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Layne Staley
Layne Thomas Staley was an American singer-songwriter. He was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. He was known for his distinctive vocal style as well as his harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell. Before his success with Alice in Chains, Staley was also a member of the glam metal bands Sleze and…
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entertainment · American rock musician (1967–2002) · singer · songwriter · composer · guitarist · also Layne Staley, Layne Thomas Staley, Layne Rutherford Staley, Llayne Staley, Staley
Born 22 August 1967 · Died 5 April 2002 · Q309838
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 4 entries
MetalSucks: Late Alice in Chains Vocalist Layne Staley’s ‘Journals’ on New York Time’s Best-Seller List
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Yahoo: Alice In Chains’ Frontman Layne Staley’s ‘This Angry Pen of Mine’ Gives Never Before Seen Look at His Art & Writings – Shop Here
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loudwire: Layne Staley’s Lost Journals Show Alternate Lyrics to Alice in Chains Classic
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loudwire: VOTE: Better Alice in Chains Era – William DuVall vs. Layne Staley
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2019· 1 entry
Which would have been Staley's 52nd birthday, Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan officially proclaimed that day as "Layne Staley Day" in the city in honor of Staley's contributions to the world of music
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2016· 2 entries
Which would have been Staley's 49th birthday, and dedicated the song "Man of the Hour" to his late friend
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And is part of the EP of Wilson's new band, Roadcase Royale, released in 2017
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2013· 1 entry
Alice in Chains' drummer, Sean Kinney, added the initials "LSMS" on his drum kit, a tribute to Staley and the band's former bassist, Mike Starr, who died in 2011
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2011· 2 entries
Hank Williams III released his Attention Deficit Domination album and dedicated it to Staley
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As a result of a prescription drug overdose
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2010· 3 entries
Staley's mother said she has kept his ashes in a box
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In an interview on VH1's Celebrity Rehab, former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr said that he was the last person to see Staley alive and had spent time with him the day before his death, April 4 (Starr's birthday
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“s private memorial was attended by his family and friends, along with his Alice in Chains bandmates, the band”
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2009· 1 entry
Alice in Chains released their first studio album in 14 years, Black Gives Way to Blue, with Cantrell and then-new vocalist and rhythm guitarist William DuVall sharing lead vocals
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2007· 1 entry
That despite his isolation, he was never far from the love of his family and friends, who filled his answering machine and mailbox with messages and letters
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2005· 1 entry
Cantrell, Kinney, and Inez reunited for a benefit concert for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, with several vocalists filling in for Staley
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2003· 1 entry
Which contains an alleged final interview of Staley that Rubio claimed to have conducted less than three months before his death, and Layne Staley: Get Born Again, released in 2009, a revised and updated version of her e
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2002· 20 entries
Staley's mother went to his apartment to inform him about the death of Demri Lara Parrott's brother, but there was no answer
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Died 2002-04-05.
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“Na samym początku, kiedy staliśmy się zespołem, byliśmy jak bracia. Razem mieszkaliśmy, imprezowaliśmy i piliśmy. Ale potem zaczęliśmy się rozdzielać i poszliśmy różnymi drogami, i czuliśmy się tak, jakbyśmy siebie wzajemnie zdradzali.”
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“Boję się śmierci, zwłaszcza z własnej ręki.”
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“Byłem w San Francisco na Lollapaloozie i jedna dziewczyna przeszła obok mnie i zatrzymała się jakby zobaczyła ducha. I powiedziała, Ty żyjesz. A ja na to, Faktycznie, masz rację. Wow.”
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“Chciałbym was wszystkich przytulić, ale tego nie zrobię.”
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“Do tej pory sława oznaczała dla mnie trzysta osób, które przyszły do klubu, żeby zobaczyć mój koncert. Gdy codziennie naruszana jest twoja prywatność, forsa i popularność przestaje mieć dla ciebie jakiekolwiek znaczenie.”
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“Dragi będą miały duży wpływ na moją pracę do końca życia, bez względu czy biorę czy nie. Są stałe konsekwencje ćpania. Nie ważne czy biorę czy nie, wciąż będę płacił za poprzednie użycia.”
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“Dragi nie są drogą do światłości. Nie zaprowadzą do życia jak z bajki, one prowadzą do cierpienia.”
