Addiction is a powerful disease. It tells you you're alright, when you're not. It tells you it's not so bad, when it is. It tells you everyone is against you, when they really care. It says you can quit tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes. It tells you to give up, and you do. I have always embraced Layne's journey and his transparency along the way. Sad and hard as it is to accept. The sadest part of addiction is those who are left behind to those who were taken. I miss Layne along with so many others. If you have a person in your life with substance use challenges please keep reaching out to them...dont give up on them...let them know you're there...meet them where they are at, in a non judgemental way...dont preach...dont put them down...just love them and ask what you can do to be helpful. 26 years clean and sober. Still remember how hard it was to get help. Peace and love to all...especially those who are feeling lost...please dont give up.
For a man who wrote a lot of gut wrenching, soul bearing songs, this might be his saddest. It’s him basically begging himself to snap out of this and that he knows he’s letting himself go down a path that there’s no coming back from.
I always wonder if he knew just how much he was truly loved. He wasn't just loved for his talent, but also his soul. Just incredibly humble and amazing. It's nutts that this was just a few years after he was at The Moore singing Love Hate Love, healthy and still physically beautiful. Addiction is the cruelest soul sucking enemy next to things like cancer. It really is a disease of the brain. Peace to his soul.
I think he knew... but at some point he didn't give a damn. It's not even about his addiction - it's his inner demons that pushed him in that direction. I know cause my own pushed me into cigarettes (you'd think it's not that big of a deal, but when I hit 18 I was a staunch anti-smoker, four years later and here I am). At some point you stop caring, when you're down in a hole (pun very much intended), there's no one and nothing. You might be surrounded with people you consider friends - but you're alone, separated. There is no connection. No one can connect to whatever is going around in your head. This is a battle that you either pick up on your own, or you give up at some point and there is no return beyond that. Lucky for me I got saved just in time
StrikerUSS I hear ya brother. I idolized this man as a kid. I even did a report on him in school. I still remember the day they found him and they announced it on the radio. I won’t forget it. I also said I wouldn’t do heroin because of him but at 18 till 27 I have battled it. It’s a fight I have to deal with everyday. It doesn’t go away, it doesn’t let you forget, it will stay with you forever. Honestly the only reason I have touched it the last few years is because it’s all fentanyl or cut heavy with it. I don’t want to die but have made peace with it if it comes. I want to go out on my terms, and fentanyl is not the way. Keep your head up man, it’s hard but know there are millions of us just like you
@@RUSHallthewayable No, he doesn’t, he’s just dead like the rest of us will be some day. He was an amazing singer, but just a man that got hooked and taken down by a very powerful opiate.
"wake up young man..its time to wake up..Your love affair has got to go..For ten long years. the leaves to rake up..Slow suicides no way to go.." still missing Layne!!!!
He always had that little boy quality about him it seemed despite the chaos in his life thank you for this and just in these photos you see his mischievous qualities lol he was an awesome one of the best ever vocalists but sadly we lost him way to soon I’ve been listening to him for 28 yrs and still miss that voice peace Layne
chris parsons same here saw the premiere gift MITB and immediately went to purchase a cassette tape that came with a Vhs tape! 1990 I found a long lost love in their music and indeed rip Layne, Demri, and Michael Starr.
Xerxes Setzer amen brother we lived in a perfect storm of awesome new music and a great time to be young before all this so called technology progress which mostly sucks except that it lets us go back and share it with those who missed it
He says "for 12 long years" in this recording, where it was "10 long years" on the album. Bless his heart. We will always miss you LTS! You will always be the greatest of all time!
I still tear up everytime I hear this I miss him and his roaring voice and awesome personality I’m a fan of 30 yrs I still listen to Layne everyday lol and people don’t get it but watching him slowly waste away Thank you for all the great music. You were a SUPERNOVA never to be forgotten!
@Jon Leach yea but at 30 he was well under 100lbs and wore gloves or hid his arms because he killed every vein on his body and the arms were the hardest to hide without everyone figuring it out
Why didn’t anyone help him? His mom didn’t hear from him in two weeks??? I’d be knocking that door down every day! RIP genius, talented, beautiful soul 🙏💕❤️
It was said that his bandmate Sean as well as other musicians did try to help. They would show up to his place almost everyday but Layne wouldn't talk to them. I do wonder if they would've called the police to do the wellness check sooner rather than later if he would've lived longer. Maybe to an intervention on him.
@@Aprilpie13 I know now if you think someone is going to harm themselves or if you have a concern because that person is suicidal or using hard drugs you can call 911 and they will do a wellness check or if you are highly concerned you can 302 them and the cops or paramedics will breakdown that door. And now they have things like *Narcan that you use as a nose spray and that will reverse all of the drugs in their system. Your pharmacist will give you the nose spray for free no questions asked so if someone you know is in a dangerous situation like Layne and so many others during that time ~ you should carry it with you or in a place that is easy to get to. May God rest his soul in peace . He was such a sweet guy it seemed and I think he had a lot of surviver’s guilt after his girlfriend passed away and if you’re a nice , kind, caring person it’s very hard to live with that. 💕🌷🙏
@@Aprilpie13 No, the last person he let in was Mike Starr, possible the last day he was alive. His liver was failing, he was in severe pain. The only reason they did a welfare check was that the person in change of his finances hadn't seen a withdrawl for 2 weeks and called his Mom. He had multiple interventions, several stints in rehab.
I dont think there has ever been a rockstar that has ever lived more loved by people than layne staley.rest in peace brother always praying for you.bless him yeshua.
Yeah I thought he might, but then I just saw this photo which was just released a day ago and in it he is mocking yeshua on the cross. Horrible. So disappointed. And the photographer is selling prints for $250 each. Terrible.
Layne was an amazing singer, he had such range with his voice could scream and sing so dang well. Layne and Jerry would harmonize together flawlessly its like they were born to sing together. The pictures taken at AIC last recording session with Layne are sad to see him in poor health but he gave the vocals everything he had like he had in the past shows and AIC album recording sessions. Thank you for sharing this live recording and photos!
my god...as a serious aic fan since i was young. i remember listening to them when i was 5yo....to see laynes final days again is so sad. u literally see a mans depression consume a whole body through addiction. please dont do heroin.....it took one of the ppl that helped my depression...thanks to jerry for continuing
Walk away remembering - Always That; The Struggle is REAL , Every Day Man! Addiction WILL , Kill ya! if ya Aren't fighting,The Good Fight! RIP You were/Are a legend!- Hope We get the chance to meet up and jam one of these days man!
This is incredible music. And Layne Staley is incredibly honest. We all have had some gut-wrenching moments. But addiction is a whole other animal. I was a typical 20 something party person in the 90s. Booze, weed, LSD, coke and meth a bit. When I met my husband. Who was superficially passing as recreational. But had some legal issues with meth possession. And a real life problem with drugs. Anyhow, this whole WAKE UP business is real. For my husband it was court ordered rehab or 3 months prison, and I was surprised he went for rehab. But he pulled it. 20 years sober this year 2022. And we have a great life! So if this is you or a partner in addiction situation, please just do the steps. They work. Hold on. Hold on to hope. Believe you deserve better. You do.
thank you for making this. its great to see a tribute to Layne later in life when he probably felt the most alone. if only he knew just how much he really was/is loved!! :(
what a great tribute to Layne even though in later years I still have always found beauty in this man through his essence. Just his presence and his laughs and smiles and how he gave it all he had with each performance! He was /is one of a kind . I know I still love him still till this day. He is grossly underrated and im sorry it makes me want to cry and pisses me off bc NOONE till this day can sing like Layne!
Such a sad ending to a beautiful yet tortured Soul. Layne will always be my God. My slow suicide is still ongoing...our wings have been so denied but I'm glad you finally found yours, Layne.xXxX
My dear, with love I'm saying. I pray to God this finds you alive and fighting on. Please, if you really love Layne. Kik. If not for yourself, for your loved ones. I guarantee Layne is looking down at you from heaven saying pleeeeeeese💓❤️💓❤️💓❤️
Nellie just keep trying if that's what you want, we all have free will but I'm willing to bet that you are loved. By me at least 🤷 apologies for the strange rant just hope ya find what YOU need to heal 🤞❤️
Layne was an amazing, talented, compassionate man who left us way too soon. His voice was incredible. We have lost two of the greatest voices in rock history, RIP Layne and Chris, I hope you found peace
Loved Layne's voice had pictures and posters of alice in chains all over my room as a teenager. His voice still gives me goosebumps. He was hurting so bad especially after the love of his life overdosed. He never got over her. I wish he knew how much he is loved and missed by his fans. I hope he found the peace he was looking for. Layne you are missed
It's so sad to see such a tortured soul whose sense of self was so damaged. I've often wondered what his father thinks - his father was quite happy to use his son for drugs. Does he feel shame? This must have been so damaging for Layne - I'm sure that this pushed him down the slippery slope of addiction. Add to this Demri's death and you have a perfect storm. When I see photos of Layne I can still see that little boy - heartbreaking.
A gift from the universe. He was funny and sweet and loved by so many. Talented early in life, was very giving and heroin kicked his ass..he fought so long and hard..I HATE HEROIN!
It gives me a weird feeling that I cannot explain when I see pics of Layne in the years/months leading up to his untimely death. Idky? He just looked completely different. He had lost so much weight and lost his teeth. Just so sad.
Maybe because he was handsome and still really young we see how he looks before but by 1998 he looks like a old man drugs completely destroyed him it's so sad RIP Layne
@@joosuahuopaniemi471 no man the first pic of this video is around 1997ish, the 2nd and then the 3rd picture of him sitting at the electric drum set is 1998 . There arent any public pictures of him from 1998 on. Very sad . He looked terrible in 1998 and he lived until 2002 it's a very sad thing
I wonder what he would be doing now he was so unique and just awesome his voice can make your hair stand up and chills down your spine I believe he was sick in addition to his addiction ❤️❤️
What a loss. I wish he had been able to walk the harder path..the painful path...the living path. For whatever reason he chose to ride the horse to it's natural conclusion.. he would have known where he would end up.. yet he chose to continue dying rather than face the pain of life. Such a pity.. the man was a true talent..one of my favourite vocalists of all time. I hope you are at peace now brother...thanks for all of the beauty you brought to the world.
