Okay, here’s an interesting stroll down rock ‘n roll memory lane. In this video https://youtu.be/Ri2zJlbYy6o?t=29, guitar god Jeff Beck and shock rocker Alice Cooper may seem like an unlikely pairing to be hunkered down on a couch and sharing old memories of rock bands, but it appears they have more in common than being in the same business.
Both Beck and Cooper have some history with one of the world’s greatest rock bands Pink Floyd, which, by the way, was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today three decades ago. As Beck tells it, he kinda, sorta remembers seeing the band play but couldn’t tell because of all of the flashing lights during its performance. But the band wanted Beck to replace its departed leader Syd Barrett but never came to pass.
The rock duo also dishes out some ancient memories about the Rolling Stones, which Cooper says was (is) a “gloriously sloppy” bar band. Beck agrees with that characterization, though he adds that hasn’t hurt the Stones’ massive popularity. At one point, Beck was considered as a replacement for fellow Brit guitar virtuoso Mick Taylor but declined the offer because he was pursuing his own solo career and didn’t think that he and Keith Richards would get along. Instead, Ronnie Wood, Beck’s old bandmate, got the gig. Beck, however, has lent his talents to a couple of Mick Jagger’s solo projects.