Layne Staley

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L-R) Nancy Wilson and Ann Wilson of Heart perform during day 4 of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2024 at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 28, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Heart's Ann Wilson on how she managed to get Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains to jam together

By Janelle Borg published

Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson recount how they were embraced by Seattle’s music community after the band experienced a dip in popularity

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Left - Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme performs during a stop of the Thicker Than Blood tour at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on February 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada; Right - Singer Layne Staley is shown performing on stage during a "live" concert appearance with Alice In Chains on July 7, 1991

Nuno Bettencourt on how Alice in Chains' Layne Staley radically changed the way he plays guitar on stage

By Janelle Borg published

Nuno Bettencourt criticizes music fans who think playing on stage is “like scoring points. Like, how was the performance from one to 10”

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Layne Staley and Tom Morello

Jerry Cantrell recalls how Tom Morello inspired Layne Staley to step up his guitar playing

By Michael Astley-Brown published

In a new interview, the Alice in Chains and Rage Against the Machine guitar heroes reflect on their memories of the late frontman during 1993's Lollapalooza tour

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Jerry Cantrell dissects Alice In Chains' self-titled album in this classic 1996 Guitar World interview: "I've never been a big soloist – I just do what fits the part"

By Jeff Gilbert, Andy Aledort published

One of Seattle's greatest guitar heroes reflects on recording with Layne Staley, why channeling his influences freaks him out, and the guitar solo he once considered "a piece of shit"

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Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains: The Untold Story - Layne Staley's final gloomy days as the frontman of the Seattle grunge legends

By David DeSola published

A harrowing account of the legendary singer's last recordings with Alice in Chains

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Two Unreleased Layne Staley Tracks to Appear in Upcoming Film 'Grassroots'

By Josh Hart published

Classic Rock is reporting that two previously unreleased tracks from late Alice In Chains vocalist Layne Staley will be featured in the upcoming film Grassroots, as well as on the film's soundtrack.

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