The Hollywood Vampires | |
Founder: | Alice Cooper |
Type: | Drinking club |
Headquarters: | Rainbow Bar and Grill |
Location: | West Hollywood, California |
Owners: | --> |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Alice Cooper |
Leader Title2: | Vice president |
Leader Name2: | Keith Moon |
Leader Title3: | Treasurer |
Leader Name3: | Bob Brown |
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The Hollywood Vampires was a celebrity drinking club formed by Alice Cooper in the 1970s. The hazing to get into the club was to outdrink all the members.[1] According to Cooper in the documentary Prime Cuts: "The Speakeasy and Tramps were the place to be in London. There was a little loft at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in LA (W. Hollywood), they only had that for the club."[2]
Cooper listed himself, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilsson as the club's principal members: "It was that crowd, every night those same people. Every once in a while John Lennon would come into town or Keith Emerson and they would be honorable members of the night. They still have a plaque there at the Rainbow, where it says 'The Lair of the Hollywood Vampires'."[2]
Although Brian Wilson and Iggy Pop often fraternized with members of the club, it remains unclear if they were formally inducted.
See main article: Hollywood Vampires (band).
In 2015, Cooper formed a supergroup named after the club with Johnny Depp and Joe Perry. They released their debut studio album, Hollywood Vampires, on September 11.[3]