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  • Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
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    Lyrics:
    My pain... is self-chosen
    At least so the prophet says
    I could either burn
    Or cut off my pride and buy some time
    A head full of lies is the weight
    Tied to my waist
    The river of deceit pulls down
    The only direction we flow is down
    Down, oh down
    My pain... is self-chosen
    At least I believe it to be
    I could either drown
    Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
    Now I can grow a beautiful
    Shell for all to see
    The river of deceit pulls down
    The only direction we flow is down
    Down, oh down
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Комментарии • 13 тыс.

  • @gretztrumentals
    @gretztrumentals 2 года назад +2925

    It's a strange feeling to miss someone you've never met. What an angelic voice. Rest in peace Layne!

    • @HooliganMike24
      @HooliganMike24 2 года назад +55

      His voice was out of this world. I wish I could’ve heard it live.. maybe in the next one

    • @colton6697
      @colton6697 2 года назад +45

      Best singer of all time honestly

    • @chasewhite8292
      @chasewhite8292 2 года назад +12

      3 singers and artists that can never be replaced layne Stayley kurt Cobain and axl rose I hope people diss agree cause if they do they obviously don't no anything about true great music peace out rest in peace and keep on rockin

    • @colton6697
      @colton6697 2 года назад +25

      @@chasewhite8292 Kurt Cobain isn't even like top 50 . Axel Rose is just a screamer.

    • @rudystowell9849
      @rudystowell9849 2 года назад +7

      Emotion comes through .Lanegan, Cornell, Morrison. Cherish them while they're here, it's a shooting star.

  • @janetcook1910
    @janetcook1910 Год назад +560

    I'm 53. his voice brings me to tears. even today.

    • @g.h.milanboseblut5616
      @g.h.milanboseblut5616 6 месяцев назад +7

      Yes, because we were there when he still was alive. And saw him in person. Felt blessed as i saw Jesus himself

    • @jimpage7141
      @jimpage7141 6 месяцев назад +9

      Me too. What a fuckin' tune, what a singer. RIP Layne😔

    • @Meterman13
      @Meterman13 6 месяцев назад +5

      Yes ,Many of Us,and More!!!

    • @nathanielfisher452
      @nathanielfisher452 6 месяцев назад

      I'm 36 bro. Feel like I'm a catalyst

    • @OriginalSilver416
      @OriginalSilver416 6 месяцев назад +9

      56 and the same thing. God we've lost such amazing talent. Especially within the grunge scene.

  • @rainingblood8683
    @rainingblood8683 3 года назад +9602

    12 months today no alcohol! Came here to celebrate with Layne!

  • @ChantelRudman
    @ChantelRudman 4 месяца назад +244

    Absolutely stunning comments. To all who have beaten addiction and are here to enjoy great music...God bless you all. Salute

    • @nathankeys199
      @nathankeys199 3 месяца назад +4

      This song saved my life man. 6 years clean of heroin. Ty Layne

    • @mellee5497
      @mellee5497 3 месяца назад

      ​​@@nathankeys199 That's awesome dude.👍

    • @spacemagic7202
      @spacemagic7202 2 месяца назад +1

      Going on 2 years clean from heroin. Shit hurts so much ,if you never been there ,I hope you never find out .😔

    • @BackyardButcher
      @BackyardButcher 2 месяца назад

      ✊✊❤️❤️

    • @Maggiecars420
      @Maggiecars420 2 месяца назад

      Semper Fi

  • @jorgejustice
    @jorgejustice Год назад +1122

    This is the most beautiful comment section on RUclips. 99% are positive and uplifting. Clearly, Layne Staley touched so many folks with his voice and lyrics. Peace and Love. 90s were awesome 👍

  • @marcobigatti9669
    @marcobigatti9669 6 месяцев назад +526

    I was born in 1974.
    I was a teenager in the early '90s.
    The golden years of grunge.
    Layne, Kurt, Chris and Eddie will be forever my older brothers

    • @FazMaTaz
      @FazMaTaz 5 месяцев назад +12

      I’m 1975. Agreed.

    • @jeremygodwin5007
      @jeremygodwin5007 5 месяцев назад +9

      Me too!

    • @johnbarton41
      @johnbarton41 5 месяцев назад +6

      I'm 1975 and you are so right

    • @GaiusPrimusMatius
      @GaiusPrimusMatius 5 месяцев назад +8

      Me too😊.....grunge forever....

    • @christinetanguay949
      @christinetanguay949 5 месяцев назад +27

      1971 and I would add Andrew Wood and Scott Weiland. I agree 100%.

  • @fatheroforphans6214
    @fatheroforphans6214 Год назад +500

    Going on 2 years clean for my son. Thank you God for his life

    • @kevindupre4014
      @kevindupre4014 Год назад +9

      Happy to hear that Bro!! You Both deserve it. Peace ✌️

    • @ramseyroyden2591
      @ramseyroyden2591 9 месяцев назад +10

      Keep on going for your son brother. I'm sure he'll be proud of his pops.

    • @shanghunter7697
      @shanghunter7697 8 месяцев назад +4

      Great job, children deserve the BEST dad and mom they can be. Keep up the great UNSELFISH work. You've got this.

    • @LisaAlonzo11
      @LisaAlonzo11 7 месяцев назад +2

      You are Beautiful ❤

    • @danielryan9076
      @danielryan9076 7 месяцев назад +4

      Embrace him every chance you get. I stopped drinking on April 22 2006 when my son Kurt was born. Unfortunately COVID took him January 4th 2020. Am now back to drinking and am sad everyday.... Alcohol makes me not ruminate, yet at the same time, makes it so much worse 😢

  • @MrMichaelbragg
    @MrMichaelbragg 6 месяцев назад +120

    Can’t believe this song is 29 years old today. As timeless now as the day it was released.

