He tells Music Radar: "I think the girls at this point have taken over the shows. You go look at Shakira, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga - they're doing Alice Cooper. That's what we were doing in the late 60s and early 70s through to now."

He continues: "When Marilyn Manson came out I said, 'OK, let me see, a guy with make-up on with a girl's name who does theatrics - I wish I'd thought of that. Marilyn and I are good friends now - we've toured together. If you look at his show, it's nothing like my show - he has his own style of grotesque.