“A personal crowning moment for me was having Lemmy ask me to play on a Motörhead record!” Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on why Cliff Burton ruled, Paul McCartney's influence – and what John Entwistle told him (that he already knew)

Mike Inez of Alice In Chains performs on stage on Day 3 of Sonisphere Festival on August 1, 2010 in Knebworth, England.

You could be forgiven for bracketing Mike Inez as a rock bassist for hire. After all, he’s tackled the low-end with Ozzy Osbourne, and Alice in Chains, as well as featuring on albums by rock greats such as Black Label Society, and Motörhead.

“I really got to refine my style by virtue of playing with so many different artists,” Inez told Bass Player. “But a personal crowning moment for me was having Lemmy ask me to play on a Motörhead record!”