Alice had this idea of starting a softball team to play on weekends for charity. (Harry) Nilsson and (John) Lennon joined shortly thereafter. Origins Of The Vampires Mickey Dolenz, actor, musician, vocalist/drummer of the 1960’s pop-rock band The Monkees in a 2020 interview with Goldmine Magazine: “I started the Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper. This oral history tells the story of The Hollywood Vampires, it’s founding, its exploits, and its continued existence today. Most importantly, John Lennon’s underappreciated 1974 album Walls and Bridges emerged from this haze. It was also the genesis for films, multiple albums, and songs. The convergence of Lennon, Nilsson, Cooper, and Dolenz in 1973 would result in many drunken nights.

It marked the separation between Lennon and Yoko Ono. Nilsson and Lennon at this point were close friends and about to start raising hell in Los Angeles during Lennon’s legendary “Lost Weekend,” which began in the summer of 1973 and lasted thru early 1975. They were soon joined by John Lennon and singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. The Hollywood Vampires charter members were musicians, Alice Cooper and Micky Dolenz. However, as will soon be told, the real reason the Vampires were created, was to play softball. This group of musicians created the club for the singular purpose of spending time with each other and consuming copious amounts of alcohol in the process. The result of this would be the formation of an iconic “drinking club” forever known as The Hollywood Vampires. Introduction During the eventful year of 1973, events were converging in Los Angeles.

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