  • @haley8924
    @haley8924 2 года назад +1466

    8 years of recovery from opiates. I come here when I am struggling because Layne's voice calms me like nothing else. Love you Layne. Forever.

    • @aaronrue2664
      @aaronrue2664 2 года назад +18

      Stay strong Haley 💪you go 👧 we all miss layne may he rest ln☮️🙏🏻

    • @chrisc9935
      @chrisc9935 2 года назад +15

      Stay strong 💪 . layne would still be living if it weren't for drugs . stay straight

    • @brandonmarsh3179
      @brandonmarsh3179 2 года назад +16

      @Haley that's awesome! I just hit 10 years!

    • @trishdion900
      @trishdion900 2 года назад +22

      Keep on fighting ..unfortunately My son lost his battle 2 yrs ago... it shattered the family's lives. I pray for strength for anyone suffering from addiction and the family's hurting from it..proud of you

    • @brandonmarsh3179
      @brandonmarsh3179 2 года назад +6

      @@trishdion900 you are in my prayers! I'm so sorry you went through this! I thank God I didn't do that to my family (although I came so close)

  • @stateofkansass
    @stateofkansass Год назад +1066

    Almost 20 years sober…. In 20 years I’ve repaired my life with Layne Staley singing the soundtrack. Rest In Peace legend

    • @user-kd3qt9rd8d
      @user-kd3qt9rd8d Год назад +12

      20 years!that's awesome 👍

    • @earlshipley6099
      @earlshipley6099 Год назад +16

      I'm on 36 days clean. And my mind is my worst enemy. I can't wait to wake up and not feel the need to use. My hat goes off to you and many like you.

    • @mikemuller4376
      @mikemuller4376 Год назад +5

      my biggest respect👋❤

    • @stateofkansass
      @stateofkansass Год назад +2

      @@mikemuller4376 thank you. That's kind of you to say.

    • @metalgear215
      @metalgear215 Год назад +5

      Almost 7 years sober , listening to Layne , I never had it so good

  • @johncook9466
    @johncook9466 5 лет назад +4017

    15 months clean from heroin, suboxone, crystal, coke, etc. Sitting here blessed for this music as I wrap up my 4th step. I wish you could have gotten the help that I found Layne. Your music will always be remembered.

    • @joshualesher6539
      @joshualesher6539 5 лет назад +34

      Drugs are bad mmmmkayyy?

    • @nicholasholland6063
      @nicholasholland6063 4 года назад +5

      🤔👍

    • @johntrickey4188
      @johntrickey4188 4 года назад +108

      God bless bro, I'm 7 years sober.One day at a time.

    • @chrisfranz
      @chrisfranz 4 года назад +73

      Congrats man. It's a miracle you got sober from probably the hardest substances to get clean from. I hope you are still sober... Remember, we only have today brother.

    • @JosiefaceFierro
      @JosiefaceFierro 4 года назад +42

      Congratulations you have done one of the hardest things next to giving birth.and in a way you are reborn as well

  • @seanmorris4274
    @seanmorris4274 Месяц назад +23

    I'm an addiction counsellor in a rehab. I come here sometimes to allow myself a bit of time to think about the clients we've lost over the years.
    What a beautiful song.

    • @alandecker8912
      @alandecker8912 24 дня назад +4

      As someone who has been to rehab thank you. I'm only alive because of people like you!

    • @seanmorris4274
      @seanmorris4274 24 дня назад +3

      Thank you ​@alandecker8912 . I can't tell you how much I needed this today.

    • @birdmandrugstories
      @birdmandrugstories 21 день назад

      @seanmorris4274. I would love to have you on my channel talk talk some drug addiction recovery talk!

  • @mtn9272
    @mtn9272 4 года назад +3347

    Layne Staley, to this day, has the most distinctive and unique voice I've ever heard in all of rock.
    One of the best singers ever, IMO.

    • @lolalydon
      @lolalydon 4 года назад +57

      Couldn't agree more. It's poetry.

    • @mkroggy
      @mkroggy 4 года назад +96

      He is what happens when a guitar string learns how to sing

    • @jesse24233
      @jesse24233 4 года назад +11

      Very true

    • @priscilaruthcastoldi1239
      @priscilaruthcastoldi1239 4 года назад +9

      🙌🏻

    • @dsm3759703
      @dsm3759703 4 года назад +38

      A point can be made for Ozzy Osbourne as far as unique voices as well...

  • @steelz78
    @steelz78 3 года назад +612

    IMO, the greatest “feel” singer ever. No one touches Layne’s ability to go from utter despair and tenderness to a screaming Angel. There will never be another Layne Staley. He gave us in a short period of time some of the greatest male vocals ever created.

    • @steelz78
      @steelz78 3 года назад +9

      @@user-ir9jw9yo8v Absolutely! He’s been a major part of my musical life. I even had an Alice In Chains Tribute band.

    • @johnneal9159
      @johnneal9159 2 года назад +13

      I agree. His voice gets to me. Wish he could’ve somehow survived. Every time I think of him and his death it just makes sad ...about someone I didn’t even know. I liked AIC when they came out but I didn’t become a true follower until after he was did. I researched them and especially him. He seemed like a sweet but lost tortured soul. The unplugged session was THE best by any band grunge or not. He really came through. What a voice and what a artist and idealist. RIP LS MS

    • @tomrussell9829
      @tomrussell9829 2 года назад +11

      Hauntingly vocals

    • @waltersobchak7275
      @waltersobchak7275 2 года назад +8

      @@tomrussell9829 that would be nutshell

    • @pb7491
      @pb7491 2 года назад +8

      @@waltersobchak7275 Or Frog from the Unplugged session "why does it have to be this way...." gives me shivers.

  • @thewhitewolf7886
    @thewhitewolf7886 4 года назад +436

    I sincerely hope there's an afterlife in the hopes that Layne found the peace he deserved. Rest easy, Mr Staley. You're loved more than you could imagine.

  • @jayteesgear
    @jayteesgear Год назад +360

    15 years no Blow. Rarely drink and even cut weed out. I wish we still had Mike Starr & Layne. God bless both souls🙏🏻

    • @ellrick
      @ellrick Год назад +6

      congratulations

    • @StayinInMyLayne
      @StayinInMyLayne 8 месяцев назад +4

      AMEN BROTHER!!!

    • @DanielAnderssson
      @DanielAnderssson 7 месяцев назад +2

      lol weed is actually worse than alcohol if u drink light beers but good or you

    • @DanielAnderssson
      @DanielAnderssson 7 месяцев назад +3

      @username5353 no what. Weed definitely fucks with your dopamine receptors and your frontal lobe in different underrated ways. Alcohol does also, but it takes some serious drinking

    • @LisaAlonzo11
      @LisaAlonzo11 7 месяцев назад +2

      I love you ❤

  • @THEentropyMaker
    @THEentropyMaker 8 лет назад +1963

    Isn't it amazing how someone's words who we have never met can touch our lives.

    • @babydoll9356
      @babydoll9356 8 лет назад +9

      Dylan yes!

    • @angelbrokenwingmedicineflo6798
      @angelbrokenwingmedicineflo6798 8 лет назад +5

      yes !

    • @ryancox5097
      @ryancox5097 8 лет назад +8

      Sylvia's words just touched mine. She's freaking BEAUTIFUL.
      Sylvia, will you marry me?

    • @jeffdarnell3154
      @jeffdarnell3154 8 лет назад +21

      Dylan I met Staley in Nashville as well as all of AIC and Blind Melon in Nashville Summer of 92....great memories.....Hoon was the coolest of all of them...

    • @belladeball7747
      @belladeball7747 7 лет назад +6

      Jeff Darnell Hoon was a character. .lol
      .

  • @ralphhuerta8639
    @ralphhuerta8639 2 года назад +608

    17 years sober, fell off the wagon, almost died, on 3 years now again sober.
    Miss Laynes voice. Good bless him.

    • @MJ-ix7wm
      @MJ-ix7wm 2 года назад +6

      Hang on!!!! Be well.

    • @tappytibbon927
      @tappytibbon927 2 года назад +12

      i just relapsed after 10 weeks clean from a year of using, before that I was over 10 years clean, I wanted a stupid visit and almost died 6 days ago and am back on the wagon. heroin addiction is a heartless bitch!

    • @BloodyWallz
      @BloodyWallz 2 года назад +4

      Congrats brother, still on the wagon?

    • @thomasmunden7319
      @thomasmunden7319 2 года назад +9

      @@tappytibbon927 yes man and real heroin is hardly around anymore so you probably did Phent for the first time. It's a bit of a different animal and shooting it is honestly overkill because it's no joke. Getting off it is by far the hardest thing I've had to do in life. Stick with your sobriety. The relapse never ends up being worth it

    • @tuggspeadman761
      @tuggspeadman761 2 года назад +2

      You gotta be careful on them wagons. Safety is priority number one. Just kidding glad you got back on. As for myself I can't find a good seat on the wagon because I keep falling & by this point I don't know if I want to make the effort to climb back on. Have a good day all & thank you Mr. Staley for being the soundtrack to my youth

  • @stevesullivan8963
    @stevesullivan8963 8 лет назад +340

    One of the very few front-men who made "pain" sound so hauntingly, fucking beautiful. What a catalog! You are truly missed Layne.

    • @dt5348
      @dt5348 8 лет назад +4

      Steve Sullivan well put sir

    • @donrice311
      @donrice311 8 лет назад +6

      nicely put wish he would have realized he wasn't alone but I'm pretty sure he felt that way fuck heroin nasty ass drug anyway

    • @crazyfuckinfool
      @crazyfuckinfool 7 лет назад +5

      Steve Sullivan exactly you can't sing the blues, Without living them.

    • @sarahrigdon6774
      @sarahrigdon6774 7 лет назад +21

      But listen, if you have never walked the road of addiction then PLEASE don't judge someone else who has. I agree 110% the world truly lost a BEAUTIFUL soul with an amazing voice.. his pain is so REAL and you can feel it.. I LOVED Layne... there will NEVER EVER be another musician with that gorgeous yet painful sound.. there needs to be more options for Addicts of all kinds.. heroin, opiates, crack, coke, meth, alcohol etc.. People don't just wake up one morning and say Hey, I think I will get strung out today n ruin my life.. I am speaking from experience.. I was an opiate addict for 6 years and my doctor was my dealer.. I had a severe back injury and seen multiple doctors for different opinions bcuz I absolutely did not want to undergo surgery.. so instead of my doctor educating me and taking other routes and exploring different options available for me, he just kept writing scripts.. before I knew it I was an addict.. I couldn't function without the meds, I would get extremely sick of I ran out and it was HORRIBLE.. I finally had to make a HUGE decision to move away from everyone I knew and loved to get myself some help. I couldn't go on like I was anymore. I was hurting my husband and children so bad that I had to do it for THEM, as well as myself. I am happy to say that 4/1/17 will be 3 years clean for me! It hasn't been easy but I have a wonderful support system, my husband, children, and a few REAL friends. I wish someone could have helped Layne.. I know that struggle and it kills me that we lost him to the addiction, he truly was AMAZING.. RIP LAYNE

