Alice In Chains - No Excuse

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NO EXCUSES is about lead singer Layne Staley’s battle to overcome his heroin addiction. Another theme is Jerry’s unstable relationship with Layne as well as Jerry coming to Layne’s aide even if they grow apart. Jar of Flies EP came out in 1994, the band became inactive two years later when Layne's addiction became too troublesome.

The lyrics: You find me sittin' by myself / No excuses, then I know -- In Layne’s case, he lost the closeness he had with his bandmates before, and doesn’t have anyone else to take their places. He knows that it’s his own fault and he did it to himself. Also, during the time leading up to his death, it was noted that he would frequent a bar near his condo, and pass out in a corner by himself.

The lyrics: Every day it's somethin' / Hits me all so cold -- I believe this line is a reference to the cold sweats one experiences from the beginning of withdrawal, furthermore I believe he is saying everyday hardship makes him want to relapse because the challenges of daily life are too much.

The lyrics: Leave our rain and cold, trade for warm sunshine -- Jerry wants Layne to detox, trading his rain (addiction) for sunshine (sobriety). Though, it could be directed at any addict.

The lyrics: You, my friend, I will defend / And if we change, well, I'll love you anyway -- The final verse seems to come to a resolve in stating that Jerry will "defend" Staley and that, should they grow further apart, he will "love Layne anyway."

Jerry's mother and grandmother had died within 5 months of each other and within the year, Jerry had lost his family, his house and everything he knew. When he met Layne, Jerry was coming out of a situation where his entire world had just blown up. Jerry saw Layne perform at the Tacoma Little Theater just as Jerry was about to blow town. The second Layne opened his mouth and sang Jerry immediately knew he wanted to be in a band with Layne. They met personally at a house party and Layne learned of Jerry's situation of no home, no family in the area (his parents divorced when he was young, his dad lives in Oklahoma). Jerry had little money left. Layne (drunkenly) offered Jerry a place to live (moving in with Layne at the 50-room rehearsal hall called the Music Bank that Layne lived/worked in), Layne got Jerry a job there. Layne gave him food, clothes, money. Layne got Jerry the guitars and gear he needed. Jerry was looking to put a band together and Layne gave him the number to drummer Sean Kinney's girlfriend who happened to be original bass player Mike Starr's sister. Mike Starr was the original bass player before Mike Inez came in the middle of the Dirt tour. Starr's last show was Rock in Rio festival on January 22, 1993. The band told Mike Inez to meet them in London in February 1993 for the rest of the tour and Inez has been with AIC ever since.

Christmas 1987 was the first Christmas for Jerry since his mother and grandmother died, Layne invited Jerry to spend Christmas 87 with his stepdad, mom, and siblings.

Layne encouraged Jerry to sing more, after all, they were Jerry's lyrics he should sing them. Vice-versa, Jerry encouraged Layne to play the guitar which is how you get Layne playing guitar on HATE TO FEEL and ANGRY CHAIR as well as I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING on the Mad Season Above album. Jerry encouraged him on the guitar and was proud that Layne grew as a guitarist. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine taught Layne more chords than ANGRY CHAIR and HATE TO FEEL.

The friendship between Jerry and Layne was unbreakable. Jerry NEVER once thought of replacing Layne as the singer while Layne was still alive. He always wanted Layne to sing whenever he had AIC do something. If there were ever cosmic soulmates ... Layne and Jerry would be it. And by that I mean, they were Sympatico with each other. The way they sang together was a perfect pitch where two voices make one. What you hear and see between Jerry and Layne was a genuine friendship. They looked after each other. When one had problems with a song, the other picked up the slack. They were a team.

Jerry was doing a solo concert in Charlotte, NC when he heard that Layne was found two weeks after he died and Jerry was trying to get through the concert and crying. He did shows between the time he found out about Layne until Layne's funeral because if he had taken a break then, he didn't think he'd want to continue anything later after the mourning period.

Alice In Chains was a band, but they were also a family. They had internal issues just like any family. When Layne died, it was like losing a loved one, a family member, you don't think of the fights you had with the person who died. You defend their memory. There is a reason Jerry wrote NO EXCUSES about Layne and the line "You, my friend, I will defend / And if we change, well, I'll love you anyway."

"My grandmother and mother were such huge losses, but I got Layne, the guys, and I got this.” – Jerry Cantrell, Kerrang! (December 1, 2018)

“Jerry really loved Layne [Staley]. They had a bond I haven't seen before, ” Jerry’s former manager Bill Siddons, April 19, 2002 (the day Layne was found two weeks after he died).

The song was well-received by music critics and was a charting success, becoming the first Alice in Chains song to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, spending a total of 26 weeks on the chart. It has gone on to become one of the band's most popular songs. The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Music Bank (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006). Alice In Chains performed an acoustic version of NO EXCUSES for its appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1996, which marked the last time they performed the song with Layne, and that version was included on the band's Unplugged live album and home video release.

tamibrandt

Hi Maddy love the song but I can't hear you when you are speaking. The last 3 or 4 videos have this problem. I don't think it's on my end because your older videos are fine.

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I cant believe you said that!!!! 🤯

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DefinitelyNotBender

Jerry and Layne were the Lennon and McCartney of the 90s. Their harmonies were so distinctive, they utilised such strange intervals, and they created such an uneasy, haunting, yet hypnotic atmosphere.

riphopfer

This is one of my favorite ALICE IN CHAINS ⛓️ songs 🎵

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Thank you for reacting to this great song Maddy!

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Maddy. I think YouTube demonetised your voice! I'm sure your reaction was positive to this beautiful song because it's Alice in Chains! I hope they remonetise your voice soon!

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