"I made that connection at a very early age, and I have wanted to be somebody that could create emotions like that. That's when the lights went on, like, 'Oh, my God.' That's when I saw a little movies in my head. And the first artist that I had that connection with was Elton John. That's what turned me on to music when I was a kid.
"Listen to how much emotion and drama is in a minute-and-46-seconds song. How the original 1971 recording of Elton John's "Goodbye" inspired Cantrell to record his own version for Brighten We're all a collection of everything that pours in our ear holes and comes out of our fingertips.
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Him and KISS, AC/DC and Fleetwood Mac at the time. Elton was larger than life in the Seventies. "I was born in the Seventies and I'm a child of the Seventies. And he talks about the hard work of record-making. In these outtakes from Revolver's new Winter 2021 Issue cover story on Cantrell's legacy with Alice in Chains and the making of Brighten, he expands on the music that inspired him as a child and what fueled him as a young guitarist preparing (unknowingly) to help lead a Nineties grunge revolution. Video of Jerry Cantrell - Atone (Official Video) He made it with the help of Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, former Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato and a tight-knit group of journeyman players and producers. The result is a collection of nine songs of darkness and light crafted to reflect the hard-edged sound he's perfected since forming Alice more than three decades ago, while also stretching out in new directions on both acoustic and electric guitars. So, when the Alice in Chains singer-guitar-hero began preparing to record Brighten, his first solo album in 19 years, he took his time before ever stepping into a studio. Songwriting has mattered to him since he got his first listen to Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and KISS as a child of the 1970s, playing air-guitar to his favorite tunes then just as he still does today. Jerry Cantrell is a hard rocker who is meticulous about his music-making.
Revolver has teamed with Jerry Cantrell for a deluxe collector's bundle featuring a hand-numbered slipcase, alternate cover, exclusive glow-in-the-dark shirt, colored vinyl and more.
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