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Alice Cooper’s Third Memoir Tops Bestseller Charts
Alice Cooper’s memoir Devil on My Shoulder became an international bestseller, topping charts including those of The New York Times, Amazon and The Sunday Times.
Published on Oct.
6, the 464-page book is his third memoir, and Cooper narrates its audiobook.
Cooper says about 90% of its stories are true, unlike his 1976 autobiography, which he later called “a drunken rant.”
The new book looks at his addiction in the 1970s and 1980s, his sobriety and Christianity, and the difference between his stage character and his private self.
It also revisits the original Alice Cooper Band, which split in 1975 as Cooper pursued a solo project.
Cooper is also touring North America, with upcoming shows in the United States and Windsor, Ontario.
Alice Cooper’s third memoir, Devil on My Shoulder, became an international bestseller and topped charts including The New York Times, Amazon and The Sunday Times.
The 464-page book was published on Oct. 6, and Cooper narrates its audiobook.
Cooper told Billboard that 90% of the stories in the memoir are true.
The book covers his addiction and sobriety, return to Christianity, and the tension between his stage character and his real self.
It also looks back at the original Alice Cooper Band, from its early days to its 1975 split.
- Who
- Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, wrote the memoir.
- What
- His third memoir, Devil on My Shoulder, became an international bestseller and topped several charts.
- When
- Published Oct. 6, 2026.
- Where
- It topped charts including The New York Times, Amazon and The Sunday Times. A specific place of publication is not stated.
- Why
- Cooper said the book aims to reckon with the man behind his stage persona.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The original Alice Cooper Band began its early days as the Earwigs.
The original Alice Cooper Band split after Muscle of Love.
Devil on My Shoulder was published.
- Page count
- 464 pages
- Publication date
- Oct. 6, 2026
- Share of stories Cooper said are true
- 90%
- Earlier autobiography
- Me, Alice: The Autobiography of Alice Cooper, published in 1976
- Band split
- 1975, after Muscle of Love
What people are saying
Nobody really pushed Me, Alice,
Nobody pushed Golf Monster.
a drunken rant