    • @houstonmccarn6791
      @houstonmccarn6791 7 лет назад +5

      Steve Sullivan you post this same comment on every song with layne in it wtf😂

  • @vikingdave8225
    @vikingdave8225 Год назад +103

    A haunting, beautiful song about things that aren't beautiful

  • @starlynne1395
    @starlynne1395 3 года назад +519

    RIP Layne 19 yrs today gone but never ever forgotten. 😢

    • @bobbywhiteman9421
      @bobbywhiteman9421 3 года назад +29

      It was shitty alice in chains were invited to the grammys, during a segment in the show where they remembered artists lost during the year, mentioned nothing at all about layne, total bullshit, jerry and the rest of the band got up n walked out.

    • @myhustlestrongfr9049
      @myhustlestrongfr9049 3 года назад +8

      @@bobbywhiteman9421 its a blessing to meet real true friends who want nothing but the best for you in life, friends who stick by your side in your time of need, friends that want to see you succeed in life and uplift you and honor your memory in death. Nothing but respect for alice in chains

    • @emilyrose8576
      @emilyrose8576 3 года назад +10

      It's so fucking tragic. I hate it. I miss him.

    • @AHeady
      @AHeady 3 года назад +2

      💔

    • @Vampire_Sugar_Junkie
      @Vampire_Sugar_Junkie 3 года назад +2

      No words

  • @inessalamanca6249
    @inessalamanca6249 Год назад +554

    It’s 2023. I’ve finally decided I want to get clean from self-harm. The album this song belongs to has greatly helped me so far and it’s only been 4 days. Thank you, Mad Season

    • @k_ir3868
      @k_ir3868 Год назад +13

      I hope you are well and keep fighting.

    • @jordannietos
      @jordannietos Год назад +10

      Remember it's a long road. But when you fail, just remember you're not a failure. You might not but a lot of us do fall back on old habits. You're a strong person for doing it. Be the best cheerleader for yourself.

    • @michaelallison16
      @michaelallison16 Год назад +11

      Music Is Certainly Therapy…. Whatever Resonates….

    • @psillymama
      @psillymama Год назад +10

      I'm happy for your decision:) gives me a little hope for myself.

    • @jordannietos
      @jordannietos Год назад +12

      @@psillymama Remember you can taper if it gets hard. Just never fall back on old habits, find a hobby. I took up fishkeeping lol. They give me a reason to live now. Just watching them and knowing I gotta be around to care for them helps me continue. Plus it's a major stress reliever. But choose something that you'll enjoy and preoccupy your time.

  • @korntheend
    @korntheend Год назад +296

    My pain is self-chosen
    At least, so the prophet says
    I could either burn
    Or cut off my pride and buy some time
    A head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist
    The river of deceit pulls down, oh oh
    The only direction we flow is down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    My pain is self-chosen
    At least I believe it to be
    I could either drown
    Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
    Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
    The river of deceit pulls down, yeah
    The only direction we flow is down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    The pain is self-chosen, yeah
    Our pain is self-chosen
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down
    Down, oh down

  • @Elandycamino
    @Elandycamino 6 месяцев назад +202

    514 days sober. And not a day goes by without playing this song. Layne We never met on this earth but you changed my life in ways I wish you could have done for yourself.

    • @DomPeriod
      @DomPeriod 6 месяцев назад +4

      Congratulations, brother. You got this. You've never met me either, but I believe in you.

    • @dennissuding4452
      @dennissuding4452 5 месяцев назад +3

      Great job Elandy. 91 days here. Are you a friend of Bill W?

    • @jonesroofing4854
      @jonesroofing4854 4 месяца назад

      Greatest voice ever !!!!!!!!! My jam , fly so Fuc high kk , my 1 , my love my little girl , Murdered …. 5 5 21 , all the colors r gone , turn black n faded ……

    • @johnmccree8941
      @johnmccree8941 4 месяца назад

      Great song... have the album.
      But 514 times (song) is alot ... how do you do it?
      It'll be around 544 times by now.

    • @huesorojo
      @huesorojo 4 месяца назад

      aguanteeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! esta hinchada nunca te olvidara!!!!!!

  • @77huss
    @77huss 8 лет назад +802

    I was lucky enough to see Layne perform a couple of times. The most underrated singer songwriter in history.

    • @wwaldo2525
      @wwaldo2525 8 лет назад +28

      Not sure who underrates him

    • @tylerhowell1009
      @tylerhowell1009 8 лет назад +30

      +wwaldo2525 Was looking at 100 greatest vocalists by RS, and they failed to mention Layne Stayley. Although he does get recognition from most critics and fans he gets overshadowed a bit by other musicians from that time. Imo he's 1 of the best vocalists ever.

    • @AHewett
      @AHewett 8 лет назад

      +Tyler Howell - choctaw, oklahoma tyler howell?

    • @NaNook490
      @NaNook490 8 лет назад +5

      A couple? D: I'm so jealous!

    • @77huss
      @77huss 8 лет назад +3

      Katt Björn Yes, once when he was with Alice, and the other with Mad!

  • @Dexterrr100
    @Dexterrr100 2 года назад +407

    I’m literally crying reading all of your sobriety stories and their lines to Mad Season. Congratulations to you all. It’s beautiful to read. Thank you.