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“Gdy piszę muzykę, odnajduję siebie wewnątrz mojej głowy.”
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“Gdy zacząłem brać, przestałem być twórczy. Działałem jak robot. Na dodatek wszystkie moje lęki i problemy tylko się nasiliły. Tak zaczął się mój upadek. Dwa lata w piekle. Zaczęły się problemy. Pojawiły się nieporozumienia pomiędzy mną i chłopakami z zespołu (…) Szczęśliwie nigdy nie zatraciłem swojej osobowości (…) Dlatego udało mi się wyjść z nałogu.”
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“Jeśli masz doświadczać cierpienia tutaj, to masz go doświadczać także gdzieś indziej.”
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“Kiedy ćpasz, zamykasz się na wiele rzeczy. Nie dbasz praktycznie o nic. Jesteś tylko ty i heroina.”
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“Kurt i ja nie byliśmy najbliższymi przyjaciółmi, ale wpadaliśmy na siebie podczas występów i gadaliśmy. Znałem go wystarczająco dobrze, by być zdruzgotanym jego śmiercią.”
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“Mam wiele do powiedzenia, przede wszystkim mam na celu uchronienie ludzi od podejmowania głupich decyzji.”
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“Mieć 28 lat i żyć samemu jest totalnie odjechane. Nauczyłem cieszyć się samotnością i byciu zajętym czymś. Ale muszę powiedzieć ze mój największy strach to mieć 45 lat i nadal żyć samemu.”
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“Moje złe nawyki nie są moją wizytówką. Moje siły i mój talent są moją wizytówką.”
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“Muzyka jest furtką, która zaprowadziła mnie do rysunku, fotografii i pisania.”
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“Muzyka to kariera, za którą, na moje szczęście, mi płacą, ale mam też inne pragnienia i pasje.”
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“Myślę, że mogę iść gdziekolwiek chcę. Gdybym tylko wiedział, gdzie iść.”
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1999· 2 entries
The radio program Rockline was hosting Cantrell, Inez, and Kinney for a discussion on the release of Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, when, unexpectedly, Staley called in to participate
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Promoting the release of the compilation album Nothing Safe: Best of the Box with the other members of Alice in Chains
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1998· 3 entries
When he attended a Jerry Cantrell solo concert in Seattle
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Staley made a phone call to radio program Rockline and gave a rare interview while Cantrell was promoting his first solo album, Boggy Depot
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Amid rumors that Staley rarely left his apartment, had contracted gangrene, and had lost the ability to ingest food and was living on a diet of Ensure, Jerry Cantrell told Kerrang
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1997· 1 entry
Staley and the other members of Alice in Chains attended the Grammy Awards after the song "Again" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance
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1996· 3 entries
Staley's former fiancée, Demri Lara Parrott, died of a drug overdose
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In Kansas City, Missouri, while Alice in Chains was touring with Kiss
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The band returned with a performance on MTV Unplugged in New York; it was Alice in Chains' first concert in two-and-a-half years
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1994· 3 entries
At the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle under the name "The Gacy Bunch"
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Alice in Chains released their third EP, Jar of Flies
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“off stage, it was an insane, dark, drug and alcohol-fuelled frat party from start to finish, with Layne [Staley] and I raising hell, behaving like teenagers, staying up for days on end. We partook of whatever drugs came our way. Heroin, cocaine, painkillers, anything.”
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1993· 1 entry
Staley saved Starr's life after he had overdosed
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1988· 1 entry
Was named The Treehouse Tapes and found its way to the music managers Kelly Curtis and Susan Silver, who also managed the Seattle-based band Soundgarden
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1987· 1 entry
Staley joined Cantrell's band on a full-time basis
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1986· 2 entries
“dressed in drag and played speed metal.”
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Sleze morphed into Alice N' Chains, a band which Staley said "dressed in drag and played speed metal
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1985· 1 entry
Staley and his band Sleze made a cameo in Father Rock, a low-budget movie from Seattle's Public Access Channel
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1984· 1 entry
Staley joined a group of Shorewood High students in a band called Sleze, which also featured future members of The Dehumanizers and Second Coming
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1967· 2 entries
Born 1967-08-22.
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At Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Washington, to Phillip Blair Staley and Nancy Elizabeth Staley (née Layne; later McCallum)
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