A recent photo of Alice In Chains singer/guitarist Jerry Cantrell has surfaced, and it looks like JerBear is growing his hair back out! Check out the photo below!
Cindy Slade wrote this piece on Danny Clinch’s Alice In Chains photography for Alternative Nation a couple of months ago:
As a longtime fan of Alice In Chains, I have often wondered what photographers had to say about working with the band, so recently I decided to reach out to one of them. One prominent photographer was there for the best MTV Unplugged show that’s ever been done, which of course was Alice in Chains’ 1996 Unplugged concert in New York. That photographer and filmmaker is known for working with the most talented musicians and bands, and his name is Danny Clinch. Needless to say, getting a response from him so quickly was unreal and exhilarating. Here’s what he had to say, in our very brief exchange.
What was it like to photograph Alice in Chains at the MTV Unplugged show?
It was real cool to work with Alice in Chains, especially before the legendary MTV taping. I was able to be there for the sound check as well as the show. I love sound check, as you can hear the band work out the songs and discuss how they would play the songs in an unplugged setting.
Do you have any more photographs of Alice in Chains from the MTV Unplugged concert?
Columbia Records has most of them. I only have a few that I hung on to for some reason; maybe they were outtakes.
Did you photograph Alice in Chains any other time in your career?
The “Unplugged” concert was my only shoot with them.
Danny went on to say that if his memory serves him correctly, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, both original founding members of Metallica, were among the audience.
Through his lens eye, Danny was able to capture the most vivid images; some looking like watercolor paintings. Alternative Nation thanks Danny Clinch for taking a few moments out of his very busy schedule to talk to us; maybe we’ll see some of those outtakes appear soon.