    • @highpineapple
      @highpineapple 2 года назад +5

      Agreed. I think it's pretty awesome

    • @cravingattention2771
      @cravingattention2771 Год назад +1

      Same

    • @CorcoranGina1
      @CorcoranGina1 Год назад +1

      Thank you so much. XOXO

    • @Domingo95x
      @Domingo95x Год назад +1

      yeah its a bunch of liars seeking sympathy

    • @aarongaffney6466
      @aarongaffney6466 Год назад +1

      same here.. been in recovery 17 years. So many beautiful people here, makes my heart smile to see so many on this path of healing

  • @Zerkzeez
    @Zerkzeez 8 месяцев назад +78

    This is one of the saddest songs ever written. R.I.P. Layne.

    • @jeremyhess7977
      @jeremyhess7977 3 месяца назад +8

      No, it's one of the most honest songs ever written.

    • @enyaratna
      @enyaratna Месяц назад +1

      @@jeremyhess7977 one does not exclude the other

    • @STiLLGoTSKiLL
      @STiLLGoTSKiLL Месяц назад

      Facts​@@jeremyhess7977

  • @MattQ1987
    @MattQ1987 8 месяцев назад +53

    Been sober 11 years... I love this song so much.

  • @steviebbonafide7195
    @steviebbonafide7195 2 года назад +1274

    3 years & 10+ days no more opiates. Strength in knowing that I’m damaged & NOT broken. Much love & respect to ALL.🙌🏻✌🏻👊🏻

    • @jazzerzzz22
      @jazzerzzz22 2 года назад +15

      Congratulations.. I know from experience, it's one of the hardest things to do.. you deserve the credit a million times over..

    • @RavenMoon1989z
      @RavenMoon1989z 2 года назад +19

      Awesome Me too! I will be sober 4 years in June off of heroin and meth. Anyways congrats and stay strong ❤️

    • @lindamarcum4484
      @lindamarcum4484 2 года назад +15

      We're all a bit damaged my brother,,,,respect and much love stay sober one more day

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 2 года назад +3

      someday we wont have to do this; there will be fun drugs with no negative consequences. It's not wrong to want to alter one's mind; just so far the only ways to do it usually turn out badly but if you look at all of human history, we are still in the primitive experimental stages of discovering and creating mind altering substances. We'll get it down eventually and life will be better.

    • @scottbaines4747
      @scottbaines4747 2 года назад +4

      I'm so glad that you are doing well, and it's so good of you to share your experience here for those who are struggling with the monster. Best wishes for a great 2022. 🌈

  • @jonathanalexander1517
    @jonathanalexander1517 Год назад +84

    I'm on my 382 day clean ! God bless all of you, my pain was self chosen

    • @Patty.29
      @Patty.29 Год назад +4

      YOU are Chosen Keep It Up. ✨️

    • @Meterman13
      @Meterman13 6 месяцев назад +3

      All our Pain Is Self Chosen,the only direction is Down !!!

    • @FazMaTaz
      @FazMaTaz 5 месяцев назад +2

      Respect.

    • @jonathanalexander1517
      @jonathanalexander1517 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@FazMaTaz I'm still clean!💪

    • @FazMaTaz
      @FazMaTaz 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jonathanalexander1517 Awesome. Mad respect for you. I mean it.

  • @dustythe2nd188
    @dustythe2nd188 3 года назад +413

    Missing Layne in Jan. 2021. He had the most distinct voice. We got cheated. He was a young dude. RIP Layne.

    • @DuspHasInfluenza
      @DuspHasInfluenza 3 года назад +13

      Missing Layne and Kurt and Chris in Feb 21. Missing so very many more beautiful souls too.. Though we don't have them here each day in our lives..I believe that their souls live on forever.. rest in peace brothers 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯

    • @luvmesumyoutubeunhuh5477
      @luvmesumyoutubeunhuh5477 3 года назад +9

      The brightest stars always burn out too soon....

    • @DuspHasInfluenza
      @DuspHasInfluenza 3 года назад +2

      @@luvmesumyoutubeunhuh5477 so true..broke my heart a little more you just did...❣✌

    • @Maxx102
      @Maxx102 3 года назад +9

      Layne (AIC), Scott (STP), Kurt (Nirvana), Chris (SG), Shannon H (Blind Mellon)......miss them all.

    • @marcelaalves332
      @marcelaalves332 3 года назад +2

      🇧🇷❤

  • @scozglass
    @scozglass Год назад +139

    This song purges the pain from deep within. We are made of water and that is energy. Tears fill up with sadness and purge from your eyes. Literally pouring pain from the doorway to your soul

  • @miniclip7951
    @miniclip7951 4 года назад +800

    My grandfather hated grunge and any bands similar to grunge, but i loved them. He showed me mad season one day, saying this was the only song he really liked from someone who came from grunge. He’s no longer with us, but this song will always be with me:)

    • @kevinboswell1891
      @kevinboswell1891 3 года назад +16

      This is most definitely their best song ever created

    • @leesaunders1930
      @leesaunders1930 3 года назад +19

      God bless your grandfather

    • @butchrolls286
      @butchrolls286 3 года назад +6

      God bless you!

    • @juniperabbott2614
      @juniperabbott2614 3 года назад +8

      Grandfathers ❤are wise .....

    • @QualityQman
      @QualityQman 3 года назад +1

      @devil rain I agree with you. I don't see them as grunge either. I think what throws people off is the strong yarl in layne's vocals. It's very grunge like.

  • @MrKernkraft4000
    @MrKernkraft4000 3 года назад +651

    It's 2:36 in the morning and I am holding my 2 week old daughter as she sleeps in the corner of my arm, listening to this. Her middle name is Layne. Everyone who hears it (her name) has had nothing but praise. My way of honoring his legacy.

