Jerry Cantrell Quotes

One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.

Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful.

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.

Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along.

Success has a lot to do with luck, but it also involves a lot of real hard work. The thing about success is you really can't gauge things by album sales.

When power ballads come back, we'll get big hair again.

To me not one thing is better than anything else, I'm completely proud of everything I've written and recorded.

There's not a word that describes us. We’re not alternative, metal or grunge - we’re not any of that. We’re just what we are.

Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do.

I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.

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.

I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.

Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.