Jerry Cantrell Quotes & Sayings

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

Every record that you do man, is sooo different in every way. — Jerry Cantrell

Times change and you have to adapt. — Jerry Cantrell

Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along. — Jerry Cantrell

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

And when power ballads come back, we'll get big hair again. — Jerry Cantrell

Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band. — Jerry Cantrell

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

I've been a fan of Metallica and friends with those guys for a long time and that was just great - half Alice In Chains and half Metallica playing together. — Jerry Cantrell

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

I'm doing the best I can with what I got and that's all anybody in my band is doing. — Jerry Cantrell

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

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. — Jerry Cantrell

Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do. — Jerry Cantrell

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

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

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

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care. — Jerry Cantrell

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

You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally. — Jerry Cantrell

Every record, you've got more experiences to draw on as a writer and a musician. — Jerry Cantrell

To me not one thing is better than anything else, I'm completely proud of everything I've written and recorded. — Jerry Cantrell

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

Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful. — Jerry Cantrell