Fact Check: Monster song about John Cooper cross dressing
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“The song "Monster" was written about John Cooper's love for cross dressing.”
Summary
The song “Monster” by Skillet was written by John Cooper and Gavin Brown and was inspired by a scene from the 2008 film *The Incredible Hulk*, not by Cooper’s love for cross‑dressing. No credible source links the song’s lyrics or inspiration to cross‑dressing.
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- Category:Songs written by John Cooper (musician) - Wikipedia
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- Monster (Skillet song) - Wikipedia
"Monster" is the second single from the 2009 album Awake by the American Christian rock band Skillet, and is the second track on the album. The single went on to become the band's breakthrough single, charting at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No.
- Monster (Lady Gaga song) - Wikipedia
"Monster" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third EP, The Fame Monster (2009). Inspired by her "Fear of Attachment Monster", the record was produced by Nadir "RedOne" Khayat, and written by Gaga, RedOne and Space Cowboy. Gaga had explained that "Monster" describes her fear of ...
- From the Podcast: John Cooper of Skillet | Museum of the Bible
Jeff: For those of you who don’t know the band Skillet, amazing success. They just had an album, Dominion, that came out in January. If you look them up on Spotify, they have 6.4 million monthly listeners. It’s amazing. Their song “Monster” — big, big hit — 412 million streams on Spotify.
- Be a Monster or a Hero? John Cooper of Skillet | Cross Examined Official Podcast
John has been discussing these issues recently on his CooperStuff podcast.
- Monster by Skillet - Songfacts
Chad Eicher from Apple Creek, OhioThat Song Was Inspired By John Cooper Watching A Scene From The 2008 Movie "The Incredible Hulk" Where Emil Blonsky Transformed Into The Abomination And Said That He Felt Like A Monster · Adam Lombardo from ...
- MONSTER (2009) by Skillet - Songreading - WordPress.com
The song’s power is derived from the fact that the “loverman” and the “devil” are revealed to be the same, a fundamental divergence from the internal conflict presented in other songs. Now, that’s a fucking monster. Ultimately, “Monster” is just a rehash of Three Days Grace’s “Animal I Have Become” (2006), which was also produced by Howard Benson. Where Adam Gontier went, “I’m still caged inside,” “I can’t control myself,” “Somebody get me through this nightmare,” and “So what if you can see the darkest side of me? … Somebody help me tame this animal,” Cooper goes, “I keep it caged/But I can’t control it,” “I hate what I’ve become/The nightmare’s just begun,” “It’s hiding in the dark,” and “Why won’t somebody come and save me from this?”
- Skillet: An in-depth interview with frontman John Cooper - Skillet
Monster Hit "Monster" single by rock band Skillet certified three times Platinum · For more on Skillet visit the Skillet artist profile ... © Cross Rhythms 1983 - 2026 Over 30 years experience in Christian Music & Media | Privacy | Site Map | Terms of Use |
- Song: Monster written by Gavin Brown, John Cooper [US1] | SecondHandSongs
The song Monster was written by Gavin Brown and John Cooper [US1] and was first released by Skillet in 2009. It was covered by Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, The Piano Tribute Players, Matt Sassano, First to Eleven and other artists.