How You Gonna See Me Now

The Zoo Crew is spinning "How You Gonna See Me Now" by Alice Cooper, a standout track from his 1978 album From the Inside. This song, a heartfelt ballad, was inspired by Cooper’s personal struggles with alcoholism and his time in a New York sanitarium. In a 2018 interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, Cooper shared that the song’s lyrics, co-written with Bernie Taupin, were a direct plea to his wife Sheryl, reflecting his fear of how she’d perceive him post-rehab. A post on Cooper’s X account once highlighted a fan’s story about hearing the song live in 1979, noting how the crowd’s silence during the performance underscored its emotional depth. Trivia tidbit: the single’s B-side, “No Tricks,” was a non-album track that some fans on Alice Cooper Fans Worldwide still hunt for on vinyl.

Alice Cooper, originally Vincent Furnier, began his musical journey in the mid-1960s in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Detroit in 1948, he moved to Phoenix as a kid and started a band in high school called the Earwigs, mostly as a lark to mimic The Beatles. As he told Rolling Stone in 2010, they were “the worst band in the world,” but their energy won over local crowds. Renaming themselves the Spiders, then Alice Cooper, they leaned into a darker, theatrical vibe. A chance meeting with Frank Zappa led to a deal with Straight Records, and their early albums like Easy Action (1970) built a cult following. The 1971 hit “I’m Eighteen” from Love It to Death put them on the map, with Cooper’s guillotine stunts and boa constrictors defining his shock-rock persona. After the original band dissolved, his solo career soared with albums like Billion Dollar Babies (1973).

For more on Alice Cooper, check his official website for tour info and his radio show Nights with Alice Cooper. He’s active on Facebook, Instagram, and X, often sharing behind-the-scenes glimpses. Fan hubs like SickthingsUK offer deep dives into his discography, while Alice Cooper Fans Worldwide on Facebook is a lively spot for Zoo Freaks to swap stories and celebrate tracks like "How You Gonna See Me Now."