JERRY CANTRELL
Alice In Chains’ guitarist on rock’s rude health, and making music for outsiders.
Interview: Rich Chamberlain
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Alice In Chains haven’t pandered to trends: is that why you’ve survived so long?
You mean we didn’t release the Alice In Chains Jazz Exploration Mark II record? [Laughs] You stick to who brung ya, y’know. Our band is a really good example of that. We’ve put out acoustic EPs, really heavy records, so we have done a mix of things. Music is not a monolith. It’s a synthesis of all forms. Once you stumble onto your sound, though, that’s not really gonna change because that’s who you are. We took chances early on, though.