I felt so sad for him, and I missed him. { The lesson of Black Gives Way To Blue, at least as it applies to the SoCal pot-rock band Sublime, is that there really is life after death in 90s rock, provided you can retain enough of your old sound to convince people to move forward with you. The autopsy later revealed that the next day Staley plunged a speedball into his vein. He showed up in the recording studio toothless, emaciated and looking like an 80-year-old man. This portable projector plays your movies in crisp, high-contrast, 1080p detailno matter where you are. "position": 4, "It would make him madder than f***," said Nick Pollock, one of Staley's former bandmates, who claimed he used to call his buddy variations of "Rutherford" just to mess with him. "In 5thgrade, he [Staley] borrowed his Uncle Bob's trumpet, so that was his first instrument," said Nancy McCallum, Staley's mother, according to Northwest Music Scene. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", The book says that former Alice bassist Mike Starr was visiting Staley the day before the singer's death. apstag.fetchBids({ 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. But rather than a heartwarming reunion between father and son, his dad's habits rubbed off on him when he was trying to stay clean. Layne Staley, Demri Parrott and Debbie Murphy at the Pantera show in the Mercer Arena, Seattle. The singer spoke about how he went on a journey when he was 16 to find his father, but what he discovered made him not want to look any further. Parrott, too, was a heavy drug user and fatally overdosed on October 29, 1996. Yeah we were . Here he is backstage on the Warped Tour looking like one of the many shirtless, deeply tanned, and blond bros lurking in the audience. He was 44 years old. For the bands cover design, Layne Staley provided the artwork, even painting his girlfriend Demri Parrott on the cover, when approaching the band with the design they quickly agreed with it. The story of his decline began on July 3, 1996, after Staley left the stage following a warm-up set for KISS. "position": 1, But when theres 20,000 people out there, just loving everything, and just dancing around with smiles, nothing can stop that.. Layne Thomas Staley wasn't born Layne Thomas Staley. - WORLDWIDE:- Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whatisclassicrock2Cheers,Daniel On January 28, 2001, he saw Layne again at a Super Bowl party. Really.. Despite his numerous attempts to get clean, Staleys body was discovered in his Seattle condo, with toxicology reports finding his death was the result of an accidental overdose. melisaiscan@rockcelebrities.net, When Neil Young Found A Way To Communicate His Son With Disabilities, Inside Of The Third Eye Blind: Departures, Net Worths, And Conspiracy Theories, How Journey Fans Were Divided By Neal Schon And Arnel Pineda Feud, Paul Stanley Appreciates Gene Simmons Overcoming His Biggest Fear For Him, Top Five Best Counting Crows Songs Of All Time, James Hetfield To Share The Screen With Peter Dinklage In Dark Western Thriller, Rob Halford Believes Ozzy Osbourne Needs Support After His Difficult Decision, Neal Schon Reacts To Arnel Pineda Fans Accusations, Total Bullsh*t, Nikki Sixx Applauds Selena Gomez For Her Courage, Ted Nugent Believes Americans Should Be Ashamed Of Themselves, Paul Stanley Reveals Gene Simmons Real Character Beyond KISS Persona. He said, In his arm? Dope sick hurts the entire body. One of Layne Staleys friends who spoke to NME revealed that he was placed on a 24-hour suicide watch after he had learned that Demri Parrott died from an overdose. Demri Parrott was former ex-girlfriend of singer Layne Staley from Alice in Chains. Two crack pipes were waiting on his coffee table, and several more used needles were uncovered when his body was moved. That model was to be Mariah O'Brien, whom Schenck had shot previously for the cover of Spinal Tap's "Bitch School" single. "name": "Home" And demri parrott kinda introduced him to heroin, i believe the first time layne used it was in the backstage of a show when demri gave to him. " Kinney recalls. I am interested in rock music, creative writing, drama, and yoga. It's too late. Soon, even bands directly inspired by early-90s bands would conveniently set aside the feminist idealism those groups were known for in favor of an unapologetically assertive masculinity that was both reactionary to recent rock history and restorative of the old status quo. "It's heartbreaking and overwhelming and unnecessary." 3. .addService(googletag.pubads()); The last time Kathleen Austin Demris mother saw Layne was in 1997. I dont go broke, and I do it a lot. Even as his habit kept Alice In Chains off the road and out of the studio, Staley still had more than enough money to ensure that hed always have a steady supply of the substances he craved. "item": { ,{ When Nowell finally pushed his luck with heroin too far in a San Francisco hotel room on May 25, 1996, his band wasnt yet famous enough to warrant much media attention for the tragedy. 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. Its 1987, and Staley knows how to walk the walk of the day, strutting onstage in baby blue satin suits and exuding big-cock charisma. I never wanted [the publics] thumbs up about this fucking drug use. This idea was explored to an almost nauseating degree on 1992s Dirt, an unrelentingly grim collection of songs about how people should never, ever shoot heroin. "name": "Rock Features" She will know it sooner or later. Well, what have you got? Nowell was musically precocious as a child, able pick out a tune on his guitar after only hearing it once. googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_sidebar_1', [[300,600],[300,1050],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-7') For what it's worth, Demri's mother believes Staley, although he was clearly affected by his drug use. I did crack and heroin for years. sid: '1366', }); The 20th anniversary of the death of late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staleys girlfriend Demri Parrott was over the weekend. The group didnt release another album with Staley following their eponymous third studio album in 1995, which gave Alice In Chains their first number one record in the United States. Staley and Parrott met in 1988 while she was working at a store called Saturdays. Don't leave like this.". In April 1997, Sublime entered the Billboard Top 20. In fact, it was his accountants who first noticed something might've been up. Brown heroin stains led from the bathroom to the living room. An eyewitness account from Thorntons bassist Curtis Tillman contradicts this story. Following Parrotts death, its rumored that she was the one who introduced Layne Staley to the drugs during their relationship. The couple got engaged in 1992 and their friends and family thought that they would tie the knot and live happily ever after. "I was trying to kick this habit out of my life, and here comes this man asking for money to buy some smack." "item": { Demri Lara Parrott, 27, of Bremerton died Oct. 29, 1996, at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. 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. I hadnt seen him in a couple of years and wasnt prepared for it. Dave Navarro Remembers Layne Staley & Demri Parrott "He was sort of a classic destroyer of hotel rooms.". Even sadder, Seattle Weekly says Staley's death contributed to the reversal of an encouraging decline in drug overdoses in the Seattle area. "I believe that there's a wonderful place to go to after this life, and I don't believe in eternal damnation for anyone," he said to Rolling Stone in 1996. Dirt by Alice in Chains - Songfacts nodes: [ She will know it sooner or later. I know why youre here. She was around five feet tall-maybe even shorter-and was stunningly beautiful. My biggest dream is to become a world-renowned writer. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Given the loss of Staley and lag time between records, Black Gives Way To Blue had no right being any good. If you are interested in promoting your band/music email altnationadvertising @gmail.com, Layne Staleys Haunting Wedding That Never Was Will Break Your Heart, Why Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Smashing Pumpkins Are Haunted By Ghosts, 10 Candidates To Fill In For Eddie Vedder On Temple of the Dog Tour, Adele Melts Down At Las Vegas Show In Photo, Jessica Simpson Is Exploding Out Of Top In Photo, Pearl Jam Member Reveals Truth About Tom Sizemore, Travis Scott Alleged Victim Leaks Hospital Video. .addService(googletag.pubads()); "@type": "ListItem", Its a very difficult thing to explain. William DuVall later replaced Staley and Duff McKagan joined on rhythm guitar. His father was six years clean when they rekindled their relationship, but he soon started using again, and the two of them were getting high together. You and me., 7. But having the circumstances of their death constantly rubbed in your face because so many others are experiencing addiction must be difficult. Alternative Nation published a similar article in September 2014, but we are now publishing a new version with a couple of new stories. The two had argued over Staley's condition until Staley threatened to end the friendship if Starr reached out to the authorities. Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) - Genealogy .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.cmd.push(function() { 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. .addService(googletag.pubads()); Layne and Demri : grunge - reddit "@type": "WebPage", So two weeks later [our mutual friend] was having a Super Bowl party. As Starr stormed out, Staley begged him to stay, saying, "Not like this. "position": 2, Alice In Chains drummer Sean Kinney told Greg Prato in the book Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music that Staley had long resigned himself to an early grave: Layne told me straight up, Im never coming back. He'd been dead for weeks, still cradling a full syringe of heroin. }); Layne Thomas Staley, singer-guitarist, born August 22 1967; died before April 19 2002. "position": 3, "itemListElement": [ Kurt Cobain short-circuited death by heroin with a shotgun blast to the head in 1994. adServer: 'googletag', His friend and Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan opened up about his death saying that Staley never recovered from Demris death so it was the main reason behind his death. A year later, though, drummer Sean Kinney painted a different story, saying, "I talk to Layne, but we don't hang out. Demri Parrott. Austin got that bear back after it was found in Laynes things after his death. They couldnt have a chance to get back together as both of them died tragically in a short time after their break-up. He was down in a hole so deep he couldnt hope to hit bottom. 