[190], Cantrell was the lead guitarist in all of the tracks[191] from Ozzy Osbourne's 2005 album of cover songs, Under Cover. In high school, Jerry played the clarinet and sung in the choir. [186], Cantrell provided background vocals for the track "Effigy" on Gov't Mule's 2001 album, The Deep End, Volume 1. I rarely bathed during that period of writing; I sent out for food, I didn't really venture out of my house in three or four months. Cantrell said in his acceptance speech, "I crash landed here almost 9 years ago, in Los Angeles. ,{ I'm as imperfect as they come. 10. 1 hits,[145] and eleven Grammy Award nominations.[146]. [29][30], Cantrell moved back with his mother to Spanaway where he attended junior high. Even if I cant put my finger on it, theres an individual identity to the bands.. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, Website Design by Set Sail Media maintained by Data Design Inc, ion Oklahoma Online Magazine | Lifestyle, Culture, Entertainment, Events, Local retailer takes online fashion boutique offline, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Introduces 2017 Season, Harkins Theatres 2017 Loyalty Cup and T-shirt on Sale, Bricktown Harkins presents great lineup for Tuesday Night Classics, The Chic Renaissance Waterford Oklahoma City. [131] Cantrell believes the mystery illness was the pain of saying goodbye to Staley. Cantrell mentioned that they needed a bass player to jam with them and he had someone in mind: Mike Starr, with whom Cantrell had played in a band in Burien called Gypsy Rose. This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. [214] The band played at various venues in the United States; although, they predominately played along the West Coast. View tour dates online, browse seating charts to find the lowest prices. [346], On May 15, 2015, Cantrell performed at the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert in benefit of the Pediatric Cancer Program at the University of California, San Francisco. 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[173] Cantrell said in a statement: "I really dug John Wick and have always admired Keanu's work. [32] Cantrell picked it up very quickly, impressing his mother's boyfriend who suggested that she should buy her son a guitar, so she bought him an acoustic guitar. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. the first album of DuVall's band, Comes with the Fall. Cantrell also composed the film score along with Carl Restivo. I'll take care of you like you took care of me.' When you're teaching people that being gay is a mortal sin, yet a good portion of the people teaching this are fucking kids, there's a huge problem". We dont stuff our personal demons inside us, we get them out, Staley says. I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. Alice in Jerry's tone on that one is insane. was born in Tacoma, Washington. [82] Their debut album, Facelift, was released in 1990 and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million copies. [250], Apart from his signature G&L Guitars, Cantrell has also been seen playing a Telecaster,[251] a Fender Standard Stratocaster Brown Sunburst,[252] a Gibson Les Paul[253][254] most notably an Ivory White Les Paul with torch burn marks that Cantrell made all over the guitar, which is the guitar that Cantrell has used on all of the Alice in Chains albums along with the original Blue Dress G&L. [228] On March 25, 2017, Cantrell performed with Nancy Wilson and Mike Inez at the 5th annual Rock Against MS benefit concert. Cantrell's guitar playing is known for its unique use of wah pedal as well as odd time signatures. Cantrell's career outside Alice in Chains has consisted of three solo albums, as well as many appearances with other musicians and on film soundtracks. [309][310], Cantrell was a close friend of late Alice in Chains' lead singer Layne Staley, who was described by Cantrell as his best friend. For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the Happy birthday Jerry! [301][302] He has lived in Studio City, California since 2003, and he has maintained a residence in Burien, Washington since 2012. When the riots broke out, various band members fled to the safer environs of Joshua Tree and Tijuana, bringing work on the album to a halt. L-R: Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, unknown, Dionne Farris, Donnie Ienner (then-president of Columbia Records), Layne Staley, Mike McCready, and Jason Finn (of the band Presidents Of The U.S.A.). Metallica Celebrate Alice in Chains With Tender Cover of 'Would?'. Hes gained some weight, the color has returned to his skin, and a muscleman on tour keeps an eye on him in case the old urges return. The album is an overview of birth to now. [269] The lyrics to "Black Gives Way to Blue" are printed on the base plate of the pedal. It's completely a reunion because the three of us who're left are back together. The first is a Rampage model which is very similar to the instrument most closely identified with Cantrell, known as the "Blue Dress Rampage" for having an image of a vintage pin-up girl wearing a blue dress, which Cantrell taped to the top of his first guitar. [59] He was homeless after being kicked out of his family's house,[26] so Staley invited Cantrell to live with him at the 24-hour rehearsal studio "The Music Bank". From Alice in Chains Follow Fans Also Viewed Monster Jam See all 223 Events While video footage from Cantrell's official website claimed that he wanted to work solo for some time,[151] his comments in Guitar World stated otherwise: It's something I never really wanted to do, but the way things have played out, it's like, why not? [105][106] A few months after that concert, the band called their former manager Susan Silver and Cantrell's manager Bill Siddons and said they wanted to tour as Alice in Chains again. 38 on its list of "The 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time". [213] On November 10, 2004, Cantrell was among the musicians who performed a short acoustic set to benefit Help The Homeless in Hollywood, California. To celebrate the. [32] It would not be until the age of 17 that he began seriously playing an electric guitar. Each participant puts up an item for an online auction and all of the proceeds goes to the charity chosen by the champion of the league. L-R: Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, unknown, Dionne Farris, Donnie Ienner (then-president of Columbia Records), Layne Staley, Mike McCready, and Jason Finn (of the band Presidents Of The U.S.A.). [126], On September 29, 2009, Alice in Chains released their first record since the death of Layne Staley, Black Gives Way to Blue, and toured in support of the album. Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. It was such a big movie and it was really fun to do. In December 2005, a surgery in his left shoulder removed bone fragments and repaired cartilage. [147] It had a music video, which was included as a bonus feature on the 15th anniversary edition Blu-Ray of The Cable Guy in 2011,[148] and the song reached No. 6. I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. [106] The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. [321] The injury caused the remainder of Cantrell's solo tour to be postponed. From the beginning, Ienner turned the building of Alices career into a crusade: I flipped out the first time I heard their demo tape.. Do not sell or share my personal information. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why Cantrell has also collaborated and performed with Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pantera, Circus of Power, Metal Church, Gov't Mule, Damageplan, Pearl Jam, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Danzig, Glenn Hughes, Duff McKagan and Deftones, among others. It's always been my first love, and always will be, but the situation being what it is we've been together for a long time, and right now it's kinda played out. But it gave me the impetus to do what I'm doing. [56], Three weeks after his mother's death on April 11, 1987, Cantrell went to see the band Alice N' Chains perform at the Tacoma Little Theatre, and was impressed by the voice of the lead singer, Layne Staley. Ours is a little more brooding and introspective. [citation needed], In a May 2001 interview with Metal-is.com, Cantrell revealed that he had written four songs for Ozzy Osbourne. [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. The group emerged in 1990 with its debut album, Facelift; that LPs single Man in the Box garnered both Grammy and MTV award nominations last year. Why not explore it now! [58], Cantrell met Layne Staley, then Alice N' Chains' lead singer, at a party in Seattle around August 1987. and "Man in the Box", and sang Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak". [192], In 2007, Cantrell played guitar on Glenn Hughes's rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop", featured on Hughes' solo album Music for the Divine,[193] and played on the track "Soul Ecstacy" off the Stevie Salas's album The Sun and the Earth: The Essential Stevie Salas, Vol. [321] Cantrell reported that breaking his hand was the worst physical pain he ever had. It's more than just making music, and it always has been. We were going to have this band that dressed in drag and played heavy metal as a joke., As the quartet refined its musical direction, the Puget Sound scene was erupting with promising groups like the flamboyant Mother Love Bone, the hard-edge Sound-garden and the grunged-out Mudhoney. [344] Cantrell won the league for the first time in 2016, and in 2017 he decided to donate the proceeds to MusiCares in Chris Cornell's memory, and to Music for Relief in memory of Chester Bennington. But the bands are different. [345] In 2018, Cantrell named the league's trophy after his friend Vinnie Paul, who had died recently. [165] In the Spring of 2004, Cantrell opened a slate of shows on Kid Rock's U.S. "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. .ai-viewport-1 { display: inherit !important;} [270][271] In January 2019, Dunlop released a new version of the pedal, with a design based on Cantrell's tribal orca tattoo created by Coast Salish artist Joe Wilson, and lyrics for the Alice in Chains song "Rainier Fog" on the bottom plate. Staley says he deals with those feelings now through his music, especially Dirt tracks like Angry Chair and Sickman, as well as more overt tunes such as Junk-head. More than anything, hes upset by comments that suggest the music advocates drug use: From song to song, the album changes from glorifying drugs to being completely miserable and questioning what I thought once worked for me. On March 18, 1966,Jerry Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington. [1][2][3] Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. [31] Cantrell has cited his interest in dark musical tones as dating back to this period: "In choir we performed a cappella Gregorian chants from the 14th and 15th centuries. [138], In June 2017, Alice in Chains returned to Seattle's Studio X to record their sixth studio album. [95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. [159] Cantrell said of the writing experience: In '98, I locked myself in my house, went out of my mind and wrote 25 songs. [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. A Vietnam veterans son who cut his teeth on old AC/DC, Kiss and Ted Nugent albums, Cantrell had joined up with bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney but couldnt convince Staley to join the group. 