Sean Kinney

Sean Kinney
Kinney performing with Alice in Chains in 2019
Kinney performing with Alice in Chains in 2019
Background information
Birth nameSean Howard Kinney
Born (1966-05-27) May 27, 1966 (age 58)
Renton, Washington, U.S.[1]
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
Years active1976–present
Member ofAlice in Chains
Formerly ofSpys4Darwin

Sean Howard Kinney (born May 27, 1966) is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Alice in Chains.[2][3] Kinney also founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has collaborated with other artists such as Johnny Cash and Metallica. He played drums for his Alice in Chains bandmate, Jerry Cantrell's first solo album, Boggy Depot (1998). Since 2009, Kinney has been co-owner of The Crocodile club in Seattle. He was a guest drummer on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers in September 2018. Kinney has earned nine Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.[4]

  1. ^ "Playoff time in Alice in Chains league". ESPN.com. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference origin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Prato, Greg. "Biography: Alice in Chains". AMG. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  4. ^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Sean Kinney". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.