Michael "Mike" Inez (born May 14, 1966, in San Fernando, California) is a rock musician. He is perhaps best known for his role as the bass guitarist of Alice in Chains throughout much of the 1990s. Inez has also worked with other popular musical acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, and Heart.
Starting out on guitar and saxophone, but since the late 1980s (most of his professional career) he has been a bass guitar player in popular har...
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Michael "Mike" Inez (born May 14, 1966, in San Fernando, California) is a rock musician. He is perhaps best known for his role as the bass guitarist of Alice in Chains throughout much of the 1990s. Inez has also worked with other popular musical acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, and Heart.
Starting out on guitar and saxophone, but since the late 1980s (most of his professional career) he has been a bass guitar player in popular hard rock bands.
In 1989, more than 50 musicians were auditioning for Ozzy Osbourne's group, and Inez won the spot of bassist. Within a month, Inez was playing live at a gig with Osbourne at Wembley Stadium.
Inez was an official member of Ozzy Osbourne's band during the recording of the No More Tears album. However, Bob Daisley was brought in to record the bass and none of Inez's playing is on the final album. In the liner notes Inez was credited as "bass and music inspiration" as he had written the riff to the title track in a jam session. Inez...
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