37 out of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" also by Guitar World in 2012. [197], He played guitar on Duff McKagan's 2015 EP How to Be a Man,[198][199] and has also collaborated with Alternative Metal band Deftones, contributing guitar parts to the track "Phantom Bride" off their 2016 album Gore. [333][332], Cantrell is a longtime supporter of MusiCares MAP Fund,[329] which helps musicians who are struggling with addiction, financial and health issues. Although its the night after Sadistic Sunday, Staley is having a grand time. A real trouper, Staley has been performing on crutches, bellowing his cathartic anthems of despair as he hobbles around the stage. Van Halen 1984 Cassette Tape Warner Bros MCMLXXXIV . [94], Alice in Chains broke up for six months following the cancellation of their opening act at the Metallica tour in July 1994,[26] citing "health problems within the band". Cart 0 Embroidered Logo Beanie. "[20] Cantrell's manager at the time, Bill Siddons, said that Jerry really loved Layne and they had a bond he hadn't seen before. To coincide with the band's reunion, Sony Music released the long-delayed third Alice in Chains compilation, The Essential Alice in Chains, a double album that includes 28 songs. [308] Alice in Chains also paid tribute to Cornell on the one year anniversary of his death on May 18, 2018. [40][57] Diamond Lie played their last concert in July 1987. Jerry's a really solid blues-rock guitarist, very tasteful and emotive. I started writing about censorship, explains Staley. To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice In Chains. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. Stabbing Westward - Violent Mood Swings (Thread Mix). [59][60] Shortly after Cantrell moved in with Staley at the Music Bank, Alice 'N Chains broke up. They never could find anything wrong with me. Ranking Artist #349: Steel Panther 42 concerts to May 28, 2023 #275: Toto 42 concerts to April 25, 2023 #183: Halestorm 8 concerts to February 09, 2023 #297: Bullet for My Valentine 27 concerts to April 03, 2023 #219: Tesla 14 concerts to The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement, and is known for its distinctive vocal style[10] and the harmonized vocals between Cantrell and Layne Staley (and later Cantrell and William DuVall). [254][255] Also a Gibson Custom Shop Jerry Cantrell SG,[256][254] a 1952 Goldtop Les Paul,[257] an Ernie Ball Music Man EVH[258][259] that was a gift from Eddie Van Halen in the 1990s, but has been stolen from Cantrell,[260] a dark blue Mosrite Ventures model,[261] a Dean Michael Schenker USA V,[262] and Dean Soltero guitars. They played "Would?" But to me they were a diamond in the rough., For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the labels foothold in the hard-rock market. Large Button Pins - Alice in Chains Facelift Album. "[37] Cantrell was also Crowe's first choice for the role of Stillwater bass player Larry Fellows in Almost Famous (2000), but he was busy writing the songs for his solo album Degradation Trip and had to turn the role down. [187] He also appears briefly with Warren Haynes in the documentary Rising Low, which documents the work of the band Gov't Mule following the death of bassist Allen Woody. [31] His first job was delivering newspapers. "name": "Alice In Chains’ William DuVall Details Beautiful 1996 Layne Staley Connection" [41] However, hard rock music caught Cantrell's interest predominantly. "@type": "ListItem", [294] Cantrell said about the film; "I get more people coming up to me telling me my line. "@type": "ListItem", [141] On June 27, 2018, the band announced the title and unveiled the cover art of the new album, Rainier Fog, released on August 24, 2018 through BMG, Alice in Chains' first release on the label. The title track has a really ominous intro that sets the mood for the rest of the song. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, In fact, hard work has been a key factor behind the rise of Alice in Chains. The song was about Cantrell's relationship with his younger brother, David. [72] Cantrell can be seen playing Alice in Chains' "It Ain't Like That" with the band on their first DVD release, Live at Home (2002). [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. Everybody thought I was getting the worst of the bunch, says Terzo. [184] He also guested on Circus of Power's 1993 album Magic & Madness for the song "Heaven & Hell", played lead guitar on Metal Church's "Gods of a Second Chance" from their 1993 album Hanging in the Balance,[185] and played on the track "Marry Me" from Pigeonhed's 1997 album, The Full Sentence. [192] The songs performed by Cantrell were also included on disc four of Osbourne's box set Prince of Darkness (2005). [284], Between 2009 and 2010, Cantrell co-owned a hard rock bar called Dead Man's Hand in Las Vegas with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. [219], On December 9, 2011, Cantrell joined Metallica for their 30th anniversary concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco and performed the songs "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Nothing Else Matters", "Seek and Destroy" and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". 