Alice Cooper Announces New Autobiography, 'Devil On My Shoulder,' Will Be Published In October

On Monday (March 19), Alice Cooper announced that he will release his third autobiography, Devil on My Shoulder: A Memoir, on October 6th via Hachette Book Group. The 78-year-old shock rock pioneer says this will be his "definitive autobiography," following the publication of his previous books, Me, Alice (1976) and Golf Monster (2007). Cooper explains he wrote the book to track Alice's "evilution" and separate "reality from myth" after decades of stories became "a tangle of embellishments, elaborations and outright fabrications." The memoir explores the dichotomy between his stage persona as the "Godfather of Shock Rock" and his personal life as what publishers describe as a "deeply religious sober man behind the mask." Cooper promises revealing stories about celebrities including Salvador Dal , John Lennon, Vincent Price, and Tiger Woods, plus discussions of famous stage props like his guillotine and snake. Cooper has a UK book tour scheduled in October that will feature an audience Q&A and a special guest moderator each night.