Me2. Ive never understood why either. There are some parallels between him and me; same age -(Staley was 8months older than me) i came from the better side of town like him and hung out with working class kids cuz i fit in 1000x better with them than i did my private school buddies, but private school fed my 132IQ and kept me out of trouble. I never used any opiates until a few weeks after Staley's death. I blew out a lumbar disc and the psin was unbearable, so i started taking vicodins..then percocet..then oxycodone straight, then good ol fashioned heroin/fent. That was 16yrs ago. I wont let myself just fall apart the way he did though, i almost did, but my wife wouldn't let me deteriorate thst way. I think if Demri had lived then she wouldve done the same for Layne too.
Its interesting that Layne could speak to people like no other. I actually cry sometimes when I listen to him. No one else but him. The live version of love hate love was his shining moment. Worth listening to
It'll be 10 years for me on October 26th. I've spent maybe 5 or 6 months (collectively) in that 10 years not strung out on tar. I was just arrested for the first time in my 30 years 2 months ago, and a few weeks after that almost lost 2 fingers to a 60 unit speedball miss. The consequences are really starting to rack up at this point. I'm really gonna try and walk the straight n narrow this go 'round...but it's fuckin rough. Kinda forgot how to live without this shit.
My sweet Layne. His words hit straight to my soul. A talent but also a sweet guy who loved to laugh. I wish you were here. My heart hurts each day for you.
Layne is the best example I know of how addiction completely takes over you mind body and soul. For those who believe that addiction is a character flaw you are sadly mistaken. Simply put it a a family disease but the deeper issue is spiritual. Demons are real and addiction is one doorway they choose to suck the life out of “the host”, family, and society. No amount of treatment for this “relapsing brain disease” can fix what can only be lifted by God’s grace and mercy. Layne I hope you made peace with God and that Demri helped you find peace in the spiritual realm. May good bless your soul in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Beautiful song, beautiful pictures. Some of them makes me very sad. The heroin addictiion is obvious to be seen in in quite a lot of picures. It's shocking and a great example: never, never use harddrugs.
I was lucky enough to be at tiger stadium in june of 96 to see one of his final shows opening for kiss.Layne was amazing,the whole band was but especially Layne.i knew i was witnessing greatness
@@maxwellcatlett3653 alice in chains played in the daylight.i remember layne dressed head to toe in black leather and it was summer and so hot outside.billy corgan was standing at the soundboard.in 96 i was a casual aic fan meaning i only knew the hits and they opened with again and ended with man in the box.i was there to see kiss but music wise aic destroyed kiss.i remember sean kinney getting bood for coming up front and jokingly singing "beth".Layne sounded Amazing and what i saw that day made me the aic fan i am today
RIP LAYNE STALEY...you are an amazing person and have touched so many lives..I know your watching over us all enjoying your life now..no more pain...🎶🎶🎶👄👄👄😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰😎😎💝😻😋🙄😌😉
Really good video, I’m pretty sure this is from there first show and most the songs from that show were just kinda made on the spot, and to hear Layne just thinking that in his head and getting it out from hearing the instrumental is a sad thing, I wish he could’ve turned around or like he said wake up, but unfortunately he couldn’t and I wish I got the chance to meet him, he’s been a huge influence on me wanting give singing a try.
So Sad that he is not with us any more; enjoy listening to Layne sing. But there's definitely sadness that he is not among us any more......Great loss for all of us
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@@mrnewskin7831 yeah In the mouth of madness... So sad... I bet he would encourage others to try anything else than the path he chose... Guaranteeing it almost...
I wish I got to meet my cousin Mae music with him I met him when I was little I think but I wish I could make music with him when I grow up I’m Tommy Ray Staley Jr. 32 years old I would love to my music with my cousin Layne T. Staley for his I love his music is music is it is he’s like the king of grudge metal love my real Staley blood 🩸 cousin ! Be nice if I could’ve met him and really made a big album the gather with my cousin my blood relative !
It's the love of addiction, over come money having it and it's then saying I made it.I lived in the fast lane and now I'm ready to go on stage , play for those that are still Recovering or what ever, THE ALICE N CHAINS BAND PLAYS ON, REMEMBER THOSE AND DO IT FOR OURSELVES TO HELP ANYONE WITH WHAT THOSE CANT DO FOR THEMSELFS.RECOVERY DOES TAKE TIME IF YOU SAY NO.IT THEN ALLOWED ME TO LIVE.
bella B I did it finally after 20 some years it was either die or live! But it was hell!!!! Once in awhile those old thoughts creep in but when it does I take it one second at a time and remember the pain of withdraw and it triggers me back to the person Iam today content and satisfied with out putting a drug in me! Sending you love positive happy energy and happiness!
@@cindyfitzgerald4500 thank you Cindy. You must feel so great maybe a little like you felt 20 yrs ago. I just want to wake up in the morning not hanging out, get some emotions back, a little energy and laugh like I used to! Even just 1 of these would be cool. ×
It's sad that this talented young man couldn't be saved. He was hell bent on continuing to use even through he kept going to rehab. So sad. I can't listen to AIC without Layne. They should have changed their name when he passed.
