NEWS – Steve Hunter: “I Have Reluctantly Decided Not to Join Alice Cooper Onstage This Year”
Published on February 12, 2012 by Christian Sellers · No Comments
Following on from his work with Mitch Ryder and Lou Reed, guitarist Steve Hunter joined forces with rock icon Alice Cooper for the 1973 classic Billion Dollar Babies, the first of many collaborations that would result in some of Cooper’s most overlooked and underappreciated work. Embarking on new projects after the live record The Alice Cooper Show in 1977, Hunter finally reunited with Cooper for the recording of last year’s classic Welcome 2 My Nightmare (read our review here), which also saw appearances from the singer’s former bandmates Neal Smith, Michael Bruce and Dennis Dunaway. “Truthfully, it’s more fun this time than even first time around,” Hunter told Classic Rock prior to the album’s release. But following the conclusion of the No More Mr. Nice Guy Tour, which saw Cooper performing only one track in favour of such fan favourites as Poison and School’s Out, Hunter has announced that he has once again parted ways with Cooper.
In a statement issued via Facebook he said; “I have spent many weeks mulling this over…losing sleep. For many reasons both personal and professional I have reluctantly decided not to join Alice Cooper onstage this year. None of the reasons has to do with my health which is very good at the moment. Nor do any have anything to do with my poor eyesight, because I was able to find ways around my impairment to enable me to perform and play guitar onstage. Nor is Alice any part of the reasons I have made this decision. He is a brother to me and we share a real history. I think it’s time I move on. I have a solo album to finish among other things. I will miss all the beautiful people I met last year. I will miss glancing over to my right and seeing Alice belting out 18 again. I hope you all understand and aren’t disappointed in me. But I think I have to do this. I hope to see you all out there again one day soon. Thanks for understanding and God bless!”
Photo: Matt Coddington
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