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sean kinney posing for sabian in 2002 . alice in chains , jerry cantrell , spys4darwin 1976 -- present renton , washington , usa virgin , emi sean kinney non_vocal_instrumentalist 27 may 1966 drums , piano , percussion alternative rock metal , grunge , heavy metal , hard sean kinney publicity photo.jpg sean kinney
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sean kinney

sean howard kinney -lrb- born may 27 , 1966 -rrb- is an american musician best known for being the drummer of the rock band alice in chains .
kinney 's interest in music was developed at an early age .
he got his first drum kit when he was 5 .
by the age of 9 , he was keeping the beat for his grandfather 's band , `` the cross cats '' , and traveling the northwest playing small venues .
kinney grew up in renton , washington , where he attended liberty senior high school in the issaquah school district .