Just goes to show how much drugs grab ahold of you... Heroin addicts don't have very good recovery rates to begin with; pair that with Layne's rock star bank account, Demri dying, and the pain of his childhood, he just couldn't beat it. 😣
Insomniac I totally agree with you I am not mad that they continued on I think that they are brilliant and wonderful musicians I think that's my problem is well and a lot of people's problems it's never going to be Alice in Chains again without Layne never
Addiction is a powerful disease. It tells you you're alright, when you're not. It tells you it's not so bad, when it is. It tells you everyone is against you, when they really care. It says you can quit tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes. It tells you to give up, and you do.
I have always embraced Layne's journey and his transparency along the way. Sad and hard as it is to accept. The sadest part of addiction is those who are left behind to those who were taken. I miss Layne along with so many others.
If you have a person in your life with substance use challenges please keep reaching out to them...dont give up on them...let them know you're there...meet them where they are at, in a non judgemental way...dont preach...dont put them down...just love them and ask what you can do to be helpful.
26 years clean and sober. Still remember how hard it was to get help.
Peace and love to all...especially those who are feeling lost...please dont give up.
Beautifully written comment, thank you.
Thanks, man
I got almost three months clean here in a couple weeks, and couldn’t have said it better myself
@@TT-jk7se That's awesome! Congratulations and keep on keeping on sir 🤘
Thank you. Very well said and obviously from someone who knows. You're exactly right
For a man who wrote a lot of gut wrenching, soul bearing songs, this might be his saddest. It’s him basically begging himself to snap out of this and that he knows he’s letting himself go down a path that there’s no coming back from.
So true
I always wonder if he knew just how much he was truly loved. He wasn't just loved for his talent, but also his soul. Just incredibly humble and amazing. It's nutts that this was just a few years after he was at The Moore singing Love Hate Love, healthy and still physically beautiful. Addiction is the cruelest soul sucking enemy next to things like cancer. It really is a disease of the brain. Peace to his soul.
A fitting tribute to a vocal titan. I wonder if he knows how much he's missed by the world. Lovely,Layne will never be forgotten.
I think he knew... but at some point he didn't give a damn. It's not even about his addiction - it's his inner demons that pushed him in that direction. I know cause my own pushed me into cigarettes (you'd think it's not that big of a deal, but when I hit 18 I was a staunch anti-smoker, four years later and here I am). At some point you stop caring, when you're down in a hole (pun very much intended), there's no one and nothing. You might be surrounded with people you consider friends - but you're alone, separated. There is no connection. No one can connect to whatever is going around in your head. This is a battle that you either pick up on your own, or you give up at some point and there is no return beyond that. Lucky for me I got saved just in time
StrikerUSS I hear ya brother. I idolized this man as a kid. I even did a report on him in school. I still remember the day they found him and they announced it on the radio. I won’t forget it. I also said I wouldn’t do heroin because of him but at 18 till 27 I have battled it. It’s a fight I have to deal with everyday. It doesn’t go away, it doesn’t let you forget, it will stay with you forever. Honestly the only reason I have touched it the last few years is because it’s all fentanyl or cut heavy with it. I don’t want to die but have made peace with it if it comes. I want to go out on my terms, and fentanyl is not the way. Keep your head up man, it’s hard but know there are millions of us just like you
Weirdly it’s like the only place that don’t miss him is the rock n roll hall of fame.
LAYNE STALEY LIVES WITHIN US ❤💔❤❤🎤 ALWAYS! MEMORIES OF LAYNE STALEY (ALICE IN CHAINS) CONCERT 1992!!!
@@RUSHallthewayable No, he doesn’t, he’s just dead like the rest of us will be some day. He was an amazing singer, but just a man that got hooked and taken down by a very powerful opiate.
Layne Staley had one of the most unique and melancholy voices I have ever heard. Truly talented. RIP
Layne was too gentle and kind-hearted for this cold world.
"wake up young man..its time to wake up..Your love affair has got to go..For ten long years. the leaves to rake up..Slow suicides no way to go.."
still missing Layne!!!!
what a powerful man and voice, just one weakness.
For twelve long years ....at that moment....
But that's exactly how he went.. slow suicide.. possibly one of the slowest in rock history 😢💔
Me too!
I need to wake up but it might be too late!
RIP Layne ✌️
@@RM999ll
Never to late!
He was adored. And I found him after he was gone. Oh woe is me. Its a loss that is so hurtful. I only wished I had knew AIC in the 90s. 😥😥😥😥😥😥
Me too
Yeah me too how the hell it passed me by i dont know
I was 6 when he died. And he ended up becoming my favorite singer ever.
The pain in his soul man you can hear it
He always had that little boy quality about him it seemed despite the chaos in his life thank you for this and just in these photos you see his mischievous qualities lol he was an awesome one of the best ever vocalists but sadly we lost him way to soon I’ve been listening to him for 28 yrs and still miss that voice peace Layne
chris parsons same here saw the premiere gift MITB and immediately went to purchase a cassette tape that came with a Vhs tape! 1990 I found a long lost love in their music and indeed rip Layne, Demri, and Michael Starr.
