You survived a head-on car crash in January without a scratch.
How are you feeling?
It’s unbelievable how much energy I have at 70 and how healthy I am.
Youre probably the No.
1 Christian rock star.
Is it weird to play Herod, who hates Jesus?
Im going to be persecuting Jesus Christ, whom I worship.
I actually I prayed about it, and I realized it was absolutely no problem.
It does really glorify Christ.
And I have the funniest song in the whole show.
Herod taunts Jesus: Prove to me that youre no fool/Walk across my swimming pool.
I play that character very arrogantly and with some authority.
I patterned it after Alan Rickman, a good role model.
Herod is so cynical, trying to embarrass Jesus.
Ialwaysplay the bad guy.
The whole idea of this Alice Cooper character was that rock needed a villain.
There were all these Peter Pans and no Captain Hook.
But you walk out of a show going, Well, that was a lot of fun.
Youre perfect for a Broadway-style show, because your rock tours were always the most theatrical.
We sang The Jet Song fromWest Side Story.
NBCs live musicalsare as hugely risky as they are popular, and sometimes cruelly panned.
The producers said, Does it bother you that its a live audience?
And I go, What do you think I do?
Every night Im in front of 15,000 people.
I’m going to be the only one there whos comfortable.
