"Once it got really big with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, there wasn't much mentioned about us. All those bands…"

"The facts are that I was shooting a lot of dope, and that's nobody's business but mine. I'm not shooting dope now, an…"

"From song to song, the album [Dirt] changes from glorifying drugs to being completely miserable and questioning what …"

"We [Alice in Chains] don't stuff our personal demons inside us, we get them out. It's therapeutic. I'm sure I'll neve…"

"[on Dirt] It's simple. One theme is: Drugs are bad. The other theme is relationships, bad. The last theme is: album, …"

"Los Angeles Times: In a more recent phone interview, however, Staley proved more forthcoming, saying he isn’t at all …"

"Los Angeles Times: And is Staley’s temperament as dark as his lyrics would suggest? Staley: Most definitely, at least…"

"Kurt [Cobain] and I weren't the closest of friends, but we ran into each other at shows and hung out a lot. I knew hi…"

"I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should b…"

"I think our lyrics reflect reality. Maybe not someone else's reality, but definitely ours, you know? I don't write ab…"