6. David de Sola, “Setting the Alice in Chains Record Straight,” Icepicks and Nukes, December 16, 2011, http://icepicksandnukes.com/2011/12/16/setting-the-alice-in-chains-record-straight/; David de Sola, “Statement from Liz Coats,” Icepicks and Nukes, January 2, 2012, http://icepicksandnukes.com/2012/01/02/statement-from-liz-coats/; e-mail from Adriana Rubio to the author, December 16, 2011; e-mail from Liz Coats to the author, December 29, 2011.
7. TEAS Plus application, serial number 85491584, December 9, 2011; “Motion for an Extension of Answer or Discovery or Trial Periods with Consent,” July 9, 2014—both documents were accessed electronically through uspto.gov.
8. Silver, deposition; Chris Cornell, deposition, September 10, 2008, obtained by the author through public records; Janet George, “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (FNFCL),” September 22, 2005, obtained by the author through public records; Susan Silver, complaint, May 18, 2007, obtained by the author through public records; Susan Silver, declaration, September 9, 2008, obtained by the author through public records; King County Superior Court records, obtained by the author.
9. “Motion and Declaration to Appoint Arbitrators and to Strike Order to Show Cause,” July 29, 2005, obtained by the author through public records; Chris Cornell, “Declaration of Chris Cornell in Support of Motion to Enforce Property Settlement Agreement,” June 26, 2007, obtained by the author through public records; Scott Johnson and Aneehal Afzali, “Opposition to Cornell’s Motion to Enforce Property Settlement Agreement,” September 17, 2008, obtained by the author through public records.
10. Bob Gulla, “Into the Flood Again,” Guitar One, June 2001.
11. Fuse, “Alice in Chains Talk New Album and the Band’s Evolution,” May 30, 2013, http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/05/fuse-news-alice-in-chains-new-album-interview.
12. Marc Burrows, “No Barricades: William DuVall on Hardcore, Grunge and Alice in Chains,” Drowned in Sound, November 8, 2013, http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147119-no-barricades--william-duvall-on-hardcore-grunge-and-alice-in-chains.
13. Randy DuTeau, “A Crackberry Interview with My Former Bandmate William ‘Kip’ DuVall, Now Lead Singer for Alice in Chains,” Metro Spirit, September 18, 2007, http://introvertedloudmouth.blogspot.com/2008/02/kip-duvall.html.
14. Blabbermouth.net, “Archive News,” March 7, 2001, http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=21.
15. Michael Christopher, “Degradation Trip: An Interview with Jerry Cantrell,” Popmatters.com, December 26, 2002, http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/cantrell-jerry-021226/; Joe D’Angelo, “Jerry Cantrell Perseveres in Wake of Staley’s Death,” MTV News, April 24, 2002, http://web.archive.org/web/20021001190829/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453571/20020424/story.jhtml; Leah Greenblatt, “Jerry Cantrell Delivers Bittersweet, AIC-Heavy Set at Seattle Nickelback Gig,” MTV News, May 20, 2002, http://web.archive.org/web/20020803134329/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454099/20020520/story.jhtml.
16. Gary Graff, “Rockers Team Up in Spys4Darwin,” ABC News, May 31, 2001, http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=104499; David Basham, “Bassist Jason Newsted Leaves Metallica,” MTV News, January 17, 2001, http://www.mtv.com/news/1438016/bassist-jason-newsted-leaves-metallica/. On Mike Inez being considered as a replacement for Newsted, see Mike Inez biography on Ampeg Web site, http://www.ampeg.com/artists/mike-inez/; Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, with Charles R. Cross, Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll (New York: It Books, 2012), 279; letter from Sony Music Entertainment to Alice in Chains partnership and Peter Paterno, October 22, 2004, obtained by the author through public records as part of the Nancy McCallum v. Alice in Chains Partnership et al. lawsuit, which was filed in King County Superior Court on May 2, 2013.
17. CNN, “Tsunami of 2004 Fast Facts,” http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/world/tsunami-of-2004-fast-facts/.
18. Travis Hay, “Alice in Chains Owns Stage in Tsunami-Relief Show Full of Surprises,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 20, 2005, http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Alice-in-Chains-owns-stage-in-tsunami-relief-show-1166879.php. Full set lists of the performance are available at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-photos-from-tsunami-benefit-concert-posted-online/ and http://www.last.fm/music/Alice+in+Chains/Tsunami+Relief+Benefit+Show.
19. Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, interview with Voice of America, May 26, 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5yQ7z6TJFM.
20. Duff McKagan, It’s So Easy and Other Lies (New York: Touchstone Books, 2011), 337–38; Alice in Chains, Black Gives Way to Blue electronic press kit (hereafter, BGWTB EPK), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYbTnLgJsE.
21. VH1, Decades Rock Live! Web site, http://www.decadesrocklive.com/artists/mainlist.php; VH1 Classic, announcement, April 17, 2006, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vh1-classic-and-world-productions-present-all-star-line-up-for-live-television-concert-series-decades-rock-live-heart-premiering-on-vh1-classic-on-friday-may-5-at-800-pm-etpt-56413912.html.
22. Burrows, “No Barricades.”
23. Greg Prato, Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music (Toronto: ECW Press, 2009), 461.
24. Burrows, “No Barricades.”
25. BGWTB EPK.
26. Gillian G. Gaar, “Alice in Chains Homecoming,” Seattle Weekly, February 2, 2010, http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-02-03/music/alice-in-chains-homecoming/.
27. McKagan, It’s So Easy, 342–43; Benny Doyle, “Songs in Their Sails,” Music, November 13, 2013, http://themusic.com.au/interviews/all/2013/11/13/alice-in-chains-william-duvall/21506/; Alice in Chains and Velvet Revolver’s 2007 tour dates can be viewed at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/velvet-revolver-alice-in-chains-more-north-american-tour-dates-announced/; BGWTB EPK; Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, interview with Radio.com, August 26, 2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSzIDVAGp5o.
28. Bud Scoppa, “Alice in Chains,” Mix, September 1, 2009, http://mixonline.com/recording/tracking/alice-in-chains-0909//index.html.
29. “Check My Brain—The Making Of,” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zARYZk1gi7g.
30. BGWTB EPK.
31. Dan Snierson, “Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell and Elton John on Their ‘Black Gives Way to Blue’ Collaboration,” Entertainment Weekly, October 1, 2009; Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, interview with Voice of America, May 26, 2010, part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5yQ7z6TJFM, part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEavsV_FdfY. For information on Elton John’s background and career achievements, see Edna Gundersen, “Elton Still Standing for Gay Rights, Home, Tammy Faye,” USA Today, September 23, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/09/23/elton-john-still-standing-for-gay-rights-family-tammy-faye-bakker/2852913/. Information that Layne used to sing Elton John songs at the Music Bank was provided by Tim Branom during an interview with the author.
32. RIAA Gold and Platinum searchable database, http://www.billboard.com/artist/278597/alice-chains/chart?f=305; Blabbermouth.net, “Alice in Chains Drummer Compares Having New Album Illegally Downloaded to Prison Rape,” September 27, 2009, http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-drummer-compares-having-new-album-illegally-downloaded-to-prison-rape/.