Cooper spent a lengthy period away from the music business dealing with personal issues . His divorce from Sheryl Cooper was heard at Maricopa County Superior Court , Arizona , on January 30 , 1984 . The following month he guested at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards alongside co-presenter Grace Jones . Behind the scenes Cooper kept busy musically , working on new material in collaboration with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry . The spring of 1984 was taken up with filming , Cooper acting in the B-grade horror movie '' Monster Dog '' , filmed in Torrelodones , Spain . Shortly thereafter he reconciled with Sheryl ; the couple relocated to Chicago . The year closed with more writing sessions , this time in New York during November with '' Hanoi Rocks '' guitarist Andy McCoy . In 1985 , he met and began writing songs with guitarist Kane Roberts . Cooper was subsequently signed to MCA Records , and appeared as guest vocalist on Twisted Sister 's song " Be Chrool to Your Scuel " . A video was made for the song , featuring Cooper donning his black snake-eyes makeup for the first time since 1979 , but neither the song nor the video drew public interest
26th Annual Grammy Awards
26th Annual Grammy Awards
Alice Cooper