The article, he says, caused his family and friends much grief. Hes drunk off his ass, laughing it up, trying to get in on the action while enduring some very real pain himself. Released on Roadrunner Records, Degradation Trip hit shelves two months after Layne Staley's death and was dedicated to him. It was such a big movie and it was really fun to do. The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. I dont know, it somehow makes Layne look more evil. The bands stringy-haired beanpole of a drummer, Sean Kinney, 26, feels Staleys determination to perform right after his accident is a sign of Alices fortitude. G&L Guitars makes two Jerry Cantrell Signature guitars available to the general public for purchase. [83] Cantrell dedicated the album to his late mother Gloria and to his close friend Andrew Wood, lead singer of the band Mother Love Bone who died in 1990. [59][60] Shortly after Cantrell moved in with Staley at the Music Bank, Alice 'N Chains broke up. [289], On January 17, 2020, Cantrell officially joined Gibson as a brand ambassador. [citation needed], In a May 2001 interview with Metal-is.com, Cantrell revealed that he had written four songs for Ozzy Osbourne. [131] Cantrell believes the mystery illness was the pain of saying goodbye to Staley. [143], As part of the promotion of Rainier Fog, the baseball team Seattle Mariners hosted an "Alice in Chains Night" at the Safeco Field in Seattle on August 20, 2018, and Cantrell threw out the ceremonial first pitch and delivered a strike before the Mariners vs. Houston Astros game. Legendary rock band Alice in Chains is making a stop at the the historic Brady Theater in [54] The band started playing concerts in Tacoma and Seattle with the goal of getting a record deal. Cantrell went to the emergency room but they could not do anything for him there, since the bone had slipped back in his hand and he would need a reconstructive surgery, but he had to wait for a couple of weeks for that to happen. I didn't intend to get here but I'm very grateful I am here, and it took a lot of people to help me get here. [26] Jerry Sr. was the main subject of the song "Rooster", which Cantrell wrote as a tribute to his father,[27] and his mother Gloria is also mentioned by name in the song. But fuck, I guess we're going to be talking about this for awhile". [33][36], Cantrell picked up a guitar for the first time when he was in sixth grade. [303][304][305][306], Cantrell was homeless in the early '90s and lived for some time at the house of Pearl Jam's manager Kelly Curtis. They encouraged him to pursue music so when Alice in Chains first album went gold, he sent them both gold records. All Rights reserved. Alice In Chains performing Again in Thackerville, Oklahoma at the WinStar Casino. We need to start growing up as a people. Degradation Trip was re-released in November 2002 as a double album, featuring eleven additional tracks that were made for the album as Cantrell originally intended. [28] Father and son also appeared together on the music video for "Rooster", in which Jerry Sr. recalls the war. 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I'll remember him and respect the memories of what we did together and just enjoy life and that's all I'll say about it. [27] Cantrell wrote the song "Rooster" at the Cornells' house and stayed there for a few weeks. [18][19] He grew up in Spanaway,[20] and is the oldest of three children. A real trouper, Staley has been performing on crutches, bellowing his cathartic anthems of despair as he hobbles around the stage. There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. "" denotes a release that did not chart. A few feet away, taking this all in, sits Layne Staley, the troubled, enigmatic twenty-five-year-old lead singer of the Seattle hard-rock band Alice in Chains. Happy birthday Jerry! [63] Staley, who was Cantrell's roommate at the time, agreed to join on the condition that Cantrell join his funk project (which ended shortly after),[64] and Staley joined Cantrell's band on a full-time basis.
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"[85], In February 1992, the band released the acoustic EP Sap. As it stands now, Staley will be wearing the foot cast well into the new year. [39] During that time, he had a band with Vinnie Chas (from Pretty Boy Floyd), called Sinister. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. [266], In 2010, Jim Dunlop introduced the "JC95 Cantrell Signature Cry Baby", Cantrell's signature Cry Baby wah pedal,[267][268] based on the original Jimi Hendrix Wah pedal that Cantrell used since his early days. [308] Alice in Chains also paid tribute to Cornell on the one year anniversary of his death on May 18, 2018. Maybe somewhere down the road. I kinda focus my energy there [in the band]. After the gig, the band briefly mingles backstage with fans and Columbia executives before scattering. [348][349][350], Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates offer special seating at their concerts for veterans from Operation Ward 57, a fund for wounded soldiers. It's one of those things where if you take a break and allow things to settle in, it might be harder to get up again. Similar artists to Alice in Chains on tour. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. "item": {
[26] Cantrell's first childhood memory is meeting his father for the first time after he had returned from war when he was three years old. The movie touched on some really heavy feelings and emotions, and thats what were about, too, he says. Well, the Alice in Chains singer decided to make a return trip to the Basement. [4] William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, [334] He also supports Road Recovery, an organization dedicated to helping young people battling addiction. The name came from a side project of my old group, says Staley, stroking the remnants of his blond beatnik goatee. [186], Cantrell provided background vocals for the track "Effigy" on Gov't Mule's 2001 album, The Deep End, Volume 1. The Jesus Lizard - Panic In Cicero. "@type": "WebSite",
[15] Guitar World also ranked Cantrell's solo in "Man in the Box" at No. My band has been doing things lately, so I don't really have time to do anything. Oklahoma has divided its diverse landscape into six regions or "countries" - each with a distinct I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. [315][316] Cantrell dedicated his solo album, Degradation Trip, released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. View tour dates online, browse seating charts to find the lowest prices. [24][25], After Cantrell learned to write, he documented his goal on Dr. Seuss' book, My Book About Me, filling in the sentence "When I grow up I want to be a" with the words "rock star". I'm holding back tears onstage, and Jerry would start crying onstage too a lot at that point, and a lot of times we would just look at each other when we were singing the stuff because it was the only way it was heavy. 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