Alice Cooper has said that he “absolutely” wants to have a cameo feature on The Simpsons.
The rock icon shared the update during a new interview with the Grammys, and said that he would love to voice a character on the hit animated series.
He has already made a cameo on the rival show Family Guy, as well as starring alongside Mike Myers in Wayne’s World, guesting on Amy Poehler’s animated series Duncanville, and making a now-iconic feature on The Muppet Show back in 1978. Now though, it seems like he wants to have his voice featured alongside the Springfield family.
When asked if he would be up for a slot on the Matt Groening sitcom, Cooper responded: “Oh yeah, absolutely. When The Simpsons came out, they were totally unique. It was really, really funny. I really admired what they were doing.”
“I showed up on Family Guy,” he added. “They used my music a lot. I thought Family Guy was probably more pointed, but I couldn’t say [it was] more clever. They were both really very clever.”
The 77-year-old rock star then looked back at his cameo on The Muppet Show, and shared what it was that made him say yes to the invitation.
“My favourite thing in the world was being on The Muppet Show,” he said. “I loved the show — it was a very funny show, very clever. I asked them, ‘Who’s done the show recently?’ They said, Christopher Lee and Vincent Price, and I went, ‘I’m in!’ If those guys can do The Muppets … I haven’t earned the pedigree that those guys have, so I will definitely do it.”
Speaking of the aftermath, he added: “That ended up being the reference point to an entire generation, me doing The Muppet Show. It’s amazing, to this day people go, ‘I discovered you on The Muppet Show, and after that I went and got all your albums.’”
The ‘School’s Out’ singer previously spoke to NME about his cameo with The Muppets, and put his knowledge to the test when asked if he remembered what he tried to get Kermit and Gonzo to do while on the show.
“Sell me their souls to be a rock star,” he answered. “Doing The Muppet Show was maybe the most fun I ever had. You’re just talking to some guy’s hands, but they take on such a personality you completely forget!”
The interview with Alice Cooper comes as the singer recently reunited with his original group for an intimate show in London this summer, and share his first album with them in over 50 years, ‘The Revenge Of Alice Cooper’ .
As for The Simpsons, the hit series has been running since 1989 and has become the longest-running animated TV show and sitcom ever.
While speaking at San Diego Comic-Con recently, creator Matt Groening suggested that there was “no end in sight”, and made a quip about the number of predictions the show has correctly made over the years.
“I honestly thought 36 was where we were going to end it,” he said. “No, there’s no end in sight. We’re going to keep going. We’re going to go until somebody dies.”
“When you-know-who dies, The Simpsons predicts that there will be dancing in the streets,” he added, alluding to President Donald Trump. “Except President [J.D.] Vance will ban dancing.”
The Simpsons famously predicted that Trump would become U.S. President in a 2000 episode, and also later predicted he would get re-elected in a 2015 episode. The show also appears to have forecasted some other major events over the years.
