Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. Quotes
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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.
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Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.
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When power ballads come back, we'll get big hair again.
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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.
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Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.
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Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do.
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I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.
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Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful.
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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.
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Times change and you have to adapt.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.
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Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along.
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I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.
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To me not one thing is better than anything else, I'm completely proud of everything I've written and recorded.
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I'm doing the best I can with what I got and that's all anybody in my band is doing.
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You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally.