[56], Three weeks after his mother's death on April 11, 1987, Cantrell went to see the band Alice N' Chains perform at the Tacoma Little Theatre, and was impressed by the voice of the lead singer, Layne Staley. The last straw for Staley was when they auditioned a male stripper he decided to join the band after that. Jerry Cantrell is a music icon that has been a member of Alice in Chains. [41] However, hard rock music caught Cantrell's interest predominantly. G&L Jerry Cantrell signature Rampage prototype, Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Model - Given to Jerry by Eddie, 2 Friedman Amplification BE100 Brown Eye heads, Friedman JJ-100 Jerry Cantrell Signature 100W Hand Wired Tube Guitar Head, Dunlop Jerry Cantrell signature Cry Baby wah, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 05:37. [231], On December 8, 2017, Cantrell joined The Hellcat Saints (a supergroup featuring members of The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Weezer and Apocalyptica), to open for Jane's Addiction at the third annual Rhonda's Kiss benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. [293], In 1996, he had a cameo in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire playing "Jesus of CopyMat", the CopyMat worker who helped Tom Cruise's character make copies of his manifesto. [54] The band started playing concerts in Tacoma and Seattle with the goal of getting a record deal. [213] "This band is really just about having fun and playing tunes that we were fans of growing up," Cantrell stated. [187] He also appears briefly with Warren Haynes in the documentary Rising Low, which documents the work of the band Gov't Mule following the death of bassist Allen Woody. at the Gibson Summer Jam 2008. The younger Cantrell watched his father deploy twice and never talk about what happened in Vietnam. [328] Cantrell explained the surgery saying, "The thing that set me back is I had some bone spurs [and] cartilage issues in my shoulders. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. I'm an army brat my dad was in the army and we moved around quite a bit when I was . [277], Elton John stated in a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone that he's been an admirer of Cantrell for quite some time, and couldn't resist the offer to play on Alice in Chains' song "Black Gives Way to Blue" at Cantrell's request. In a 2015 interview with Loudwire discussing five of his essential guitar albums, Slayer guitarist Kerry King said about Cantrell: Cantrell did the harmonies with Layne, and they were haunting, especially on Dirt. Jerry was a loving father and grandfather. Cantrell was named "Riff Lord" by British hard rock/metal magazine Metal Hammer in 2006. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. Jerry Lambe Feb 27th, 2023, 12:35 pm. [153] The title comes from the ghost town of the same name in Oklahoma, which is the area that Cantrell's father grew up in. [300], Cantrell lived in Monroe, Washington from the mid 1990s until the early 2000s. [131] He told Guitar World, "I got deathly ill. [144], As of 2018, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[145] 5 No. [15] Guitar World also ranked Cantrell's solo in "Man in the Box" at No. [307] At the start of 1991, Cantrell moved in with Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell and his then-wife Susan Silver at their house in Seattle. Being a founder, guitarist, . [48] Cantrell also cited Soundgarden as a big influence on him. Alice in Chains Jerry Cantrell. [266], In 2010, Jim Dunlop introduced the "JC95 Cantrell Signature Cry Baby", Cantrell's signature Cry Baby wah pedal,[267][268] based on the original Jimi Hendrix Wah pedal that Cantrell used since his early days. I'll remember him and respect the memories of what we did together and just enjoy life and that's all I'll say about it. 14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. The band was part of the Grunge movement and is known for the unique vocal harmonies between Cantrell and Layne Staley, and later between Cantrell and William DuVall.Cantrell also has a solo career and released the albums . Cantrell also composed the film score along with Carl Restivo. The Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul from Gibson Custom Shop is available beginning August 24. . [161] Cantrell reportedly asked Staley to join him onstage, but Staley declined. [136][137] The album debuted at No. [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. [236], On July 19, 2018, Cantrell released the song "Setting Sun" for the soundtrack of DC Comics' graphic novel Dark Nights: Metal. [101][37], Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting Kiss on their Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1996, including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri. 37 out of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" also by Guitar World in 2012. [331], Cantrell is a recovering addict and alcoholic and has been sober since 2003. [232] Cantrell performed Alice in Chains' hits "Would?" The song features Cantrell sharing lead vocals with Damageplan singer Patrick Lachman,[211] and it can be found on that movie's soundtrack, and as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Damageplan's debut album, New Found Power. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell recalled where he was when he wrote the song, telling Classic Rock Magazine, "I was between places to live at that time so I moved in with Chris Cornell and his wife, Susan Silver at their house in Seattle. Cantrell's Parents. [343] Cantrell founded the league to combine his love of fantasy football with the goal of helping a worthy cause. . [59][60] Shortly after Cantrell moved in with Staley at the Music Bank, Alice 'N Chains broke up. Some guys can do multiple things and maybe when I was younger I could do that, but not now. [315][316] Cantrell dedicated his solo album, Degradation Trip, released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. [207], Cantrell made several guest appearances with the supergroup Camp Freddy,[208][209][210] (a covers band featuring Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison),[211] performing with them for the first time at The Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2004.[212]. [324][325] During a chat at ESPN.com on November 29, 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had gone through another surgery earlier that year, this time in his right shoulder[326] and that he was in the tail end of the rehabilitation process. [89] The album's lead single, "Would? Hi, I'm Su! [80], Alice in Chains was one of the most successful bands of the 1990s, selling over 20 million records worldwide,[81] and over 14 million records in the US alone. [83] Cantrell dedicated the album to his late mother Gloria and to his close friend Andrew Wood, lead singer of the band Mother Love Bone who died in 1990. It's also effective when you slow something down and then slam 'em into the dash. Guitarist and songwriter with the grunge and rock band Alice in Chains who also pursued a solo career. [280], In 2016, Blend Guitar ranked Cantrell at No. [117] Comes with the Fall was both the opening act on Cantrell's tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip, and also the singer's backing band,[118] with DuVall singing Staley's parts at the concerts in 2001 and 2002. in tribute to Andrew Wood", "Alice in Chains - Chart History - Billboard 200", "American album certifications Alice in Chains Jar of Flies", Recording Industry Association of America, "Hearing From Alice After Quiet Year, Alice In Chains Hammers Out New Album With The Hard And Heavy Sound Fans Will Appreciate", "Gold & Platinum RIAA Alice in Chains (1995)", "Flashback: Alice in Chains Play Final Show With Layne Staley", "Alice in Chains Concert Chronology: MTV Unplugged Session", "Ex-Alice In Chains Members Enlist Damageplan Singer, Others For Benefit", "Kinney drums up enthusiastic response for tsunami benefit", "Alice in Chains owns stage in tsunami-relief show full of surprises", "Alice in Chains - "Brother" (Ft. 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Each participant puts up an item for an online auction and all of the proceeds goes to the charity chosen by the champion of the league. I just don't get high today and wake up the next morning and try and do the same thing. The chorus speaks of Jerry's father. Degradation Trip was re-released in November 2002 as a double album, featuring eleven additional tracks that were made for the album as Cantrell originally intended. 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. ", was written by Cantrell as a tribute to his late friend Andrew Wood. JERRY CANTRELL: 'Touring Is Getting On A Pirate Ship And Not Coming Back For A Year And A Half' . [200][201], Cantrell performed a snippet of "Man in the Box" followed by a cover of Motrhead's "Ace of Spades" alongside Pantera during their concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum on March 1, 1992. [82] Their debut album, Facelift, was released in 1990 and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million copies. Cantrell's first childhood memory is meeting his father for the first time after he had returned from war when he was three years old. I didn't intend to get here but I'm very grateful I am here, and it took a lot of people to help me get here. Both musicians died in 2017. [26], Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. [206] He was also asked by Nickelback's frontman, Chad Kroeger, to contribute to the song "Hero" for the 2002 film Spider-Man. [149] In the same year, Cantrell covered Willie Nelson's "I've Seen All This World I Care to See" for the album Twisted Willie: A Tribute to Willie Nelson. He met Axl Rose after the show and gave him the tape. [216], On October 6, 2009, Cantrell joined Pearl Jam during their concert at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles. I kinda focus my energy there [in the band]. We're willing to take a chance on it. "Them Bones" is a heavy f---ing song. Playing again in 2005 felt right, so we did the next thing and toured. Cantrell wrote the lyrics from the perspective of Keanu Reeves' title character. His father is an Army veteran, and his mother was an amateur organist and melodica player who worked as an administrative assistant for the Clover Park School District in . I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. Feel . [72] Cantrell can be seen playing Alice in Chains' "It Ain't Like That" with the band on their first DVD release, Live at Home (2002). It's always been my first love, and always will be, but the situation being what it is we've been together for a long time, and right now it's kinda played out. [241] The second is a guitar called the 'Superhawk'. [194] He also played guitar on Smith & Pyle's debut album, It's OK To Be Happy, released in 2008. 1. "[20] Cantrell's manager at the time, Bill Siddons, said that Jerry really loved Layne and they had a bond he hadn't seen before. [119][116] DuVall joined Alice in Chains as full-time lead singer during the band's reunion tour in 2006, after making his first public appearance with the band at the VH1 concert. Jerry's maternal grandfather was Elmer James Krumpos (the son of Matey "Matthew/Mike" Krumpos and Barbara . . [citation needed], Cantrell explained the band's reunion saying, "We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend. Jerry Cantrell started his music career with the Marshall JCM800. My first and foremost love has been this band and always has been. The song's inspiration comes from songwriter and guitarist Jerry Cantrell 's father. [215] No formal albums were released by the band. [351], Cantrell also supports Music for Relief,[352] Autism Speaks,[353][327] Rock Against MS Foundation,[229][354] and the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. [102] In 2001, a second compilation titled Greatest Hits was released. [61] They started auditioning terrible lead singers in front of Staley to send a hint. His first solo concerts since 2004. [250], Apart from his signature G&L Guitars, Cantrell has also been seen playing a Telecaster,[251] a Fender Standard Stratocaster Brown Sunburst,[252] a Gibson Les Paul[253][254] most notably an Ivory White Les Paul with torch burn marks that Cantrell made all over the guitar, which is the guitar that Cantrell has used on all of the Alice in Chains albums along with the original Blue Dress G&L. ", "Rock Royalty Night! [163], Cantrell started recording a follow-up to Boggy Depot in 2000. Biography Early life. [288], On May 18, 2019, it was announced that Cantrell will compose the score for Shane Dax Taylor's upcoming sci-fi film, Salvage. 3. One night at a party in 1987, he ran into Alice in Chains' future guitarist, Jerry Cantrell. [94], Alice in Chains broke up for six months following the cancellation of their opening act at the Metallica tour in July 1994,[26] citing "health problems within the band". [173] On February 6, 2019, Cantrell performed a two-song acoustic set for BMG's Pre-Grammy Party at the No Name bar in Los Angeles. Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966, to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. [318], Cantrell is critical of religion[319] and Young Earth creationism, satirizing them both in Alice in Chains' 2013 album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. [321] Cantrell reported that breaking his hand was the worst physical pain he ever had. "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. [179] On March 4, 2021, he announced via his Instagram page that he had completed the album, captioning the photo "Finished my record tonight one year to the day from when we started recording it. [165] The songs on the album ranged from doom metal to pop-based hard rock. When she passed away, it was a really shitty time for me. Jerry Fulton Cantrell Sr., nickname "Rooster," was a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. [138], In June 2017, Alice in Chains returned to Seattle's Studio X to record their sixth studio album. Those two guys really had their thing figured out. But, as he reminds on his superb new album, 'Brighten,' he is also an incredibly . If he showed up at all, it was around 1 or 2am and he would be high as. Jerry Cantrell, best known for being a Guitarist, was born in Tacoma, Washington, USA on Friday, March 18, 1966. [40][57] Diamond Lie played their last concert in July 1987. Born Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr on 18th March, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington, USA . 1 on the Billboard 200 chart,[92] and has been certified double platinum. Cantrell also acted in the Alice in Chains mockumentaries The Nona Tapes (1995) and AIC 23 (2013). [205], In 2002, Cantrell played a series of summer dates with headlining rock band Nickelback. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. 1998. [165] He also adopted Staley's cat, a female siamese named Sadie, after his death. Cantrell first learned to drive when he was very young, sitting on his dad's lap steering a pickup truck. [108], Between 2006 and 2007, Cantrell played in a number of concerts with Alice in Chains featuring guest lead singers such as Ann Wilson,[109] Mark Lanegan,[110] James Hetfield,[111] Phil Anselmo,[111] Billy Corgan,[110] Scott Weiland[112] Sebastian Bach,[113] and William DuVall. [55], When Cantrell was 20 years old, he was working several part-time jobs to pay his rent, one of which involved throwing boxes of frozen fish in a warehouse. The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to Later they formed another band called Raze. [269] The lyrics to "Black Gives Way to Blue" are printed on the base plate of the pedal. [101] "She Was My Girl" from Degradation Trip was included on the Spider-Man (2002) soundtrack. [170], In November 2014, during an interview on radio 95.5 KLOS, Cantrell was asked if he had any plans on doing more solo work, to which he replied: "I don't know. [62] The band had names like "Mothra", "Fuck" and "Diamond Lie",[63][65] the latter being the name of Cantrell's previous band. 2 on the Billboard 200 (the band's highest chart position since 1995's Alice in Chains, which debuted at No. Answer (1 of 13): This song was written by Jerry Cantrell the Alice in Chains vocalist and guitarist, for Jerry Cantrell Sr. his father, who'd served in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne. It was such a big movie and it was really fun to do. [40], The first album that Cantrell owned was Elton John's 1974 Greatest Hits compilation,[42] which was a gift he received from his father when he was 10 years old. [106] The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. [40][41] Friends recalled that Cantrell fell into depression and became a completely different person after losing both his mother and grandmother within a short span of time. selling over 500,000 copies in the U.S.[134], The band released their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, on May 28, 2013,[135] and Cantrell continued his role of main singer in the album. [90] The song was also featured on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's 1992 film Singles. [31] Cantrell has cited his interest in dark musical tones as dating back to this period: "In choir we performed a cappella Gregorian chants from the 14th and 15th centuries. [16] Cantrell was ranked at No. The album is an overview of birth to now. Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a Vietnam Vet with PTSD and every fourth of July would go berserk and chase the neighborhood kids with a meat clever for shooting off fireworks. [263] The Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Guitar that was stolen in 2001 was returned to him and made an appearance at a gig in 2018. [276], He was ranked 38th out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World in 2004,[14] and ranked at No. More colors. Jerry Cantrell - Biography. It's a tough thing to go through. TWEET. Although the band has changed, we've lost Layne, we've added Will, and there was no master plan. With all the crazy weather, Jerry Cantrell and his band showed up to rock the RMA. To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice In Chains. His place of birth is in Tacoma, Washington, the United States of America. Jerry Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1966 and is most widely recognized as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, and co-lead singer for the immensely popular band, Alice in Chains. [272], Cantrell is widely considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of his generation. I am interested in everything about music, fashion, and photography. [159], In 1998, Layne Staley almost performed live again since Alice in Chains' last concert in July 1996,[160] when Cantrell went to Seattle on his solo tour for Boggy Depot. Here is what Jerry Cantrell said about the song 'Rooster' and his father: "I remember writing 'Rooster,' I was staying over at [Chris] Cornell's place, had a little guest room at the place out in West Seattle - a tiny little room, it just had room for like a little bed, it was kind of like a converted closet, I think.. And I remember I stayed up all night - I may even have . - S1 E3 Poker Night Live! Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Jerry Cantrell in 2023. 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