Jerry Cantrell Quotes

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Musician, Sound, Want

  "Q&A: Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains". Interview with William Goodman, www.spin.com. August 21, 2009.

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Life, Healing, People

  "Q&A: Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains". Interview with William Goodman, www.spin.com. August 21, 2009.

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• Times change and you have to adapt.

  Jerry Cantrell

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Space, Different, Feels

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Song, Writing, House

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Beautiful, Ugly, Kind

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Dream, People, Able

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Making Up

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Thinking, Done, Records

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Band, I Can

  "1996 Guitar World Interview: Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains Discusses Songwriting and Band's New Self-Titled Album". Interview with Jeff Gilbert and Andy Aledort, www.guitarworld.com. November 15, 2011.

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Proud, Written, One Thing

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Alternatives, Grunge, Metals

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Sweet, Artist, Remember You

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Military, Two, Together

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Hair, Bigs, Ballads

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Forever, Band, Lasts

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Thoughtful, Guitar, Play

  "1996 Guitar World Interview: Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains Discusses Songwriting and Band's New Self-Titled Album". Interview with Jeff Gilbert and Andy Aledort, www.guitarworld.com. Nobember 15, 2011.

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Real, Hard Work, Luck

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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.

  Jerry Cantrell

  Player, Trying, Needs

  "1996 Guitar World Interview: Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains Discusses Songwriting and Band's New Self-Titled Album". Interview with Jeff Gilbert and Andy Aledort, www.guitarworld.com. November 15, 2011.

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Band, Crowds, Difficult

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

  Jerry Cantrell

  Focus, I Can

  "Cantrell breaks his chains with new CD". The Times, June 30, 2002.

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