Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences.

Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on lead vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. By 1966, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar joined the three and Neal Smith was added on drums in 1967. The five named the band "Alice Cooper", and Furnier eventually adopted it as his stage pseudonym. They released their 1969 debut studio album with limited chart success. Breaking out with the 1970 single "I'm Eighteen" and the third studio album Love It to Death, the band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies. After the band broke up, Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and began a solo career in 1975 with the concept album Welcome to My Nightmare. Over his career, Cooper has sold well over 50 million records.

Cooper has experimented with a number of musical styles, mainly hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and glam metal, but also new wave (1980–1983), art rock on DaDa (1983), and industrial rock on Brutal Planet (2000) and Dragontown (2001). He helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and has been described as the artist who "first introduced horror imagery to rock 'n' roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". He is also known for his wit offstage, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and, since 2004, a radio disc jockey (DJ) with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper.

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Band studio albums
Pretties for You (1969)
Easy Action (1970)
Love It to Death (1971)
Killer (1971)
School's Out (1972)
Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
Muscle of Love (1973)

Solo studio albums
Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell (1976)
Lace and Whiskey (1977)
From the Inside (1978)
Flush the Fashion (1980)
Special Forces (1981)
Zipper Catches Skin (1982)
DaDa (1983)
Constrictor (1986)
Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987)
Trash (1989)
Hey Stoopid (1991)
The Last Temptation (1994)
Brutal Planet (2000)
Dragontown (2001)
The Eyes of Alice Cooper (2003)
Dirty Diamonds (2005)
Along Came a Spider (2008)
Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011)
Paranormal (2017)
Detroit Stories (2021)
Road (2023)

Eighteen
Alice Cooper Lyrics

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Lines form on my face and hands
Lines form from the ups and downs
I'm in the middle without any plans
I'm a boy and I'm a man

I'm eighteen
And I don't know what I want
Eighteen

I just don't know what I want
Eighteen
I gotta get away
I've gotta get out of this place
I'll go runnin' in outer space
Oh yeah

I've got a
Baby's brain and an old man's heart
Took eighteen years to get this far
Don't always know what I'm talkin' about
Feels like I'm livin' in the middle of doubt
'Cause I'm

Eighteen
I get confused every day
Eighteen
I just don't know what to say
Eighteen
I gotta get away

Whoa
Lines form on my face and my hands
Lines form on the left and right
I'm in the middle, the middle of life
I'm a boy and I'm a man

I'm eighteen and I like it
Yes I like it
Oh, I like it, love it
Like it, love it

Eighteen, eighteen, eighteen
Eighteen and I like it

Overall Meaning

The song "Eighteen" by Alice Cooper revolves around the theme of identity crisis and the confusion that comes with the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The opening lines, "Lines form on my face and hands, lines form from the ups and downs" suggest the physical and emotional toll of growing up. The singer of the song finds himself in a state of limbo, neither a boy nor a man, and feels lost without any plans for the future. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes his confusion, as he doesn't know what he wants or what to say. Despite this, he still has a sense of yearning for something more, a need to break free and escape.

The second verse further delves into the notion of being stuck between youth and adulthood. The lyric that reads, "Baby's brain and an old man's heart, took eighteen years to get this far" paints a picture of someone who has experienced both the naivety of youth and the wisdom of age, yet is still struggling to find their place in the world. The overall mood of the song is one of restlessness and uncertainty but it ends on a positive note, with the singer expressing his love for being eighteen, for all its confusion and turmoil.

Line by Line Meaning

Lines form on my face and hands
Physical marks of aging appear on my face and hands.

Lines form from the ups and downs
Emotional scars are left from the good times and the bad times.

I'm in the middle without any plans
I'm at a point in my life where I'm not sure what to do next.

I'm a boy and I'm a man
I have both childish and mature qualities.

I'm eighteen
I'm at the age of 18.

And I don't know what I want
I am uncertain about my future.

Eighteen
At 18 years old.

I just don't know what I want
I have an absence of clarity when it comes to my desires.

I gotta get away
I have to find some sort of escape or break from this situation.

I gotta get out of this place
I need to leave my current surroundings.

I'll go runnin' in outer space
I'll do whatever it takes to get away, even if it means going to outer space.

Oh yeah
An expression of enthusiasm or agreement.

I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart
I have a mix of youthful and elderly perspectives.

Took eighteen years to get this far
It took me 18 years to reach this point in my life.

Don't always know what I'm talkin' about
I'm not always sure what I mean or how to express it.

Feels like I'm livin' in the middle of doubt
I experience a constant sense of uncertainty.

I get confused every day
I experience confusion on a daily basis.

I just don't know what to say
I am lost for words and can't articulate myself properly.

Lines form on my face and my hands
As I age, I see more visible marks of time on my body.

Lines form on the left and right
Physical and emotional scars appear in different areas of my life.

I'm in the middle
I am neither young nor old, neither immature nor wise.

The middle of life
I am in a balanced, neutral state between birth and death.

I'm eighteen and I like it
I am happy with my age and where I am in my life.

Yes I like it
I am expressing a strong positive feeling towards my current age.

Oh I like it
I really enjoy being 18.

Love it
I have deep fondness and affection for being 18.

Like it
I have a general positive sentiment towards my current age.

Love it
I feel a strong love and appreciation for my current age.

Eighteen!
Being 18 years old!

Eighteen!
At 18 years old.

Eighteen!
I am 18, and it feels great!

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith

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