Xerxes Setzer amen brother we lived in a perfect storm of awesome new music and a great time to be young before all this so called technology progress which mostly sucks except that it lets us go back and share it with those who missed it
@@chrisparsons6686 YES... yes, yes.🙏❤
@@chrisparsons6686 💯🎼🇺🇲😎✌️😇✌️😎🇺🇲🎼💯
He says "for 12 long years" in this recording, where it was "10 long years" on the album. Bless his heart. We will always miss you LTS! You will always be the greatest of all time!
Perhaps this was two years after the song eas recorded. I assume its aboit his drug use
Mark Plavecki no this was one of the first couple of gigs they did before recording
@@bellab8412
Yep... FINIALLY someone has the facts right.. I think he said he was coming up with lyrics as they were playing the 1st show especially
@@kathybreakwell847 it sounds like it since it sounds like he mixed the lyrics around and the format of the song
this brought tears to my eyes to see how much he deteriorated. rip layne will always love and miss you.
Same 😔 it’s heartbreaking
I still tear up everytime I hear this I miss him and his roaring voice and awesome personality I’m a fan of 30 yrs I still listen to Layne everyday lol and people don’t get it but watching him slowly waste away Thank you for all the great music. You were a SUPERNOVA never to be forgotten!
@Jon Leach yea but at 30 he was well under 100lbs and wore gloves or hid his arms because he killed every vein on his body and the arms were the hardest to hide without everyone figuring it out
True human suffering.
Yeah "We all deteriorate" as it starts at birth... however, some have a harder time and the shit's heartbreaking... 🤷
LAYNE BABY, WHY COULDNT YOU WAKE UP? TIME TO GET UP NOW, YOUVE BEEN SLEEPING TO LONG DARLIN, OPEN YOUR EYES
Poor Mike star was the last one to see him. He thought Layne was mad at him so never went back to check on him. He never let that go
Sure miss him ❤️ The irreplaceable, talented Layne. He never got the credit he deserved and that’s a damn shame!
Why didn’t anyone help him? His mom didn’t hear from him in two weeks??? I’d be knocking that door down every day! RIP genius, talented, beautiful soul 🙏💕❤️
It was said that his bandmate Sean as well as other musicians did try to help. They would show up to his place almost everyday but Layne wouldn't talk to them. I do wonder if they would've called the police to do the wellness check sooner rather than later if he would've lived longer. Maybe to an intervention on him.
@@Aprilpie13 I know now if you think someone is going to harm themselves or if you have a concern because that person is suicidal or using hard drugs you can call 911 and they will do a wellness check or if you are highly concerned you can 302 them and the cops or paramedics will breakdown that door. And now they have things like *Narcan that you use as a nose spray and that will reverse all of the drugs in their system. Your pharmacist will give you the nose spray for free no questions asked so if someone you know is in a dangerous situation like Layne and so many others during that time ~ you should carry it with you or in a place that is easy to get to. May God rest his soul in peace . He was such a sweet guy it seemed and I think he had a lot of surviver’s guilt after his girlfriend passed away and if you’re a nice , kind, caring person it’s very hard to live with that. 💕🌷🙏
@@Aprilpie13 No, the last person he let in was Mike Starr, possible the last day he was alive. His liver was failing, he was in severe pain. The only reason they did a welfare check was that the person in change of his finances hadn't seen a withdrawl for 2 weeks and called his Mom. He had multiple interventions, several stints in rehab.
Heartbreaking, I hope you found peace Layne. Your voice and soul are greatly missed.
As a young man with a regrettable past, this song speaks to me
Rip Layne Staley
One of the only artist who was so true to his music 🎶 🎶...............
I dont think there has ever been a rockstar that has ever lived more loved by people than layne staley.rest in peace brother always praying for you.bless him yeshua.
I don't know if Yeshua is blessing him I don't think he had a relationship with the most high. I really hope so
Yeah I thought he might, but then I just saw this photo which was just released a day ago and in it he is mocking yeshua on the cross. Horrible. So disappointed. And the photographer is selling prints for $250 each. Terrible.
@@missmiami9230 who is mocking Yeshua ?
Layne was an amazing singer, he had such range with his voice could scream and sing so dang well. Layne and Jerry would harmonize together flawlessly its like they were born to sing together. The pictures taken at AIC last recording session with Layne are sad to see him in poor health but he gave the vocals everything he had like he had in the past shows and AIC album recording sessions. Thank you for sharing this live recording and photos!
18 yrs now, and still my fav band!! R.I.P. Layne
Mine too
Mine too.. 🥀LAYNE STALEY R.I.P🥀
what I would give to be sitting in that audience..
Deborah Pritchard What would you give?
My left bollock
I love Layne. I hope he is resting now.
my god...as a serious aic fan since i was young. i remember listening to them when i was 5yo....to see laynes final days again is so sad. u literally see a mans depression consume a whole body through addiction. please dont do heroin.....it took one of the ppl that helped my depression...thanks to jerry for continuing
Walk away remembering - Always That; The Struggle is REAL , Every Day Man! Addiction WILL , Kill ya! if ya Aren't fighting,The Good Fight! RIP You were/Are a legend!- Hope We get the chance to meet up and jam one of these days man!
