Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.

Success has a lot to do with luck, but it also involves a lot of real hard work. The thing about success is you really can't gauge things by album sales.

Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful.

I'm going to keep thinking about topping myself every time. I can say very confidently that Alice In Chains have done that on every record. It surprises me. I don't go in there expecting that, but I do go in there hoping for it.

Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.

There's not a word that describes us. We’re not alternative, metal or grunge - we’re not any of that. We’re just what we are.

Playing for someone else's crowd is always difficult for any band.