Catching Up With… Sean Kinney Priding themselves on being a “live” band, the members of Alice in Chains need little encouragement to get out and play. But for this summer’s tour, there’s a more compassionate motivator at the core. by David Ciauro Earlier this year, a radio station in Hartford, Connecticut, connected the members of Alice in Chains with a cancer-stricken superfan named Stefan-Dayne Ankle. Sadly, this past March, Stefan lost his battle with leukemia. As a consequence, for its current tour, the band will be donating two dollars for every presold ticket to his memorial fund. “He was a real fan of the band, and his story touched us,” Sean Kinney says. “We kept in touch with him, and when we learned that he passed away, helping his family became a good reason to go out and play. When you have a nineteen-year- old kid that digs your band, […]

September 2015 Issue