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Layne Thomas Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American musician who served as the lead singer and co-songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains, which he founded with guitarist Jerry Cantrell in Seattle, Washington in 1987. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s. The band became known for his distinct vocal style, as well as the harmonized vocals between him and Cantrell. Staley was also a member of the supergroups Mad Season and Class of '99. By mid-1996, Staley was out of the public spotlight, never to perform live again. Staley also struggled throughout his adult life with depression and a severe drug addiction, culminating with his death on April 5, 2002.
Biography
Early life
Layne Thomas Staley was born to Phillip Blair "Phil" Staley and Nancy Elizabeth Staley (née McCallum) in Kirkland, Washington. He was seven years old when his parents divorced, after which he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Jim Elmer. He was raised Catholic. He took his stepfather's name while enrolled in Meadowdale High School in Lynnwood, and was known for some time as Layne Elmer. In late 2001, shortly before his death, he would describe the experience of witnessing his parents' divorce: "My world became a nightmare, there were just shadows around me. I got a call saying that my dad had died, but my family always knew he was around doing all kinds of drugs. Since that call I always was wondering, 'Where is my dad?' I felt so sad for him and I missed him. He dropped out of my life for 15 years." In that same interview he hinted that his parents' break-up and his father's drug use were at least partially responsible for his own drug problems, and also said that he was convinced that if he became a celebrity his dad would return.
"My bad habits aren't my title, my strengths and talents are my title."
"One of the first bands to break out of Seattle was Heart."
"I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?"
"My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest."
"I don't do much else but stay in my hotel room."
"We started this band as kids, and as time has gone on, we've grown and are learning to accommodate each others' differences."
"Kurt and I weren't the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child."
"Drugs will have a huge effect on my work for the rest of my life, whether I'm using or not."
"Being me is no different than being most anyone else, I guess."
"I guess I can go anywhere I want. If only I knew where to go."
"Music is the career I'm lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions."
"I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true."
"I don't take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That's still there if you want it, but I don't really seek that out any more."
"Drugs are not the way to the light. They won't lead to a fairy-tale life, they lead to suffering."
"We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that."
"The songs are about things that we were thinking and we wrote 'em down, and when you listen to 'em, whatever you think it's about... THAT'S what it's about!"
"We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves."
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READ MORE. Metallica live in Amsterdam... He continued ... CREDIT ... “I wasn’t really close with Layne [Staley, singer], but I remember going to see Alice In Chains many times,” he told Revolver when asked about the Seattle icons ... He continued ... .
A new year always holds the promise of good times and stress relief — music, concerts, amusement parks, the outdoors, local art, tasty eats and more ... Finney's Arcade in downtown Canton ... Hail, HailPearl Jam ... Alice In Chains and Layne Staley ... 2 ... NE ... spring.
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan has spoken to NME about the late Mark Lanegan ahead of a special London gig in his honour this week ... Layne Staley [Alice In Chains] had a similar impact where you’d just go, ‘How does that noise come out of that man?’.
"And we respect the music and the way we devoted time to put into it."The chemistry of Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell... "It was Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley and they had such a unique chemistry," said Russell Jones, 28.
Some were well-received. Others not. Some have held up. Others, far from it ... Like fellow '90s rockers – Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and KurtCobain of Nirvana, to name a couple – Nowell made no secret of this personal struggle via his band’s music ... .
(Courtesy of BrownSellers) ... What. Joe Nichols with The Castellows opening. Where ... When. 7.30 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2024 ... That was coincidentally around the time Alice in Chains was coming apart because of vocalist/guitarist Layne Staley’s drug addiction ... .
The album features you singing Mad Season’s “River Of Deceit,” which is a real great deep cut from the grunge era, and I think one of Layne Staley’s best vocal performances.
(MENAFN - EIN Presswire) Carlie Hanson pays homage to the late lead vocalist, Layne Staley and Alice in Chains with her mesmerizing rendition of their classic hit–Nutshell–. It is wonderful to ... .
Singer Layne Staley had recently checked out of rehab and was back to using heroin again, while drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Starr were struggling with alcohol addiction ... Mike Starr, Layne ...
