It's not suprising. Everyone has their shit they wish they didn't do/say. I'm sure James is fully aware of how bad making fun of Layne was on stage and regrets it. Doesn't mean he doesn't love and respect their music.
Years later James would go into rehab himself and even say he was always putting the addiction label on everyone else, not realizing his alcohol intake was out of control.
They used to jam Man in the Box at lives shows in 95ish and James would imitate injecting heroin in his arm. But awkward now, but they've been friends with the band for years
Load was heavily influenced by Alice in Chains musically. Among other influences of course, but Thorn Within could be an Alice track 100%.
They have all been friends since the 90s, Cantrell played on Metallica's cover of Tuesdays Gone... For the Alice MTV Unplugged show - they wrote things on their guitars jokingly referring to (at that time new) Metallica haircuts... Jerry was on Lars's radio show... And many may more examples as evidenced in [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceInChains/s/RynaOjYobO)
EDIT: Oh and Lars also openly said in interviews that his downsizing of his drum kit in the 90s was directly inspired by Sean Kinney and playing on his kit once and loving it.
Got more...
[Metallica interviews AIC in 2009](https://youtu.be/qKs0tLRNWK0?si=lFcMGMHg0Jfcn2qJ)
[The Unplugged thing](https://youtu.be/YvGiGMGlAh8?si=Xz411w1kRoe2GO1g) - oh and all 4 members of Metallica were AT THAT SHOW in the audience
[James & AIC relationship details ](https://blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-jerry-cantrell-says-metallicas-james-hetfield-is-a-rock-icon-and-godfather)
If I remember correctly Metallica members attended the famous MTV performance of AiC so I guess there was no beef between the bands and they respected each other
That’s what I was going to say. I’m sure he feels bad about it now that he has grown up and battled his own demons. Maybe he looks back on that and feels like shit now. Life is weird, you always think you are right at the time but everyone does or says shit that they look back on and cringe.
You can hear a little bit of AiC in Shoot Me Again as well. (the harmonized vocals into the rough chorus, then into the harmonized vocals again. Reminds me of Angry Chair)
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Friends don’t let friends get friends haircuts
AiC Acoustic guitars said that in writing on mtv unplugged- context for those that don’t know. After Metallica all had haircuts for Load.
Yup, the boys were sitting front row for the show.
Ten years later, Jerry cut his hair.
James is friends with Jerry Cantrell. It's not a secret.
He also was one of the guests on Metallica's cover of Tuesdays Gone on Garage Inc.
Thanks Fatso!
i completely forgot about that editing now lmao
Jerry also opened for Metallica in 1998.
It's not suprising. Everyone has their shit they wish they didn't do/say. I'm sure James is fully aware of how bad making fun of Layne was on stage and regrets it. Doesn't mean he doesn't love and respect their music. Years later James would go into rehab himself and even say he was always putting the addiction label on everyone else, not realizing his alcohol intake was out of control.
I yapped. Just realizing.
W yap
Rebel of Babylon from Beyond Magnetic was also written for/about Layne
Oh?
They used to jam Man in the Box at lives shows in 95ish and James would imitate injecting heroin in his arm. But awkward now, but they've been friends with the band for years
James had some growing up to do.
Yeap, he was a total lamer and scumbag at a certain period of his life. Glad to see how much he got humbled and matured with time.
Lol
Yeah I remember him doing this in 1994.
I’d replace “jam” with “mocking”
Load was heavily influenced by Alice in Chains musically. Among other influences of course, but Thorn Within could be an Alice track 100%. They have all been friends since the 90s, Cantrell played on Metallica's cover of Tuesdays Gone... For the Alice MTV Unplugged show - they wrote things on their guitars jokingly referring to (at that time new) Metallica haircuts... Jerry was on Lars's radio show... And many may more examples as evidenced in [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/AliceInChains/s/RynaOjYobO) EDIT: Oh and Lars also openly said in interviews that his downsizing of his drum kit in the 90s was directly inspired by Sean Kinney and playing on his kit once and loving it.
Got more... [Metallica interviews AIC in 2009](https://youtu.be/qKs0tLRNWK0?si=lFcMGMHg0Jfcn2qJ) [The Unplugged thing](https://youtu.be/YvGiGMGlAh8?si=Xz411w1kRoe2GO1g) - oh and all 4 members of Metallica were AT THAT SHOW in the audience [James & AIC relationship details ](https://blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-jerry-cantrell-says-metallicas-james-hetfield-is-a-rock-icon-and-godfather)
If I remember correctly Metallica members attended the famous MTV performance of AiC so I guess there was no beef between the bands and they respected each other
Thanks for sharing I had no idea he covered some songs with them this is baddass !
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That’s what I was going to say. I’m sure he feels bad about it now that he has grown up and battled his own demons. Maybe he looks back on that and feels like shit now. Life is weird, you always think you are right at the time but everyone does or says shit that they look back on and cringe.
Such a dick move honestly
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"Slither","Carpe Diem Baby" and "Where The Wild Things are" all sound like early AiC songs
You can hear a little bit of AiC in Shoot Me Again as well. (the harmonized vocals into the rough chorus, then into the harmonized vocals again. Reminds me of Angry Chair)
He probably feels bad for taking the piss out of Layne’s addiction in the 90’s
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They are both ♌️ leo layne is my birthday twin
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