Longtime Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie returns with his latest single, “Better Than You”, marking his first solo release since his contributions to Cooper’s 2023 album Road.
The single debuted alongside a bizarrely captivating twist—an interview in which Roxie is questioned by his younger clone, a perfect AI-generated replica of himself. Remarkably, the entire conversation was both scripted and conducted by artificial intelligence.
With “Better Than You”, Roxie delivers a sharp, satirical take on the digital age, pairing scathing lyrics with a hard-hitting, guitar-fueled sound.
Roxie says: “This one came from the perspective of the ‘doom scroller’ — which, let’s be honest, could be all of us these days. We scroll through the night, watching everyone else live their best lives, and we get hit with suspicion, FOMO, etc… but maybe, just maybe, we realize our own lives really aren’t so bad after all. In fact, WE may be better off than what is being visually force-fed to us”.
Known for his storytelling approach to songwriting, Roxie sees music as his therapy.
“The good, the bad, the ugly — it’s all in there if you follow the lyrics,” he says. “But that’s the thing, these feelings aren’t just mine. They’re inside all of us. That’s why I tell as many people as I can to pick up an instrument and write their own songs. Plus, it’s cheaper than a therapist”.