This is incredible music. And Layne Staley is incredibly honest. We all have had some gut-wrenching moments. But addiction is a whole other animal. I was a typical 20 something party person in the 90s. Booze, weed, LSD, coke and meth a bit. When I met my husband. Who was superficially passing as recreational. But had some legal issues with meth possession. And a real life problem with drugs. Anyhow, this whole WAKE UP business is real. For my husband it was court ordered rehab or 3 months prison, and I was surprised he went for rehab. But he pulled it. 20 years sober this year 2022. And we have a great life! So if this is you or a partner in addiction situation, please just do the steps. They work. Hold on. Hold on to hope. Believe you deserve better. You do.
This version of this song is so interesting. Its like this is the first time they have played this song
Gone but never forgotten RIP Layne
thank you for making this. its great to see a tribute to Layne later in life when he probably felt the most alone. if only he knew just how much he really was/is loved!! :(
Jenn Shawley yeah he's underated he's still loved a lot tho I know I love him I listen to his beautiful voice everyday RIP Layne 1967-2002
what a great tribute to Layne even though in later years I still have always found beauty in this man through his essence. Just his presence and his laughs and smiles and how he gave it all he had with each performance! He was /is one of a kind . I know I still love him still till this day. He is grossly underrated and im sorry it makes me want to cry and pisses me off bc NOONE till this day can sing like Layne!
You r so so right about that, try as some do to sing just like him to no avail 😪🤘🏻♥️
No one will EVER compare to Layne's voice. No one. Period.
You’re right. He was always beautiful.
What a commanding, nasty, raw, strong voice!!, and at a time Layne was half dead ! Best
Such a sad ending to a beautiful yet tortured Soul. Layne will always be my God. My slow suicide is still ongoing...our wings have been so denied but I'm glad you finally found yours, Layne.xXxX
My dear, with love I'm saying. I pray to God this finds you alive and fighting on. Please, if you really love Layne. Kik. If not for yourself, for your loved ones. I guarantee Layne is looking down at you from heaven saying pleeeeeeese💓❤️💓❤️💓❤️
Nellie just keep trying if that's what you want, we all have free will but I'm willing to bet that you are loved. By me at least 🤷 apologies for the strange rant just hope ya find what YOU need to heal 🤞❤️
Im in the same boat....the constant struggle n yet cant let go of the hell i live daily. Sad but true.....RIP LAYNE
The first two pictures are rock bottom of drug abuse. RIP Layne. Pisses me off his friends around him let it happen. They enabled him too a point.
Layne was an amazing, talented, compassionate man who left us way too soon. His voice was incredible. We have lost two of the greatest voices in rock history, RIP Layne and Chris, I hope you found peace
Yes you are right
Most beautiful voice ever!!!!!🖤🖤
Wake up Layne , please just wake up......
Loved Layne's voice had pictures and posters of alice in chains all over my room as a teenager. His voice still gives me goosebumps. He was hurting so bad especially after the love of his life overdosed. He never got over her.
I wish he knew how much he is loved and missed by his fans. I hope he found the peace he was looking for. Layne you are missed
3:16 I really like that picture with his sister Layne looks good and his sister looks happy
It's so sad to see such a tortured soul whose sense of self was so damaged. I've often wondered what his father thinks - his father was quite happy to use his son for drugs. Does he feel shame? This must have been so damaging for Layne - I'm sure that this pushed him down the slippery slope of addiction. Add to this Demri's death and you have a perfect storm. When I see photos of Layne I can still see that little boy - heartbreaking.
Lisa Siddle not to mention walking out on him as a kid!that messes you up when your young
Yep it sure does! The damage done when we are young affects us for the rest of our lives. @@rodneyrichard3900
out of all the Grunge Period bands..........these guys emulated, the Doors ; the best!
I got the same vibe as well from this song.
God he looks so sickly in almost all these photos
A gift from the universe. He was funny and sweet and loved by so many. Talented early in life, was very giving and heroin kicked his ass..he fought so long and hard..I HATE HEROIN!
I agree 💯% with you.
His voice just touches your soul! Forever missed💖
my baby!!!whos giving these guys HERION??They ought to be a shot! Somebody has to pay for this!!!
Mad season back track gr8 Layne Staley a ledgend what a musician I
Miss the 1990s man r.i.p bro
amazing voice on this cat Layne man
Thanks for sharing his photos, he was a great live performer.
It gives me a weird feeling that I cannot explain when I see pics of Layne in the years/months leading up to his untimely death. Idky? He just looked completely different. He had lost so much weight and lost his teeth. Just so sad.
sunflower Blalock last photo of him was 4 years before his death
Maybe because he was handsome and still really young we see how he looks before but by 1998 he looks like a old man drugs completely destroyed him it's so sad RIP Layne
@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 First picture in this video is from 2001 I think
@@joosuahuopaniemi471 no man the first pic of this video is around 1997ish, the 2nd and then the 3rd picture of him sitting at the electric drum set is 1998 . There arent any public pictures of him from 1998 on. Very sad . He looked terrible in 1998 and he lived until 2002 it's a very sad thing
I wonder what he would be doing now he was so unique and just awesome his voice can make your hair stand up and chills down your spine I believe he was sick in addition to his addiction ❤️❤️
Oh Layne..... please come back to us! 😓😓
4:40 thats sad... Peace Layne!
