From The Inside

by

Alice Cooper

Album: From The Inside      Released: 1978

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This song is about Cooper's stay in rehab for alcoholism in 1977-1978. The whole album is based on people he met there. (thanks, Travis - Springfield, MO)

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I had the extremely lucky good fortune to see Alice's last concert in Denver at the end of his LIVE SHOW tour, which was Alice's final record before getting sober and subsequently releasing From The Inside (my friends & I all thought he lost his sinister aura from then on). We had no idea at the time that Alice was slated for de-tox -- we were treated by a surprise at the end of the concert, when the entire cast of the show, including members of opening act Styx, roadies and all, gathered on stage; an announcement was made that Alice was going straight from McNichols Sports Arena to be committed to rehab after the show. Alice was then strapped in a harness and hoisted into the air above the stage, and everyone took a turn spraying him with agitated champagne bottles - a priceless and spectacular memory!!! Unfortunately, I had exposed too much of my smuggled super-8 film recording Styx, and I ran out just at the end of Alice Cooper's set -- therefor I had no way to document Alice's last intoxicated minutes for posterity - something I will forever regret. Cheryl was a dancer in this show, and the supporting lineup boasted the magnificent guitar duo of Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner; the album, The LIVE Alice Cooper Show is a fantastic record of this awesome lineup! While I am a diehard fan of the Original Alice Cooper Band, this "LIVE Show" lineup did an incredibly amazing job of rendering the essential early hits; it's well-worth seeking-out this record on vinyl or CD, your effort will be rewarded with some killer guitar tracks by two fairly unknown masters!
- MarkShark, Denver, CO

Actually it was a mental hospital he checked into since Alcohol rehab centers didn't exist back then. http://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/c/alicecooper.htm
- Wylde-Carde, Guelph, ON

He wrote How You Gonna See Me Now because he was worried about how Cheryl would see him, not From The Inside
- Veronica, Sudbury, Canada

When Alice was released from rehab, it was the first time his wife, Cheryl had never seen him sober. He wrote this song because he was worried she didn't know him.
- Danielle, Angleton, TX

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