Is this really Alice Cooper looking kind of wholesome and Californian? Yes it is, and I have a new pin-up boy.

When I was a kid I thought Alice Cooper was British, but I guess I had him mixed up with Ozzy Osbourne. I’m sure that’s a cardinal sin for hard rock fans but I was in the deepest darkest recesses of Australia and I was ten so sue me. Those teeth seal the deal for me. Very un-British.

He and the band were signed by Frank Zappa after showing up to play at his house at 7 in the morning, and apparently their early onstage look was developed by hanging out with the GTOs and dressing up “like life sized Barbie dolls”.

My kind of guys.

As sure as Frank Zappa has lavender trews, Frank Zappa’s parents have purple walls.