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. Layne said, Did you see that? However, she goes on to say that her late son was "shocked to find that God isn't going to dig you out of every tunnel that you put yourself in to. ver: '1.0', Over a torturously slow metal-blues riff, Staley denounces the hypocrite norm, running their boring drills, and commits himself to consuming whatever drugs are available to him. He had just gotten pretty much the entire Nerf arsenal, so we went to war. Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demri's wedding. But while the surviving members of Alice In Chains made sure to present their band as a newly evolved entity, Sublimes Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson are trying to pick up where they were forced to leave off in 1996, when their lead singer, Bradley Nowell, died of a heroin overdose at age 28. }, I just believe that I'm not the greatest power on this earth. Description: Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiance of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. I know I did my best or what I thought would be right. I told him that John had gangrene once. ,{ AIC songs that were about or referenced specific people googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; We may earn a commission from links on this page. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. } Staley's girlfriend, Demri Lara Parrott, started shooting smack and Alice in Chains got famous. ROCK IS DEAD? Her death also led to the end of Layne when he shut the world out and later died in 2002 at 34. } nodes: [ The frontmans ex-fiance passed away because of a drug overdose on October 29, 1996, at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington. They are not my friends.". "@type": "ListItem", apstag.init({ "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." Starr himself had drug issues and, like Staley, succumbed to their power. Layne Believed Girlfriends Ghost Visited Him Just Prior To His Death. Ramirez grew up on Sublime records, and based on this clip of Sublime With Rome performing the hit Wrong Way in 2010 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he was hired for his ability to make Nowells demise seem like a mere inconvenience that temporarily kept the band off the road. The pain is more than you can handle. "position": 2, The most disturbing song on Dirt is Junkhead, co-written by Staley and Cantrell. In 1993, when the band was touring in support of "Dirt," Staley would walk offstage midsong to get high. Although they were no longer together, Staley was clearly devastated by the news. googletag.pubads().refresh(); googletag.defineSlot('/98948493,22548962605/alternativenation_multisize_anchor', [[728,90],[320,50]], 'div-gpt-ad-3901802-6') The last public appearance he made was almost four years before his death when he attended his bandmate Jerry Cantrells solo concert in Seattle on Halloween in 1998. "The opioid explosion in recent years tells me that people feel alone," she says. Demri Parrott apstag.fetchBids({ simplerGPT: true, She looks very similar to Staley's longtime girlfriend and eventual fianc Demri Parrott. Demri Parrott Death Fact Check, Birthday & Date of Death - Dead Or Kicking 9. Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four to break out, but Nirvana clearly won the to-the-death competition. .build(); At the beginning of 1997, the biggest British rock band in the world was Oasis. Layne: Nothing. 5 on Marsh and Steins list. Staley sound-alikes became so common in the years after his public retreat and death that it was perhaps inevitable that one of them ended up replacing him in his own band. Courtney Love, center, tried to chase down Staley following the death of Kurt Cobain (r.), to see if he might've known something about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Cobain's death. "There is no f-----g way I'm going to do that," he shouted. Now touring as Sublime With Rome, Gaugh and Wilson are playing their old songs with Rome Ramirez, a singer born the same year that Sublime played its first show. She loved creating decopage with 30s and 40s vintage style images cut outs from wrapping paper or old greeting cards. complete: 1, Although he'd lived as a recluse for years, former Alice in Chains bassist Michael Starr who Diffuser says blamed himself for Staley's death claimed on an episode of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew"that he was the last person to see Staley alive. Starr was likely the last one to see him alive. Layne Might Have Considered Fronting Audioslave. (Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage). .addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280]]) In 2005, Cantrell, Kinney and Mike Inez, who replaced Starr as bassist, reunited for a benefit concert. He reminds me of my friends from high school, who returned home from the first year of college in the summer of 1997 blasting nothing but the Sublime record. He was already pretty reclusive in 1996, but after her death, there were only three recordings that I know of (Despiseley Brothers, 2 AIC songs, and a Pink Floyd cover for a movie soundtrack).