Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell has made a couple of small cameos in films earlier than, however there is a explicit movie function that he admitted he actually regrets turning down.
Cantrell and fairly a couple of different Seattle rockers appeared in Cameron Crowe’s 1992 movie Singles, together with the remainder of Alice In Chains in addition to members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. The guitarist additionally had a job in Crowe’s 1996 movie Jerry Maguire, which starred Tom Cruise.
However do you know Cantrell was additionally requested to be in a 3rd movie that Crowe directed a couple of years later? That is proper — Virtually Well-known.
“He needed me to be a bass participant. One in every of my largest regrets is popping Cameron Crowe down for his third consecutive film,” Cantrell mentioned throughout a current episode of The Adamantium Podcast.
“I used to be in a tricky place, and I used to be additionally on tour supporting Degradation Journey. However I remorse it.”
The rocker recalled that Crowe had written fairly a couple of pages for the fictional bass participant, who was “knowledgable” and “uppity.” Actor and musician Mark Kozelek, who performs within the indie rock band Solar Kil Moon, was forged for the function since Cantrell needed to cross on it.
“He had the character written the place I used to be a ‘[Paul] McCartney is God’ type of dude, which he fucking is,” Cantrell continued. “In a few conversations the place bass gamers would come up, I would come off the highest flip buckle and say, ‘Fuck you, McCartney is a god’.”
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The musician praised actors for the work they do and the way lengthy capturing movie scenes can take. He admitted he was a little bit nervous through the Jerry Maguire shoot, however keep in mind Cruise and Crowe being actually supportive and making him really feel extra assured about it.
Subsequent time you watch Virtually Well-known, attempt to think about Cantrell within the function. Hearken to the complete podcast episode beneath.
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