Alice Cooper has clarified his recent comments about he and his wife of over 40 years Sheryl Goddard "going together" when they pass away.
The 71-year-old rocker made headlines when he told The Sunday Mirror newspaper at the weekend that he and his wife can't live without one another.
"We've made a pact - there is no way of surviving without each other," he said. "I couldn’t live without her. We always said there will never be a time when one of us will be mourning the other. Whenever it does happen, we are going to go together."
Cooper has now released a statement to clarify the remarks.
"We have a LIFE pact. We love life so much," he told USA Today. "What I was meaning was that because we're almost always together, at home and on the road, that if something did happen to either of us, we'd most likely be together at the time."
Cooper added jokingly: "Besides, I'm booked through 2028, so..."
Shock rocker Cooper - whose real name is Vincent Damon Furnier - and Goddard, a dancer and choreographer who performed for the rock star in the 1970s and 1980s, married in 1976.
After a brief break in the early 1980s when Goddard filed for divorce, the couple reconciled and have been together ever since, and they have three children together: Calico, 38; Dashiell, 34; and Sonora, 27.
The 71-year-old rocker, who admitted to substance abuse in his younger years, said he is still in very good health.
"I'm 71 and weigh the same I did when I was 30", he said. "I've got that body that doesn't get exhausted.
"I don't smoke. I haven't had a drink for 37 years. I'm the only one in the band that doesn't get sick.
"I cut out sugar and I drink a lot of Diet Cokes. Maybe they are keeping me well.
"And the two-hour stage show is your aerobic."
