Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr.is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock band Alice in Chains. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth18 March 1966
CityTacoma, WA
CountryUnited States of America
making-up
Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along.
forever lasts band
Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do.
thoughtful play guitar
I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.
player trying needs
I've never been a big soloist; I just put in what needs to be there. I'm more of a rhythm player who plays lead - or tries to play lead.
crowds band difficult
Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.
hair bigs ballads
When power ballads come back, we'll get big hair again..
beautiful ugly kind
Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful.
dream people able
That's always been a dream for me, to be able to collaborate and make music with the people that inspired you to make music.
sweet artist remembers-you
I didn't really know Kurt that well, but there was a guy I always admired. We didn't spend much time together, but the few times we did spend together, you know, were times I'll always remember. You know, he was a really sweet guy, and a really genuine soul, you know, and an incredibly talented artist.
band i-can
I'm doing the best I can with what I got and that's all anybody in my band is doing.
Times change and you have to adapt.
thinking records done
I'm going to keep thinking about topping myself every time. I can say very confidently that Alice In Chains have done that on every record. It surprises me. I don't go in there expecting that, but I do go in there hoping for it.
song writing house
In '98, I locked myself in my house, went out of my mind and wrote 25 songs. 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. It was a hell of an experience. The album is an overview of birth to now.
space different feels
You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally.