Alice in Chains singer found dead in home SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- King County authorities said a body found in a Seattle residence has been identified as that of Layne Staley, lead singer of the rock group Alice in Chains. The partially decomposed body was found Friday in Staley's home in the city's University District, King County Sheriff's Sgt. Cameron Webster said. Investigators performed an autopsy to identify Staley, said Monty Nelson, an official with the medical examiner's office. He said the cause and manner of death will be determined after more investigation. Alice in Chains formed in 1987 and was prominent in Seattle's music scene, which included "grunge rock" groups such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. The group released its first album, "Facelift" in 1990.
more info... Alice in Chains singer Staley found dead at home By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE -- Layne Staley, lead singer and guitarist for the grunge band Alice in Chains, was found dead in his apartment, authorities said today. He was 34. Tests were required to establish the identity because the body, discovered Friday, had started to decompose. The cause of death had not been determined, a representative of the King County Medical Examiner's office said today without giving his name. Police did not immediately release details on anything that was found at the scene, and a spokesman did not respond to several messages. With Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Alice in Chains was one of the most prominent bands of the Seattle grunge scene of the early '90s. The group was known for its dark, menacing sound, which combined grunge and heavy metal, and often wrote about heroin. In a 1996 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Staley spoke of how his drug use influenced his lyrics. "I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them," he told the magazine. "Here's how my thinking pattern went: When I tried drugs, they were (expletive) great, and they worked for me for years, and now they're turning against me -- and now I'm walking through hell, and this sucks." The group's first album, "Facelift," was released in 1990. It later released "Dirt" and "Alice in Chains." The group's hits included "Man in the Box," "Them Bones," "Rooster," and "Would?" The latter song was about Andrew Wood, singer of the seminal grunge group Mother Love Bone. Wood died of heroin overdose in 1990. Staley's body was found just over 8 years after Nirvana singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Heroin was found in Cobain's bloodstream, and his head had been so mutilated that he could not be immediately identified.
man thats shocking. maybe after someone makes a classic beautiful mtv unplugged performance, they automatically die young.
This wasn't shocking. He died from heroin related issues, probably. I heard reports a few months ago that he was refusing treatment and that his arm had started to get gangrene. The "expert" who was commenting upon it said that he would die before Summer. Guess he was right.
Wake Up - Mad Season (lead singer Layne Staley) Wake up young man, it's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go For 10 long years, for 10 long years The leaves to rake up Slow suicide's no way to go, ohh Blue, clouded grey You're not a crack up Dizzy and weakened by the haze Moving onward So an infection not a phase Yeah, oh The cracks and lines from where you gave up They make an easy man to read, ohhh For all the times you let them bleed you For little peace from God you plead, and beg For little peace from God you plead Ahhh, Yeah, Ahhh, Yeah, Ahhh, Yeah Wake up young man, wake up, wake up Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up Ohh, yeah Wake up young man, it's time to wake up Your love affair has got to go For 10 long years, yeah For 10 long years, the leaves to rake up Slow suicide's no way to go, ohh Soow suicide's no way to go Wake up, wake up, wake up
Yeah, it's over now But I can breathe somehow When it's all worn out I'd rather go without You know it's been on my mind Could you stand right here Look me straight in the eye and say That it's over now We pay our debt sometime Well it's over now Yet I can see somehow When it's all gone wrong It's hard to be so strong We pay our debt sometime Guess it's over now I seem alive somehow When it's out of sight Just wait and do your time You know it's been on my mind Could I stand right here Look myself in the eye, and say That it's over now We pay our debt sometime
don't feel sorry for him, it's his own fault... ...feel sorry for those dying in the middle east instead...
Steve walks warily down the street, with the brim pulled way down low Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, machine guns ready to go Are you ready, Are you ready for this Are you hanging on the edge of your seat Out of the doorway the bullets rip To the sound of the beat Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust And another one gone, and another one gone Another one bites the dust Hey, I'm gonna get you too Another one bites the dust How do you think I'm going to get along, without you, when you're gone You took me for everything that I had, and kicked me out on my own Are you happy, are you satisfied How long can you stand the heat Out of the doorway the bullets rip To the sound of the beat Chorus Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust Another one bites the dust There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man And bring him to the ground You can beat him You can cheat him You can treat him bad and leave him When he's down But I'm ready, yes I'm ready for you I'm standing on my own two feet Out of the doorway the bullets rip repeating the sound of the beat -------------------------------------------- If he did die of a drug overdose, that's a b****. Oh well.
Might as well say it's their fault as well for living there. BTW, just in case any of you wondered, heroin and cocaine et. al. really do feel good. So good that once you're used to them, you'd rather die or prostitute everything you hold dear, rather than quit. Anybody who thinks heroin is cool should be forced to watch the movie 'Basketball Diaries' 100 times in a row.
