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Kinney claims he had an alter ego he called Steve who would stand on a chair in an upscale restaurant and pee on the dessert cart or methodically pour beer into the sconces lining a hotel hallway for the pleasure of seeing them explode seconds later. function(bids) { "@type": "WebPage", Sublime proved to be an ideal band for a generation that approached rock music with an irreverent, hip-hop-inspired sensibility. By the time Staley actually was a star, he traded in the poufy-haired bravado of glam for the vein-popping gutter grime of Alice In Chains. One night, Alice in Chains dressed up as strippers in skimpy panties and combat boots, and followed Van Halen on stage, aping their signature walk. The couple was defined as soulmates and everyone admired their passionate relationship. An eyewitness account from Thorntons bassist Curtis Tillman contradicts this story. The memories alone give me a contact high. One way she's contributed to the fight is by helping run the Layne Staley Tribute Concert, which the article says is an annual celebration of Alice in Chains' contributions to music. Staley and Parrott were no longer together when she died; because she lacked Staleys rock-star bank account, Parrott was reduced to living out a conventional junkie death, finally prostituting herself in order to score drug money. A syringe loaded with a fresh supply of heroin sat in his hand; a used needle lay at his feet. Layne turned a corner with two strippers into a hallway crowded with cops. Addiction was a constant throughout Staleys short life, which he tried his hardest to break out from but sadly didnt make it, and his music serves as a memory of his distinct talent. Would you agree, because I kind of would after reading from many of the fan theories? Its not AC/DC roaring back to life with Brian Johnson on Back In Black, but its not the embarrassment it seemed destined to be either. His biological father, Philip Staley, vanished shortly after his birth in 1967, according to "Layne Staley: Angry Chair" by Adriana Rubio (and explained in Metal Sucks). .addService(googletag.pubads()); schain: { 5 on Marsh and Steins list. According to this Alice In Chains interview with Rockline on July 19, 1999, Staley wrote the song "Get Born Again" to target what he saw as "religious hypocrisy." You're not wrong if you're picking up on a bit of resentment at the end there. As recounted by Rick Anderson of Seattle Weekly, Staleys body was found sitting upright on the couch, his remains illuminated by a flickering television in an otherwise darkened room. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. Layne was flipping through the channels and stumbled on the John Edward show Crossing Over, a show that TV Guide describes as: A psychic claims to communicate with his audiences late loved ones. Her death also led to the end of Layne when he shut the world out and later died in 2002 at 34. adServer: 'googletag', The story of Sublime is one of the strangest and most tragic tales in all of 90s rock. They found the deceased singer sitting upright, surrounded by drugs and drug paraphernalia, cans of spray paint, spent needles, and unspent cash, all illuminated by a flickering TV. I hadnt seen him in a couple of years and wasnt prepared for it. "The opioid explosion in recent years tells me that people feel alone," she says. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; He was down in a hole so deep he couldnt hope to hit bottom. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/10-surprising-stories-about-layne-staleys-reclusive-years/", "He would get so angry at me, he would be ready to get out of the goddamn moving car. He didnt have a great voice, but he sang like he did, using the power of his personality to give his vocals the sunny brassiness that made Sublime songs so irresistible on the radio once 1996s Sublime brought the bands music to the masses. .addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280]]) The engagement was called off, but she did pick out a dress. By the end of the year, that title would belong to Radiohead. We were running around like two little kids! 6. Sublime was a band for working-class people who could reconcile the casual bleakness of the lyrics of a song like Wrong Waya cheery ditty about an underage hookerwith the dance-happy music. } Ten weeks after Nowells funeral, Sublimes label, Geffen, went forward with plans to release the bands new record, though the original title, Killin It, was understandably ditched. At one point, Staley was even informed that his old man had passed away, although this wasn't true. Along with Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains was a primary grunge-era influence on the post-grunge bands that ruled modern-rock radio from the late 90s onward. *Confusion. She was the fiance of musician Layne Staley. Its a very difficult thing to explain. Thinking about both of them yesterday and. She was adopted by her stepfather Stephen John Parrott. The book says that former Alice bassist Mike Starr was visiting Staley the day before the singer's death. "Alice In Chains: The Untold Story" says the two met in 1988, before Alice in Chains blew up, and that it was "love at first sight." Yeah we were . 4. Courtney Love tried to chase him down following Cobain's death. "position": 2, "When I tried drugs, they were f****** great, and they worked for me for years," he said. However, Parrotts friend Amber Ferrano denied these rumors saying that all of them were wrong and her friend never used the drugs before she met the Alice In Chains singer. The pain is more than you can handle. Alice In Chains late leader Layne Staley tragically lost his fight against addiction on April 5th, 2002. It certainly rejiggers the list: Guitarist Terry Kath of MOR jazz-rock band Chicago (as well as the city of Chicago) died under similar circumstances in 1978, holding a gun he thought was unloaded to his head and mistakenly offing himself in front of his wife and one of his stage crew members. But its a surprisingly decent addition to the Alice In Chains canon. Far Out Magazine details one of Layne Staley's final interviews, as published in "Layne Staley: Angry Chair." Parrott, too, was a heavy drug user and fatally overdosed on October 29, 1996. In a very real way, both men remain the most important members of their respective bands. At the time of his death in 2002, neither Kinney nor AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell had spoken to Staley for more than two years. It was love at first sight. Where some of the records might have been more Scarface, this one is more Shawshank Redemption.. Guns not loaded, see? Tillman recalled Ace saying as he pointed it at his head and, with a smile, pulled the trigger. The host focuses on a section of his studio `gallery and makes references to those who have `crossed over.He also conducts one-on-one sessions with audience members and celebrity guests., While watching Crossing Over, Layne turned to Mike and said, Demri was here last night. "I know I have no chance. Its