Jerry Cantrell Admires LB

[michelej1]

Excerpt from 1996 Guitar International Interview with Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains

http://guitarinternational.com/2010/...s-man-smiling/

Someday I want to do a song with Elton John. Actually, I’d like to do a song with him, Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone. Same thing with Lindsay Buckingham; Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours is still right up there as one of my favorite albums. Of course, I still have to meet these guys. I’m not sure how I’ll do it, but I don’t want to have it arranged by my manager or anything, because then I’d feel like a dick. What am I going to say? “Oh man, you are great I used to listen to you all the time!’ It will have to happen under natural circumstances and not be some corporate thing. But you watch. Someday I’ll do that.”

[Nico]

Awesome! Thanks Michele. It's always great to read other people acknowledging LB's influence.

[elle]

^^ nice to read. hope he's successful in his pursuit of LB collaboration.

[David]

I think Cantrell attended the DANCE tapings, too.

He (or someone like him) told the press how refreshing it was to hear a band that actually knew how to play its instruments.

I thought of that quote when I heard the tape of R.E.M. trying to play TUSK in a rehearsal. They just had no clue, & that was attributable to their skill set. As a band, they were driving & had a nice looseness, but when you put them in semi-familiar or unfamiliar territory, they stumble like a garage full of weekend warriors.

[Lindsfan]

Originally Posted by elle

^^ nice to read. hope he's successful in his pursuit of LB collaboration.

That's cute how he just wants to meet these guys in a normal fashion. It's been a few years now, though, so I wonder if he's met any of them yet? It's like with the Neko Case tweet. All these singers/musicians could be working together if someone would just take the first step

[fairydust75]

I love his work with Alice, he's a big fan of Ann and Nancy Wilson and has worked with them(both from Seattle). Dreamboat Annie and Rumours are both awesome albums from that timespace(76-78)....He was the brains behind AIC sound...their new singer is great...