How the Journey Between Two Rock Anthems Took the Alice Cooper Group from Obscurity to International Infamy

Ian Hoey, who is a “sometime radio reviewer, writer, host & stranger in the crowd”, has authored his first book – I’m Eighteen and School’s Out, out now. The book focuses on the ALICE COOPER era from Love It To Death to after School’s Out, the albums that made such a huge impact, particularly with the anthems that title this book.

Ian Hoey: “I really wanted the added context of where they were at the time and the public and press attitudes to them as their success grew. I also aimed to write a book that would be equally entertaining and informing for people who knew next to nothing about the band and people who knew a huge amount already”.

The book pulls from online archives, and many of his own interviews. “Not just with the obvious candidates, but also people who worked for them, with them, or just happened to be around at the times some of the things were going on.”

A lot of research went in to I’m Eighteen and School’s Out through research, with another aim being to give credit to those around the band, who, according to Ian, “are often treated as minor characters in the history, or even ignored completely. Joe Greenberg and Cindy Smith Dunaway being the two main examples.”

Looking forward to reading this and talking with Ian in the near future. You can order I’m Eighteen and School’s Out on Amazon and various online shops (including Indigo).

*You can look up Ian’s new Facebook page to promote the book – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581636807359

Below is the press info on the book:

The Alice Cooper group are one of the most influential rock bands of all time. And yet, when the histories of popular music are written, they are often in the margins or even overlooked completely. This book redresses that and puts the spotlight on their pivotal period of development from the winter of 1970 to the summer of 1972, bookended by the hit singles I’m Eighteen and School’s Out.

Containing numerous new interviews and contributions alongside detailed research, I’m Eighteen and School’s Out places the Alice Cooper story in context with the music scene of the time, paying special attention to the acts who were often considered their rivals, from Screaming Lord Sutch to David Bowie.

This is the extraordinary tale of the people who made the band what it is and how they ultimately triumphed against the odds in a most spectacular way.