    • @allisonchains174
      @allisonchains174 2 года назад +15

      Beautiful… he would be so honored :)

    • @zosoart
      @zosoart 2 года назад +15

      I am going to name my first child after Layne 💜

    • @paulbrunelle3320
      @paulbrunelle3320 2 года назад +13

      @@zosoart My son's name is Cooper Layne... for THAT exact reason. Peace bro!

    • @shanehubbard649
      @shanehubbard649 2 года назад +10

      My brother is named zeppelin stone !
      Take a wild guess

    • @christaylor2717
      @christaylor2717 2 года назад

      I find that people alwaysassociate drug abuse with the satan. And addicts are less than. There is no vod and some people like that opiod feeling. 88866 that wierd god satan complex some people just like to get high you dont know when ur dead

  • @heidianderson9946
    @heidianderson9946 7 лет назад +932

    Nobody ever sang like Layne

    • @evol1249
      @evol1249 6 лет назад +28

      Heidi Anderson And nobody has since. Probably never will.

    • @JayZoop
      @JayZoop 6 лет назад +24

      The tone and character in his voice cuts through you.

    • @Wicked133
      @Wicked133 6 лет назад +9

      Yes! It's very sad that his demons kill him.

    • @dustyrogers427
      @dustyrogers427 6 лет назад +5

      Heidi Anderson And I dont think there will ever anyone that could top Layne.. Layne was and still remains the best... and mike , jerry

    • @kelleyantolik4486
      @kelleyantolik4486 6 лет назад +1

      I agree!

  • @jeffreybrown9563
    @jeffreybrown9563 9 месяцев назад +55

    YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANOTHER VOICE LIKE HIS UNIQUE IN HIS OWN WAY

    • @shanghunter7697
      @shanghunter7697 8 месяцев назад

      I sound/SING exactly like him, just saying.......I'm proud of that, best wishes to you and yours.

    • @JayBoogie666
      @JayBoogie666 2 месяца назад

      ⁠@@shanghunter7697i hope you’re trolling because this is the most ridiculous comment I’ve ever read. He can be your inspiration (he is mine) and you can try to emulate his voice and his style but to say you sing exactly like him is just not true. You might sound similar and you might have an incredible voice but NO ONE will ever sing like Layne. He is truly a once in a millennia type of voice. I’m not trying to be rude, I am just trying to point out how out of this world he was as a vocalist. I try to sound like him when I cover AiC songs but I know I’ll never come close to him. I hope you continue to sing as will I, and we can both strive to be like Layne. Cheers

    • @JayBoogie666
      @JayBoogie666 2 месяца назад

      Never ever ever will there be another like Layne. The range, the feel, the raw power and the emotion is in every single word he sang. He has such a great sense for the “wrong” note that creates the dissonant sound and creepy atmosphere. His harmonies with Jerry were just perfect and I will never get tired of listening to their music. Cheers 🍻

  • @daviddennis4519
    @daviddennis4519 3 года назад +314

    After an intervention by my family and sent to a rehab facility in FL for an opioid addiction I was allowed music for 1 hr a week this song was the one I played over and over. Away from family and friends this song really hit home. This is how you feel when you know you have to make that decision to get your shit together or your going to die eventually, or end up in prison. 4 yrs clean now still makes me almost cry when hearing it!! Now looking back at everything that was lost and hitting rock bottom the only direction was "Down so Down".

    • @bradchristensen7982
      @bradchristensen7982 3 года назад +1

      😈💀💀👁️✌️🇺🇸🆒

    • @rudyallen4
      @rudyallen4 2 года назад +2

      Glad to hear you’re better bud

    • @wplants9793
      @wplants9793 2 года назад +7

      So happy for you! Although I think being able to listen to 1 hour a week of music is a little harsh - music is therapeutic and helps with pain and mood regulation. But I get that facilities have to make a structure .

    • @bobvandigriff1425
      @bobvandigriff1425 2 года назад +2

      @@wplants9793 they do it so you don't use it as an escape from handling your issues that you need to deal with. Harsh has nothing to do with it.

    • @tenaciousT217
      @tenaciousT217 2 года назад +3

      Stay strong 💪....you do NOT NEED THAT garbage...

  • @shelliecarlson7015
    @shelliecarlson7015 5 лет назад +516

    Aw Layne, I wish you could have found a way.
    Miss you Layne.

    • @brendamcgee9914
      @brendamcgee9914 4 года назад +3

      Beautiful in everyway I love everything he did he just got out of touch I know Jesus Christ New his pain he has mercy and grace for us all see you rocking in heaven and I'm so glad the angles will be glad to have such a wonderful voice too sing along with them as there praising the Lord Amen

    • @macknason4088
      @macknason4088 4 года назад +2

      whargoul I don’t think the way he found was the way he wanted

    • @devilofyournightmaree462
      @devilofyournightmaree462 4 года назад +1

      whargoul
      Man stop being so negative

    • @pamwood4970
      @pamwood4970 4 года назад

      Out😉😉😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😉😆😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

    • @deborahhatcher186
      @deborahhatcher186 4 года назад

      Beautiful comment, there will never be another Layne Staley...

  • @diannaj
    @diannaj Год назад +220

    I remember the exact moment I heard this song the first time. It was about 1995 and me and my then boyfriend were going somewhere and it came on the car radio. I couldnt absorb how utterly beautiful it was and Layne' s voice was mesmerizing. Ive been listening ever since. It never gets old it only gets more beautiful. Its a masterpiece. Rest in peace and love, Layne.

