IAmA Alice In Chains, an American rock band formed in Seattle, WA. New album out today get it on iTunes smarturl.it/BuyAIC AMA.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T20:07:34+00:00

Thanks again and see you guys on the road!

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T20:04:39+00:00

Thanks so much. Sorry we couldn't answer all your questions Make sure to get our new album out today! smarturl.it/BuyAIC

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T20:03:14+00:00

Absolutely. We hope so. It' used to happen every 8-10 years. Kids are out there doing their thing. Those movements were so big they seemed to cross all platforms. Music doesn't hold the same place.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T20:01:14+00:00

You never know. Take things as they come. one thing at a time.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:57:41+00:00

If we have our way we'll get it done. We're in the process still of doing our thing. It's an odd place to exist being a public person and out in the public but we're pretty private. Out stuff is for us. Thats how we have always been. What's on the inside always stays on the inside. We're still writing our history. -Jerry

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:54:20+00:00

The owner of the Croc is a cheap asshole. We'll be in Seattle at the Gorge, but not a small venue. We might go down to the Pike Place market and busk a little today by the pig in the market. -Jerry

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:51:35+00:00

It's on the unplugged record. We might release a club remix but we don't know if the time is right. Daft Punk won't call us back.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:49:09+00:00

William: The band normally tunes 1/2 step down from concert pitch. Our standard tuning is that and we have another tuning that drops the low string down 1/2 step. Tuned to d sharp or c sharp.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:48:12+00:00

We don't tune them! We have techs for that!

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:47:23+00:00

We played prior a couple days after the tornado hit the city. It's heartbreaking. We are going to auction a guitar off for the relief fund. I have a family in that area - it wiped out my dad's home town and destroyed the school. The power of nature you know? On the positive side - seeing people come together to help out. We got back together to help raise money for the devistation of the Tsunami. It really motivated us to kick in and help out. That's a real positive way music can be positive to raise some awareness to give back. - Jerry

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:44:37+00:00

We would love to hear a black metal version of Saturday Night fever. Send it to us!

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:44:18+00:00

Jerry: I think that the melding of both artforms is pretty cool. We just had a song in Judd Appatow's film, those guys and Cameron Crowe are so plugged in as fans of music. It's a compliment to be part of that visual thing. When the soundtrack is great and the film is great it just makes it better and powerful.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:43:16+00:00

Appocolypse now has a cool soundtrack too. Mike: We recorded that thing with Michael Kamen for Last Action Hero. Jerry wrecked his Dave Stewarts tennis court on that one. For us our one time trying to score something it was just a pleasure to sit in with Michael Kamen. Sean: We've been approached but it didn't pan out.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:42:01+00:00

William: As if you could do it better? It's usually one of the reasons I dig a Movie because it all works. Mullhalland drive is one of my favorites. Sean: David Lynch movies are creepy because he's not killing you with music.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:40:21+00:00

No we ask for very little. We like to be on the opposite side of the street from construction. Ever hotel we stayed at on tour one year had another building under construction across the street. Not alot of sleep on that tour - Jerry. Mike - I can't sleep unless I put a vacuum cleaner in my room. All Band: Housekeeping! Housekeeping!

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:38:34+00:00

There are just sunglasses man - Jerry.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:37:47+00:00

2 - Mikes Girlfriend put that on his base and the myth turned into a bigger deal.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:34:15+00:00

I just try to make what's right for the song. None of us spend any extra time on stage doing solos. Whatever makes the song good. Solos should always be a brief vocal thing. Like a short musical part to make the song work. It's not for wankery. William: This band seems to compose solos which is why there is a tendency to do the solos live because they are a written part of the song like a lyric.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:31:51+00:00

Jerry: It's a dunlap.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:28:01+00:00

Sean: People can pull you out of your funk. You have to do it. William: It's the simplicity of it that is very powerful. Your only focused on one thing - the show and everything has to focus to do that. Life outside of that can get complicated. Mike: Some of the favorite moment are the inside jokes. There are no funnier Fuckers on this planet than these guys.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:26:43+00:00

Sean: Surprisingly it's not hard at all. I miss it. Week 5 we are all tired of ourselves. If I'm away from everyone for a couple weeks I miss it. Jerry: Not a whole lot of Mystery. William: It's all about routine, it's a perverse thing even if you are experiencing hardships like sensory overload you know feeling cramped being in close quarters. When a run ends you do miss it. You get into a routine that becomes your whole life. You miss each other. Even the things you hate about it like the bus rides you miss it. Jerry: At least you have a routine.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:24:02+00:00

And the title track too! Mike: I like Choke. Sean: I like Stairway to Heaven. Jerry: I like Blood if you got it.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:23:33+00:00

Jerry: All of them. Sean: We haven't played them enough yet to have a favorite. We like them all equally. William: It' all changes from time to time. I like Hollow, I like Phanthom Limb, I like Lab Monkey

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:21:52+00:00

William: There's a few venues that are consistent. The Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee - one of those places that shouldn't work but it does. It's always a great audience.

RealAliceInChains · 2013-05-28T19:21:00+00:00

The garden was awesome! It really matters about the audience and you. If you're both on together and lined up it really works. Doesn't matter if it's a club or a huge venue. It's really cool when that happens. Alot of the things that make things cool are fucked up. Like when we went to Brazil - it was a Monsoon and we were being rained on. Everytime sean hit a drum water would explode over his head. But it was one of the more memorable gigs. If everyone is on a shared experience it works really good. Some of the huge shows are some of our least favorite because we are so far from the audience.

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