Of course, they changed my perspective on a lot of things. Those were the first local bands I’d ever seen, and I was just a kid, so I saw them at (former Bellevue skating rink) Skate King. JA: That’s the first band I ever saw as a local band, was Alice in Chains with Mother Love Bone. TMM: You’re from Tacoma originally- what was your relationship to the 1990s Seattle scene which Alice in Chains came from? We kind of just made friends and stayed in touch over time, and when they had some dates they reached out to us to jump on some of them, so, lucky us.
I’ve toured with them before Walking Papers toured with them in Europe, we did a festival tour with them and Jane’s Addiction about three years ago. Jefferson Angell (JA): Well, we’re Seattle folks, and they’re the kind of guys who would like someone in their universe before complete strangers, I suppose, but I also think they try to introduce their audience to bands who they think are worthy. Tastemakers Magazine (TMM): How did you end up getting the opening slot for this tour with Alice in Chains? They’ll be opening for Alice in Chains at the House of Blues this Saturday, but before then Tastemakers had a chat with Angell about growing up in the Seattle area in the ‘90s, the noir influence in his lyrics, and that time he almost joined Velvet Revolver. The rock stars are bassist Duff McKagan (Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) and drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), and the band is Walking Papers, who released their second album WP2 back in January.
Jefferson Angell might not be a well-known rock star, but he’s got a couple in his band.
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