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I've never been in a better shape in my life: Alice Cooper

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Rocker Alice Cooper said he is doing well and has never felt better.

The 69-year-old musician credits his good health to 35 years of sobriety and staying away from smoking, reported BANG Showbiz.

"I've never been in a better shape in my life. I quit drinking 35 years ago and I never smoke cigarettes. And I think that when you're on tour, you actually get in better shape as the tour goes on," Cooper said.

The "School's Out" singer added he had seen music icons such as Jimi Hendricks and Jim Morrison die early and has learnt his lesson.

"We watched Jimi and Jim die at 27. These guys lived fast and loose and we had to learn from that. We learned from our big brothers that you could very easily die," he said.
 

Cooper said he decided to cut out drinking from his life after he threw up blood one day.

"When you have an image that heavy, it's going to kill you because you can't maintain it on and off the stage. That got me the idea to divorce myself from the character on stage, to be able to turn him on and off... And I almost didn't," he said.

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First Published: Jul 09 2017 | 4:13 PM IST

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