His punkass dad was terrible to him from start to finish
@Mel Francis no way he looks older than his dad there. His dad looks maybe 65 and Layne looks 40ish imo
@@lottofever3061 😈😥🤮😥😈
"You're not a crack up" always gets me.
Thank you for making this. A beautiful man with a powerful voice, love you, and miss you.
What a loss. I wish he had been able to walk the harder path..the painful path...the living path. For whatever reason he chose to ride the horse to it's natural conclusion.. he would have known where he would end up.. yet he chose to continue dying rather than face the pain of life. Such a pity.. the man was a true talent..one of my favourite vocalists of all time. I hope you are at peace now brother...thanks for all of the beauty you brought to the world.
I can't add anything else to what everyone else has said. So I'll just say I hope his cat's with him wherever he is
Im extremely obcessed with thos man. His death haunts me like a ghost.
Jim Stogey this happens to me too. Ive never been more obsessed with someone I never met.
Me2. Ive never understood why either. There are some parallels between him and me; same age -(Staley was 8months older than me) i came from the better side of town like him and hung out with working class kids cuz i fit in 1000x better with them than i did my private school buddies, but private school fed my 132IQ and kept me out of trouble. I never used any opiates until a few weeks after Staley's death. I blew out a lumbar disc and the psin was unbearable, so i started taking vicodins..then percocet..then oxycodone straight, then good ol fashioned heroin/fent. That was 16yrs ago. I wont let myself just fall apart the way he did though, i almost did, but my wife wouldn't let me deteriorate thst way. I think if Demri had lived then she wouldve done the same for Layne too.
Patrick McEvoy yep 19 years and counting....you just lose track of time. Can't go on much longer like this though, my body's so fucked. ×
Its interesting that Layne could speak to people like no other. I actually cry sometimes when I listen to him. No one else but him. The live version of love hate love was his shining moment. Worth listening to
It'll be 10 years for me on October 26th. I've spent maybe 5 or 6 months (collectively) in that 10 years not strung out on tar. I was just arrested for the first time in my 30 years 2 months ago, and a few weeks after that almost lost 2 fingers to a 60 unit speedball miss. The consequences are really starting to rack up at this point. I'm really gonna try and walk the straight n narrow this go 'round...but it's fuckin rough. Kinda forgot how to live without this shit.
Thanks for the video! Many great shots of Layne, numerous of which I've never seen. He is dearly missed. RIP brother!
My sweet Layne. His words hit straight to my soul. A talent but also a sweet guy who loved to laugh. I wish you were here. My heart hurts each day for you.
Thx for this. But shit it hurts so much......
Hate seeing Layne with those damn gloves on! So sad but what a beautiful presence and man RIP Layne we missYou😇❤️
Gotta hide the marks.
Lost soul layne. May you rest in rock n roll heaven...
I hope he knows how much he's loved and miss, I love and miss him soo much!! Thank you for sharing pictures!! ♥️
... Layn's work is huge and the classic with his voice remains a hit to this day ...
Layne is the best example I know of how addiction completely takes over you mind body and soul. For those who believe that addiction is a character flaw you are sadly mistaken. Simply put it a a family disease but the deeper issue is spiritual. Demons are real and addiction is one doorway they choose to suck the life out of “the host”, family, and society. No amount of treatment for this “relapsing brain disease” can fix what can only be lifted by God’s grace and mercy. Layne I hope you made peace with God and that Demri helped you find peace in the spiritual realm. May good bless your soul in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Amen
God is gay
I shed so many tears over you each week Layne. It is killing me brother.
Beautiful song, beautiful pictures. Some of them makes me very sad. The heroin addictiion is obvious to be seen in in quite a lot of picures. It's shocking and a great example: never, never use harddrugs.
I've seen allot of layne pics but you have tons I've never seen! Thank you!
Great video. Haven't seen many these photos before. Thanks for sharing!
I was lucky enough to be at tiger stadium in june of 96 to see one of his final shows opening for kiss.Layne was amazing,the whole band was but especially Layne.i knew i was witnessing greatness
Steve Eastridge anything else about him that night?
@@maxwellcatlett3653 alice in chains played in the daylight.i remember layne dressed head to toe in black leather and it was summer and so hot outside.billy corgan was standing at the soundboard.in 96 i was a casual aic fan meaning i only knew the hits and they opened with again and ended with man in the box.i was there to see kiss but music wise aic destroyed kiss.i remember sean kinney getting bood for coming up front and jokingly singing "beth".Layne sounded Amazing and what i saw that day made me the aic fan i am today
RIP LAYNE STALEY...you are an amazing person and have touched so many lives..I know your watching over us all enjoying your life now..no more pain...🎶🎶🎶👄👄👄😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰😎😎💝😻😋🙄😌😉
Love you layne😊
Love you layne
This is a nice tribute for Layne, but it does hurt to watch. Also Rolling Stone is a good reason why people don't like reading anymore.