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. Bellinis is serving up a big dose of fantastico. [89] The album's lead single, "Would? [231] He came back at the end of the concert to sing "Roadhouse Blues" together with all the artists who performed at the tribute. "name": "Headlines" [26] Due to the strain of war, his parents divorced when he was seven years old, and Cantrell was raised by his mother, Gloria, and his maternal grandmother in Tacoma. The accident couldnt have come at a worse time: Staley only recently kicked a nasty drug habit; Alices powerful sophomore album, Dirt, just entered the Billboard album chart at Number Six; and the band is on the road opening for Ozzy Osbourne. [234], Cantrell's song "Leave Me Alone" was featured in the 1996 dark comedy The Cable Guy and can be found on that movie's soundtrack. [90] The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's 1992 film Singles. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Cantrell has been most famously seen playing a G&L Guitars' Rampage model. [citation needed] Cantrell opened for Metallica and Van Halen on their 1998 summer tour. Alice In Chains was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for Grind. Dionne Farris was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for a song I co-wrote entitled I Know. Nice unexpected small world/full-circle moment for me. He picked it up very quickly, impressing the guy, who suggested to Jerrys mom that she buy her son a guitar and she did. 14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. 100% Buyer Guarantee. [92] It has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. "[34] His choir teacher and drama teacher were, early on, his two greatest motivators toward a career in music. Proceeds from the concert benefited the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and further the mission of Rhonda's Kiss, an organization that helps cancer patients in need. Get the Alice in Chains Setlist of the concert at Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. selling over 500,000 copies in the U.S.[134], The band released their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, on May 28, 2013,[135] and Cantrell continued his role of main singer in the album. According to Susan Silver, this was taken at the Grammy Awards party in 1996. Cantrell has been rumored to be working on his third full-length solo album for several years, for a supposedly planned release in 2006. 7. [169] When asked about releasing another solo album, he issued this statement in 2010: Not for a while. [48] Cantrell also cited Soundgarden as a big influence on him. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. "[314] William DuVall, who performed Staley's vocals during Cantrell's solo concerts, elaborated on this emotional period saying: "I lost my grandfather in the same week, so Cantrell and I both hit the road with immense personal losses dogging us. [230] Cantrell sang "Love Her Madly" accompanied by The Doors' original guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist George Laks, bassist Zander Schloss, and drummer Brian Young. [241] The second is a guitar called the 'Superhawk'. Cantrell performed his solo material along with Alice in Chains' songs and covers of other artists such as Elton John and Creedence Clearwater Revival. It's time to let it be. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to". Maybe somewhere down the road. [18][19] He grew up in Spanaway,[20] and is the oldest of three children. [264], Cantrell used a variety of amplifiers such as those made by Bogner, Mesa Boogie and Marshall throughout his career. April 26th, [249] In 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had to retire the guitar due to a hairline crack from the neck all the way through the back of the body. However, this album still has not been released. Eventually, the lack of marquee value made them switch their billing to Alice in Chains. "[312] "The shows I played between the time I got the word about Layne and Layne's funeral were very important to me in terms of being able to continue on. We've been friends a long time. "[118], Cantrell canceled the show that he was scheduled to perform at 98 Rock's Livestock Festival in Zephyrhills on April 28 in order to attend Staley's funeral in Seattle in the same day. [173] On February 6, 2019, Cantrell performed a two-song acoustic set for BMG's Pre-Grammy Party at the No Name bar in Los Angeles. 3. All Rights reserved. [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". 7 activities (last edit by ExecutiveChimp, 22 Aug 2020, 03:06 Etc/UTC). Listen online or download the iHeart App. Cantrell owns a hard rock bar with his buddy,AnthraxsScott Ian. [62] Kinney and his girlfriend went to the Music Bank and listened to Cantrell's demos. He met Axl Rose after the show and gave him the tape. That movies soundtrack considerably boosted the groups profile when the crunchy dirge Would? caught on. Some of the key amps that have been used by AIC include Marshall, Bogner, Mesa Boogie, and Peavey. Now I've got to step up to the plate and take a few swings. The band did not tour in support of their self-titled album. It was boring., Aside from his busted foot, Staley appears to be in fine shape these days. Cantrell also acted in the Alice in Chains mockumentaries The Nona Tapes (1995) and AIC 23 (2013). .ai-viewport-1 { display: none !important;} "position": 1, } @media (max-width: 767px) { } [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. [267] In 2013, a limited edition of the pedal was released in black and red featuring the cover artwork for the album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, and the lyrics to "Stone" on the bottom. [349], In 2015, Alice in Chains donated two dollars from every pre-sold ticket of their summer tour to help the family of a fan named Stefan Dayne-Ankle, who died after a battle with leukemia. 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