was a pastor and he was an evangelist for 25 years. I used to go up and do missionary work with him with the Apaches in Arizona. My grandfather was a pastor for 75 years… My wife’s father is a baptist pastor, so I always refer to myself as the real prodigal son because I went out and the Lord allowed me to do everything and then just started reeling me back in.
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