Yes they suck so bad its beyond belief
I love this page. Thank you
Really good video, I’m pretty sure this is from there first show and most the songs from that show were just kinda made on the spot, and to hear Layne just thinking that in his head and getting it out from hearing the instrumental is a sad thing, I wish he could’ve turned around or like he said wake up, but unfortunately he couldn’t and I wish I got the chance to meet him, he’s been a huge influence on me wanting give singing a try.
RIP 🙏 Layne'''angry chair''' Staley
Thank you!
Slave to the drug that once was a get-away :( terribly tragic RIP Layne you’re free ♥️
So Sad that he is not with us any more; enjoy listening to Layne sing. But there's definitely sadness that he is not among us any more......Great loss for all of us
Poor layne heartbreaking
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OMG in the first pictures i can see y he was secluded an didn't wanna be seen.
So miss Layne he passed the same month an year my son Charles passed
Where the eff did 20yrs go
Thank you.
All of the "later years" pictures are easy to spot - he is either wearing gloves or covering his hands in every pic. :(
What's with the gloves and covering his hands?
SCGirl3 He has track marks all over his body. He can’t even show his hands because they are completely wasted from shooting heroin into them.
And some of them, especially very later on, he wouldn't show his teeth, or lack thereof.
Fuck he was a hermit for last 6 years of his life. Couldnt imagine.
Like he said..." Rich and growing sicker.."
@@mrnewskin7831 yeah In the mouth of madness... So sad... I bet he would encourage others to try anything else than the path he chose... Guaranteeing it almost...
Layne Staley 😍 ❤❤❤❤
Many thanks for this video.
Appreciate it.
That face Layne ❤️😍😍😍😔💔R.I.P Layne,you were awesome. No excuses is my favorite song by you❤️
Like 7 mins in some lady is like "oh my gaaaaaawd" lmao
that was beautiful, thankyou
I wish I got to meet my cousin Mae music with him I met him when I was little I think but I wish I could make music with him when I grow up I’m Tommy Ray Staley Jr. 32 years old I would love to my music with my cousin Layne T. Staley for his I love his music is music is it is he’s like the king of grudge metal love my real Staley blood 🩸 cousin ! Be nice if I could’ve met him and really made a big album the gather with my cousin my blood relative !
Esse cara era simplesmente demais ❤️
Voz incrível, única
Pena ter partido tão cedo 😢
Mas será lembrado sempre.
Espero que esteja bem 🙏
Em paz.
Rip Layne still my favourite singer
It's the love of addiction, over come money having it and it's then saying I made it.I lived in the fast lane and now I'm ready to go on stage , play for those that are still Recovering or what ever, THE ALICE N CHAINS BAND PLAYS ON, REMEMBER THOSE AND DO IT FOR OURSELVES TO HELP ANYONE WITH WHAT THOSE CANT DO FOR THEMSELFS.RECOVERY DOES TAKE TIME IF YOU SAY NO.IT THEN ALLOWED ME TO LIVE.
Tell me friend, please how the hell do you get off 19 yrs methadone. Can't do it anymore
bella B I did it finally after 20 some years it was either die or live! But it was hell!!!! Once in awhile those old thoughts creep in but when it does I take it one second at a time and remember the pain of withdraw and it triggers me back to the person Iam today content and satisfied with out putting a drug in me! Sending you love positive happy energy and happiness!
@@cindyfitzgerald4500 thank you Cindy. You must feel so great maybe a little like you felt 20 yrs ago. I just want to wake up in the morning not hanging out, get some emotions back, a little energy and laugh like I used to! Even just 1 of these would be cool. ×
@@bellab8412 hope you’re doing ok ❤️
@@BC.28 still going thanks. Started to decrease so at least its something. ×
Some sad but beautiful shit
NEVER BE ANOTHER
LAYNE STAYLE !
Stanley è il migliore cantante grunge esistente
It's sad that this talented young man couldn't be saved. He was hell bent on continuing to use even through he kept going to rehab. So sad. I can't listen to AIC without Layne. They should have changed their name when he passed.
JENNA its tough
Insomniac yes so sad 😞
Just goes to show how much drugs grab ahold of you... Heroin addicts don't have very good recovery rates to begin with; pair that with Layne's rock star bank account, Demri dying, and the pain of his childhood, he just couldn't beat it. 😣
Insomniac I love layne too
Insomniac I totally agree with you I am not mad that they continued on I think that they are brilliant and wonderful musicians I think that's my problem is well and a lot of people's problems it's never going to be Alice in Chains again without Layne never
The sad part is it didn't have to end that way. Addiction is a fatal, progressive illness. But there is hope. You can get help.
He has too!!The greatest singer ever!!!
F**king Heroin man..damnit!! It’s killed millions of people and some of the greatest artist’s like Layne, it’s truly heartbreaking.
Wow, I think this was at the Crocodile. Nice tribute 😉