Music has been helping people stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and shock-rock legend Alice Cooper has used his time in self-isolation to write a song encouraging his fans to keep their chins up.
His new single “Don’t Give Up,” released May 15, addresses the crisis head-on and speaks directly to fans. But there’s nothing “sappy” about it, according to Cooper.“It almost sounds like I’m threatening the virus,” he says.“It’s a really powerful hard-rock song,” the rocker adds of the half-spoken, half-sung lyric. “I’m telling [the virus], ‘Well, yeah, you’re going to be around for a while, but this is the human race.