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2007-11-02 17:39:02 - Rock legend ALICE COOPER will perform his infamous 'hanging' stunt on his upcoming tour - almost 20 years after a near fatal attempt.
Cooper, 59, has not performed the trick since 1988 when the gallows collapsed and the singer fell through the stage at London's Wembley Arena
. But the star is desperate to perform the stunt for his fans at his world tour - and promises more danger.
He says, "I haven't done the hanging in a long, long time and I forgot how difficult it was
. And I've decided to make it more dangerous this time
. Instead of just doing the hanging, I said, 'Why don't we hang Alice in the straightjacket?'" "(When I fell) it was like getting a left hook from (boxer) Roberto Duran
. As soon as I felt the noose on my neck, I threw my head back
. I got a nice rope burn but, if I'd gone the other way, it would have been a different story." (PAW/WNTSU/LR&LJ) THE THINGS THEY SAY: "What is that? Is it like Kabbalah?" BRITNEY SPEARS is perplexed when asked about the Eastern religion Hinduism
.
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Alice Cooper pictured without his famous stage makeup in 2006. 
Solo American hard shock rock artist Alice Cooper has commented that ''The Osbournes'', a reality TV show starring heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, ruined the career of the Black Sabbath frontman.

Cooper said he felt that by allowing daily life in his house to be broadcast to the world, he destroyed the mystery that had previously surrounded him.

"Most fans thought he lived in a big, dark castle with skeletons in the cellar." said Cooper.

"When that show aired they knew he was just some guy who potters around his Beverly Hills mansion. 

"It was meant to be some kind of comedy but the audience was laughing at Ozzy, not with him. And as a close friend, that made me very sad." 
Ozzy Osbourne performing live in 2007. 
Meanwhile, both artists have related news this week. Finnish solo symphonic power metal soprano Tarja Turunen, most famous as the former Nightwish frontwoman, has released a 30-second preview of her cover version of Alice Cooper's top ten hit ''Poison'', which will feature on her upcoming album ''My Winter Storm''.

Cooper himself has stated that during an upcoming tour he will replicate a mock hanging for the first time after a near-fatal accident performing the same stunt in 1988, only this time he will also be wearing a straightjacket.

Meanwhile, Ozzy has blamed illegal music downloads for poor sales of his latest album ''Black Rain'', saying that the low sales have forced him into a 90-gig world tour that he has admitted he can barely cope with.