BAND INFO

Alice in Chains cites Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Kiss as influences.

You might have noticed on the "Sap" E.P. that the song "Right Turn" was performed by Alice Mudgarden. Well, who is Alice Mudgarden? Look at the name. Alice=Alice in Chains, Mud=Mudhoney, and Garden=Soundgarden.

During the recording of "Unplugged", Jerry was sick. He got sick after he ate a hot dog on the street. He was puking his guts out until it was time for the show. He had to leave the stage a couple of times to relieve himself.

Remember the clay dolls in the I Stay Away video? If you're ever around Cleveland, OH, you can visit them at the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.

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BAND MEMBERS

Layne Thomas Staley (Vocals)
Layne was born in Kirkland, WA, on August 22nd, 1967. He has been going in and out of drug rehabilitation centers for the last couple of years, but he seems to have gotten over his heroin problem. Layne started out in music playing the trumpet, then moved to drums, and finally singing.

Jerry Fulton Cantrell, Jr. (Guitar & Vocals)
Jerry was born in Tacoma, WA, on March 18th, 1966. He is the son of Jerry Cantrell, Sr. and his wife Gloria. The song "Rooster" is dedicated to Jerry's father. Jerry has recently put out a solo album, "Boggy Depot", in which Sean Kinney is drumming. Jerry plays the "Kinko's Copy Guy" on the movie "Jerry McGwire".

Mike Allen Inez (Bass)
Mike was born in the city of Los Angeles on may 14th, 1966. He was Ozzy Osbourne's bassist until Mike Starr left Alice in Chains and he was invited to join the band. Due to the band's hiatus, he has returned to play with Ozzy on Ozzfest '98.

Sean Howard Kinney (Drums)
Sean was born in Seattle, WA, on May 27th, 1996. He can be heard playing the drums on Jerry's solo album, "Boggy Depot".

Mike Starr (Ex-Bassist)
Mike was born in Honolulu, HA on April 6th, 1966. He left Alice In Chains in January 1991. As always, there is confusion as to why he left the band. While the press release stated "Amicable Departure", it was rumoured that he was kicked out due to illegal sales of laminates. He was convicted in Houston for misdemeanor theft and possession of marijuana, and served 90 days. He went on to form Sun Red Sun with singer Ray Gillen (Badlands), who was later killed in a car accident.

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