Alice Cooper’s Third Memoir Becomes No. 1 Bestseller as the Most Accurate Account of the Rock Star’s Life
Released Oct. 6, the “Poison” singer says 90% of the stories in his 2026 memoir are true, unlike his two earlier books.
Alice Cooper's third memoir, Devil On My Shoulder, has become a No. 1 bestseller, becoming the most accurate depiction of the rock star's life to date. The 464-page book, published on October 6, is narrated by Cooper himself for the audiobook version. It quickly topped charts across The New York Times, Amazon, and The Sunday Times.
Cooper, who is famously known for his larger-than-life tales and self-described unreliability as a storyteller, claims that 90% of the stories in his latest memoir are true. This marks a significant shift from his 1976 autobiography, Me, Alice, which he dismissed as a "drunken rant." Cooper stated that this memoir is the result of a lot of time and effort, unlike his previous books that didn't receive much attention.
Devil On My Shoulder delves into Cooper's struggles with addiction in the 1970s and 1980s, his eventual sobriety, his return to Christianity, and the tension between his stage character and the real him. The book also covers the early days of the Alice Cooper Band from 1964 to its 1975 split after the release of Muscle of Love. Cooper described the separation from the band as not a bitter breakup, fearing that the identity of the Alice Cooper Band was fading.
The Godfather of Shock Rock is currently on a North American tour, with upcoming shows in cities like Richmond, Atlantic City, St. Louis, San Diego, San Jose, Las Vegas, and Windsor, Ontario. Tickets for the tour are available through Ticketmaster, with more affordable options available through resale platforms SeatGeek and StubHub.
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