Alice Cooper: "I'm mainstream"

Alice Cooper may be appearing in a Bridgestone Tires ad set to run during this year's Superbowl.

Bridgestone's ad agency reportedly came up with 140 different concepts for ads for the Superbowl, of which three were chosen to produce, and two will be aired during the game. One of the ads being produced features celebrities, including Cooper and fitness guru Richard Simmons.

Bridgestone is also sponsoring the game's halftime show, which will feature Tom Pretty & the Heartbreakers. The Superbowl will air on February 3rd on FOX-TV.

Cooper told us that people no longer regard him as dangerous or outside the mainstream: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I'll be walking down the street -- 'Hey, Coop! How's it going, man? How's the game? How's your swing? Hey, love the album!' I used to be the outer fringe. I think Alice now is woven in as much as Simon & Garfunkel, as much as Tom Petty, as much as anybody that's in the fabric of American music. I'm Americana."

In other news, U.K. fansite sickthingsuk.co.uk has leaked a handful of unconfirmed Alice Cooper dates for this March.

Unconfirmed Alice Cooper tour dates:
March 19, 20 - Melbourne, Australia - Crown Casino
March 22 - Wellington, New Zealand - Rock2WGTN Festival at Westpac Stadium
March 25 - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
March 27 - Osaka, Japan - IMP Hall
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