43 Quotes by Jerry Cantrell


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    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.

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    I’m doing the best I can with what I got and that’s all anybody in my band is doing.

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    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. The album is an overview of birth to now.

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    When power ballads come back, we’ll get big hair again...

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    Bands don’t last. Bands don’t last forever – it’s a rarity when they do.

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    I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put ’em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.

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