# Alice Cooper's New York Nightmare

> Alice Cooper's band lost guitars, identity, and more after a New York heist.
- Title: Alice Cooper's New York Nightmare · Guitar World | Shortify
- Summary: Alice Cooper's band lost guitars, identity, and more after a New York heist. alice cooper, glen buxton, seahawks · reported by Guitar World.
- Keywords: alice cooper, glen buxton, seahawks, nfl, new york, guitar, theater, devil on my shoulder, autobiography, rock band, gretsch guitar, Alice
- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/music-industry/books/how-alice-coopers-new-york-nightmare-left-his-guitarist-on-the-brink
- Published: 2026-10-06T15:54:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: alice cooper, glen buxton, seahawks, nfl, new york, guitar, theater, devil on my shoulder, autobiography, rock band, gretsch guitar
## Alice Cooper's New York Story
Alice Cooper's new autobiography Devil On My Shoulder documents his journey from infamy to icon.
## 1969 New York Residency
The band's first grimy residency in New York, 1969, took a bite out of them.
## Band on the Run
They booked venues across the US but had no per diem, sleeping in cars or six to a room.
## New York Shock
They arrived in New York, a city of heat, noise, and chaos they were unprepared for.
## First Night in New York
A drag queen gave Cooper Mexican heroin, and a taxi driver threatened to cut him with a knife.
## Hotel Earle
They stayed at the Hotel Earle, a once-luxury hotel now overrun with rats and roaches.
## Glen's Guitar Stolen
Glen Buxton's white semi-hollow-body Gretsch with gold pickups was stolen.
## Theft Aftermath
The band searched for hours but found no evidence of the theft.
## Glen's Recovery
Glen got one guitar back from a pawn shop after a drag queen gave them a tip.
## Glen's Drinking
Glen had already been drinking harder than the rest of them every day.
## Glen's New Problem
Glen started overindulging after the theft of his guitars, clothes, and identity.
## New York's Impact
The band felt beat up and spat out by New York like a mouthful of seeds.
## The Aftermath
Glen was devastated and never quite the same after the theft.
## The Final Takeaway
Alice Cooper's band left New York feeling beat up after losing guitars, identity, and more.
## Key takeaway

Alice Cooper's band lost guitars, identity, and more after a New York heist.