Icons: Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains

In the latest episode of “Icons”, Gibson TV sits down with one of the most iconic rock musicians of our generation, Jerry Cantrell to learn about his early years in Spanaway, Washington and the birth of the Seattle sound. The show takes a deep dive into his 30-plus year career in music as the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter of Alice In Chains, and as a solo artist.

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Cantrell’s career outside of Alice in Chains has consisted of two solo albums and contributions to major film soundtracks. Jerry’s first solo album, Boggy Depot, was released in 1998, followed by his second album Degradation Trip (2002). In addition to his solo artist work, Jerry Cantrell has released music on soundtracks for several films including Spider-Man, The Cable Guy, John Wick 2, Last Action Hero, and The Punisher.

Learn about his growing up around music, his love for Willie Nelson, Elton John and Ace Frehley's Gibson Les Paula and how these artists were influential in his own songwriting for Alice in Chains and his solo projects. Watch as Jerry discusses his first guitars, the legacy of Alice in Chains, restarting the band and how it was Layne who convinced him to sing for Alice in Chains in the first place. We also get some insight into what it was like being in a band during the explosion of the Seattle Grunge scene in the late 80s as well as stories on how songs like 'Rooster' and 'Man in the Box' were written, and what really happened during the MTV Unplugged recording.

Chapters:
0:00 Growing up around music and first guitars
7:06 Country music & meeting Willie Nelson
10:00 A Love of Elton John - clip
12:02 Wanting to play drums & singing in a choir
17:38 Meeting Pantera & Dimebag Darrell in Cardi's
20:11 Jerry's G&L guitars
22:22 Meeting Layne & the guys from Alice in Chains
25:24 Creating Alice in Chains
31:15 Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone & explosion of the 80s Seattle music scene
35:45 Recording 'Facelift', 'Man in the Box' & arguing with record labels
38:27 Becoming friends with Eddie Van Halen
42:00 Jerry's stolen EVH guitars
45:41 The Singles soundtrack & writing 'Sap' & 'Jar of Flies'
48:59 Writing 'Dirt'
52:35 Writing 'Rooster' For His Father
56:02 Why Alice in Chains had two singers
58:48 Writing 'Heaven Beside You' & 'Grind'
1:00:20 Turning down MTV Unplugged
1:02:29 Hiatus, a solo career 'Boggy Depot & 'Degradation Trip'
1:04:31 Alice in Chains without Layne, 2005 Tsunami Relief Benefit, William Duvall joining
1:08:31 Recording 'Rainier Fog'
1:10:07 The torture of writing riffs
1:11:55 The legacy of Alice in Chains
1:14:10 Following your heart

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