too late. Hed been dead for two weeks; the tip-off that something was amiss came not from concerned family members or friends but from Staleys accountants, who noticed that he hadnt spent any money in several days. "@type": "WebPage", But having the circumstances of their death constantly rubbed in your face because so many others are experiencing addiction must be difficult. The pain is more than you can handle. Demri Parrott was famous for being the ex-fiancee of Alice in Chains frontman, Layne Staley. Austin got that bear back after it was found in Laynes things after his death. Cover for 'Alice and Chains: The Untold Story,' by David de Sola. Part of what makes Dirt an impressive artistic achievement is that much of the album was written or co-written by Cantrell, who performed a sort of method songwriting by infusing a junkies hopelessness and guttural desperation even into songs that didnt directly address addiction. My biggest dream is to become a world-renowned writer. "position": 4, That same year, Alice In Chains played its final shows with Staley, performing on MTV Unplugged in Aprilthe bands first concert in three yearsand several dates with the newly reunited Kiss, ending with a gig in Kansas City on July 3, 1996. A friend of hers said so and there's even an interview with Layne where he says Demri was pissed about it because it looked just like her when they could've just let her . From rough beginnings to the deadly experiences with hard drugs that stole his prime and took his life to his final years as a recluse, these are the tragic details of one of rock history's greatest voices. In 1988, Layne Staley met Demri Lara Parrot, a model who would eventually become a grunge icon. Though never verified, there have been rumors that Layne worked on a home demo called Everyday that he planned on sending to Jerry Cantrell, possibly as late as 2002. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_top_2', [[336,280],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-2') "name": "Rock Features" googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); Staley was found dead, toothless and weighing only 86 pounds, in his Seattle apartment in 2002. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. But when theres 20,000 people out there, just loving everything, and just dancing around with smiles, nothing can stop that.. But the loss still crushed him. "@type": "WebPage", Befitting a band that preferred to work spontaneously and under the influence of strong substances, Sublime is a spotty, erratic record, with more dead ends and half-formed ideas than successes. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Menu. According to David de Solas book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death. "And now they're turning against me, and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks. Fortunately for Staley, Elmer appeared to be a pretty decent stepdad and even played a large role in getting young Staley into music. Layne Staley died on April 5, 2002. When I got there, Layne answered the door and he was back to the old Layne. I felt so sad for him, and I missed him. "@context": "http://schema.org", ", "I think people would be surprised that he [Staley] was raised in the Christian Science Sunday School for twenty years," his mother, Nancy McCallum, said to Alternative Nation in 2015. Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley had one of the mightiest voices in rock history and alongside Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, among others was one of the greatest figures to come out of the grunge movement that originated in his native Seattle, Washington. I told him that John had gangrene once. Yes, Staley, born Layne Rutherford Staley on August 22, 1967, picked the middle name "Thomas" because he was a fan of Mtley Cre drummer Tommy Lee. Then he relapsed again. Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and model Demri Parrotts relationship started as a fairytale but turned out a tragic love story that people can still remember. I had the chance to throw out all this anger by the music in order to help others. She said he looked like a kid again, and at that moment there was no darkness in his life. .addService(googletag.pubads()); } Don't leave like this.". He was supposed to record guest vocals for a song by Taproot, but his body was found shortly before a recording session was set to take place. .addSize([748, 200], [[728, 90]]) Gallagher had been friends with Staley since 1986, even living with him and Sleze bassist Mike Mitchell for a period in the 80s. As Layne sat there and Ann was swimming, a huge meteor went over them and it lit up Laynes face. They also were on hand that year to accept an MTV Video Music Award for best alternative video, an appearance punctuated by drunken shoutouts to Happy Gilmore and Lynyrd Skynyrd and an awkwardly slurred tribute to Nowell. I don't need any help to get annihilated.". He was also a serious heroin addict, a habit inspired in part by wanting to mimic his heroes. Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains during an In-Store record promotion in Los Angeles in September 1990. An indicator of that drop in regard for himself was when, in 1998, he contracted gangrene as a result of his lifestyle. That charity fights heroin dependency in the Seattle area. "@type": "WebSite", in 1998 that he and the other guys in Alice frequently hung out with Staley at his place, playing video games and having a grand old time. eyewitness account from Thorntons bassist Curtis Tillman. Do you think that almost hit us, Ann? 2. var googletag = googletag || {}; "position": 1, To their shock and dismay, the two addicts discovered there was almost an excess of cocaine to be had in Brazil but no smack. It was therapeutic and worked [for] me for a while until my dad saw my picture printed on a magazine., The singer divulged how his father became a bad influence on him. Layne Considered Sending A Demo To Jerry Cantrell. Days passed before his accountant sent up an alert that Staley hadn't been withdrawing any money. According to The Book Of Rock Lists by Dave Marsh and Kevin Stein (1981 ed. }); "position": 1, For Nowell, being dealt a shitty hand was a fact of life, but so was the pleasure of smoking killer bud, and acknowledging the former didnt necessarily negate the latter. - WORLDWIDE:- Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whatisclassicrock2Cheers,Daniel She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and . Demri Parrott had an encounter with Katina Bonita Evangeline (1991). How close do you think that was to us, Ann? } We are really really lucky people Ann. The article notes that Jerry Cantrell had told Kerrang! I changed my number. "The same s--t was going on again.". While late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley was largely reclusive during his later years, the legendary singer considered fronting the band that later became known as Audioslave in January 2001, according to Staleys friend Morgen Gallagher, who talked to Alternative Nation in August 2015.