    • @sandrasmoot9709
      @sandrasmoot9709 Год назад +11

      Layne had the most unique voice. You really can feel the music. He was such a vibrant talent. So sorry he was unable to beat his addiction for good. He suffered to the end. Rest in peace. You still are loved by many.🤟💔

    • @trainstalker8580
      @trainstalker8580 Год назад +5

      34 years clean and sober I still love this song

    • @Domingo95x
      @Domingo95x Год назад +1

      LIAR

    • @aarongaffney6466
      @aarongaffney6466 Год назад +3

      the whole decade like that

    • @Joey-hs1fz
      @Joey-hs1fz Год назад +2

      I love you Layne

  • @chrisruddy2518
    @chrisruddy2518 Год назад +55

    260 days clean & Sober… how can you love someone you never met ? But I do ! RIP Layne… incredible voice of a generation, I still @ 55 get chills when you bang out those amazing lyrics. You forever will be my frontman for Alice !😢👍🏻🤘🏻✌🏻

  • @june8898
    @june8898 2 года назад +215

    Hands down one of the greatest songs ever written. His voice is so perfect. The way he sings “a beautiful shell for all to see” gets me every single time.

    • @bobbywhiteman9421
      @bobbywhiteman9421 Год назад

      Don't forget to pull off your skin before you swim to shore n shit, or u won't be able to grow a beautiful she'll n shit🤪

    • @shannonbrock5971
      @shannonbrock5971 Год назад +3

      Pull off my skin and swim to shore🎶

    • @danhartwigPerch
      @danhartwigPerch Год назад +1

      Yeah Laynes Greatest moment,Beautiful

    • @chrisezelle
      @chrisezelle Год назад

      🤘🏼❤️

    • @bustinnutsinslutsbutts
      @bustinnutsinslutsbutts 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@danhartwigPerchI hope he knows that what he left behind is helping people

  • @michaelnocito4217
    @michaelnocito4217 5 лет назад +2999

    Anyone still listening in 2019? I am. Miss you Layne.

    • @Ozzybogsborn
      @Ozzybogsborn 5 лет назад +24

      Michael Nocito Forever and always my friend

    • @devinwalker1735
      @devinwalker1735 5 лет назад +41

      Michael Nocito I hate I never got to see them when he was still alive, my biggest regret to date, and I’m 39. I don’t even want to see them with their new singer. In my humble opinion Layne was Alice In Chains. I know I know they were a team but he made them what they became

    • @kevintunaley5079
      @kevintunaley5079 5 лет назад +20

      till the day I die, this is a great song

    • @coryhubbell7331
      @coryhubbell7331 5 лет назад +14

      @@kevintunaley5079 whole album stays in rotation

    • @amusingmyslf
      @amusingmyslf 5 лет назад +9

      2019

  • @caiofonsecads
    @caiofonsecads 11 месяцев назад +39

    This song has one of the most beautiful riffs in music history. It exhales the pure scent of Seattle Grunge.

  • @allisonchains174
    @allisonchains174 2 года назад +490

    Mike McReady really is a beautiful person. He created a band for Layne to be surrounded by other sober musicians after leaving rehab. Thank you, Mike. What a fantastic band, too. River of Deceit has a special place in my heart

    • @daveomacron4301
      @daveomacron4301 2 года назад +6

      Was Layne sober when this was recorded, do you know? As fucI

    • @simongillaspie5724
      @simongillaspie5724 2 года назад +3

      Your such a sweet soul girly 💓 this song is the anthem to my life

    • @marshalbird7321
      @marshalbird7321 2 года назад +8

      @@daveomacron4301 i believe he had been to rehab during this period.

    • @michaelbergeron1554
      @michaelbergeron1554 2 года назад

      Do you have a source. It’s a beautiful story

    • @briansburiedtreasures6419
      @briansburiedtreasures6419 2 года назад +13

      @@michaelbergeron1554 Layne knew mike already but they formed the band in rehab.Mike stayed sober unfortunately Layne did not. That's why they used footage of a performance of this song in the video.

  • @TomCat06
    @TomCat06 9 лет назад +391

    The opening guitar playing is moving beyond words

    • @jerkwang69
      @jerkwang69 9 лет назад +15

      Tom Pen I know. I love it when the G string rings like a steel rail that got a shock wave cast through it.
      Open G string with a D played on the B string, 3rd fret.
      Just those two notes alone let you know what awesomeness has yet to come.

    • @Nebula735
      @Nebula735 9 лет назад +13

      +Tom Pen That's Mike McCready for you.

    • @bobshenix
      @bobshenix 9 лет назад +9

      +Nebula 7 *Mike* McCready

    • @Nebula735
      @Nebula735 9 лет назад +1

      +bobshenix wow I failed.

    • @mitchelmcgarry1718
      @mitchelmcgarry1718 9 лет назад +1

      couldn't have said it any better

  • @2legit2Kwit
    @2legit2Kwit 5 лет назад +365

    Take me back to the 1990’s. I was a resident when the grunge scene blew up here. Amazing time. A musical renaissance. The air was electric.

    • @toddmiller3640
      @toddmiller3640 5 лет назад +23

      It was the last really good era of rock music

    • @KyLesCaster
      @KyLesCaster 5 лет назад +21

      "The air was electric"
      brought a tear to my eye

    • @ezo4
      @ezo4 5 лет назад +6

      I got here on Aug 18th 92 - Seattle and didn't even know about this music - it was great and still is.

    • @bigblue2216
      @bigblue2216 4 года назад +2

      I doubt you look like your pic now... a time from the past.

