Robert Lunte - Rooster

[Robert Lunte]

ALICE IN CHAINS' SONG "ROOSTER" IS ABOUT JERRY CANTRELL'S FATHER, WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. THE NICKNAME "ROOSTER" WAS GIVEN TO CANTRELL SR. DURING HIS SERVICE. THE SONG DELVES INTO HIS EXPERIENCES IN THE WAR, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF COMBAT, AND HIS EVENTUAL RETURN HOME.