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While on a hunting trip, guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains forgot that November only had 30 days, missing a scheduled performance on December 1st. The next day, he received a calendar as a gift from Columbia records.
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Lead singer of Alice in Chains Layne Staley was found laying dead next to several spray paint cans with a fully loaded syringe in his right hand and one still attached to his leg. His height was 6 feet but he only weighed 86 pounds upon finding him.
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Alice In Chains' lead vocalist Layne Staley in response to an article in 1998 asking, "Who will wipe and change the band now?" after their manager retired, Layne mailed a jar of piss and a bag of his own feces to the magazine with a note attached that read, "Wipe and change this, motherf***ers!"
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When the body of Layne Staley - the lead singer of Alice In Chains - was discovered, it weighed 86 pounds. He was 6 ft. tall and suffered from depression, and addiction to speed and cocaine.
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Sideshow performer Francesco Lentini was born in Sicily in 1889 with 3 different length legs, 4 feet, and 2 genitals - a result of a partially absorbing his conjoined twin. He married, had 4 children, and lived to be 85. His photo is on the back cover of Alice In Chain’s self-titled album.
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Alice in Chains' "Man in the Box" was influenced after Layne Staley had a dinner conversation on how veal was made from calves raised in small boxes. This eventually inspired him to write the lyrics about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.
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The song "Rooster" by Alice in Chains was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell for his father and his father's service in Vietnam
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Jerry Cantrell’s Dog “Sunshine” Was The 3 Legged Dog On Alice in Chains Album Cover
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Alice in Chains originally considered naming their band "Fuck", and put promotional stickers on boxes of condoms that says "Fuck - the band". They had to give up the idea because nobody would put up their flyers.
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It rained in Seattle, WA on April 5th, 2002: the day Layne Staley (lead singer of Alice in Chains) died. In their song "Rain When I Die" Layne states it will rain the day he dies.
The band name "Alice in Chains" came from a conversation that Johnny Bacolas had with Russ Klatt about an Alice in Wonderland reference on their backstage passes, which prompted Bacolas to say, "What about Alice in Chains? Put her in bondage and stuff like that." - source
Alice in Chain's self-titled 1995 album has a three-legged dog on the cover because drummer Sean Kinney was always chased by one when doing his paper routes. - source
In the early 90's members from Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains joined to make a "Super Group" called Mad Season. Members of Pearl Jam and SoundGarden had created the group Temple of the Dog shortly before this.
The Alice in Chains song "Rooster" was not only named after the guitarist dad's Vietnam nickname, he starred in the music video that recreates PTSD - source
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Prior to fronting Alice In Chains, Layne Staley sang in a band called Alice N' Chains. The two bands had no other members in common.
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Kurt Cobain hated "grunge" and once said "I have strong feelings towards Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains and bands like that. They’re obviously just corporate puppets that are just trying to jump on the alternative bandwagon and we are being lumped into that category."
In 1991, Alice In Chains didn't make a show with Van Halen because Jerry Cantrell was on a hunting trip and forgot that November had only 30 days. Then, Columbia Records gave him a calendar to make sure it didn't happen again
At the 1992 American Music Awards, FireHouse won the award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist. They were chosen over Nirvana and Alice in Chains.
The last song Alice In Chains wrote before Layne Staley's death was called "Died".
Alice in Chains used to be a glam metal band called Alice N' Chains