    • @GoodAttitudesServices
      @GoodAttitudesServices 4 года назад +1

      A good era in Rock music! Post punk

  • @americanmade7997
    @americanmade7997 10 месяцев назад +38

    12 years heroin free. Thank u Layne for recognizing and articulating the pain that only a certain group of people know. Layne was the spokesman for so many of us and still is, always will be. The ones that recover, remember his lyrics and the way his voice embodied the pain of so many. Thats why we never forget Layne and his music will always play on. 🎤❤️‍🩹

    • @Cinemaphile7783
      @Cinemaphile7783 10 месяцев назад +1

      Congratulations 👍🙏

    • @stephenpalermo8681
      @stephenpalermo8681 9 месяцев назад +2

      You my friend are a save..God Bless you & stay clean.

    • @jackgrover9206
      @jackgrover9206 9 месяцев назад

      How did you do it? I quit and then 3 days later I just fuck it all up.

    • @americanmade7997
      @americanmade7997 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@jackgrover9206 I went on the run from parole, went to Philly and had every intention on saying fuck it all and do a hot shot with the last of my money but before that happened I ended up crashing my car across the bridge into Jersey... went to a NJ county jail until my county in PA came to get me... then went upstate for 2 years. Those 2 years, combined with allready being 32, told me I just don't wanna do this shit anymore. If I wouldn't of went upstate then, who knows.... but apparently it was my final rock bottom. I hope u find urs soon dude...

  • @scottsmith8684
    @scottsmith8684 7 лет назад +60

    The pain behind Layne's lyrics never cease to give me the chills. I cherish being a 90's teen.

    • @96bansheepilot
      @96bansheepilot 5 лет назад +2

      The 90s rock and grunge was some of the very very best....

    • @raedavis1697
      @raedavis1697 5 лет назад +1

      Me too

  • @leeleem2686
    @leeleem2686 4 года назад +521

    This is one of those songs that keep you in your car listening til the end, sitting in your driveway at home after a long day at work. You don't dare get out before it's completely over.. to the last note. We love you, Layne.

    • @tuckerorpin-wilkes2853
      @tuckerorpin-wilkes2853 4 года назад +7

      Dude, you just described my night.

    • @5150Reaper
      @5150Reaper 4 года назад +7

      Leelee M and I thought I was hella weird for doing the same thing.

    • @DR-xt9ux
      @DR-xt9ux 4 года назад +2

      For real

    • @moshde82
      @moshde82 4 года назад +1

      This is so true 👍👍👍

    • @charlespoe1306
      @charlespoe1306 4 года назад +1

      exactly i do the same thing you do not want to miss out on a great song

  • @aaron182Xd
    @aaron182Xd 4 года назад +1014

    anyone else here really feel something strong inside when layne says " MY PAIN IS SELF CHOSEN "? because, i do

    • @shanestover7686
      @shanestover7686 4 года назад +20

      Yes pain is pleasure.......untill you overdose on pain.and yes I chose pain at times but never turn your back........junkies say dopes no good if it don't kill you..Beware loved ones..

    • @darrinwest6757
      @darrinwest6757 4 года назад +14

      Clean for 3 years now,my pockets full,doing great,so the perfect say,,,then why am I so emptyand missing something?I will return one day to what some would call madness,and others call denial or relapse.so I guess my pain was is and will be self chosen

    • @cranberrysauce.89
      @cranberrysauce.89 4 года назад +14

      @@darrinwest6757 we all feel empty sometimes. i don't use anything beside grass though i have tried some others, but i know that feeling and to me it has nothing to do with drugs, it's about not fitting in this society or not getting what gives you joy. it sounds stupid but money can't get you anything.

    • @johnkirk1879
      @johnkirk1879 4 года назад +21

      When he says near the end OUR pain is self chosen really hit me. Not only his personal struggles but the struggles we put opon ourselves and others. 2020. What a timely message.

    • @puffherb
      @puffherb 4 года назад +16

      You should, it is a powerful introspection sparked by an incredible author - Kahlil Gibran
      This song quotes the "On Pain" section of Gibran's classic, The Prophet (which lent itself to the lyrics "or so The Prophet says" in this song).

  • @nicholskaren678
    @nicholskaren678 Год назад +129

    25 years + 363 days clean, and this song still makes me cry. Feel it in my soul, can so relate to this pain. I am so grateful for every day since the last day I was high.

    • @mikekennedy9777
      @mikekennedy9777 11 месяцев назад +1

      How?

    • @LayneJane1999
      @LayneJane1999 10 месяцев назад +5

      congratulations on 26 years sober my friend, I hope to have the same resolve as you one day

    • @jameswhite4446
      @jameswhite4446 6 месяцев назад

      Congrats. Good bless 🙏🙏🙏

    • @YokedIrish420
      @YokedIrish420 Месяц назад

      I'm right with you . Doesn't matter how many times I play it , my eyes stay teared up. I'm not the crying type and maybe that has something to do with it. It just hits different than any song I've ever heard.

    • @joeytrosclair4253
      @joeytrosclair4253 Месяц назад

      I’m glad I’m not the only one. I have tears streaming down my face. 😢

  • @taylorm7326
    @taylorm7326 9 лет назад +62

    "my pain is self chosen"
    yeah, story of my life.

  • @anheiravi
    @anheiravi 3 года назад +241

    I am addicted to listening to his voice... never stop thinking about his life. Love u Layne wherever you are.

    • @ificandream35
      @ificandream35 3 года назад +3

      ♥️

    • @aguaarteentendersitio8594
      @aguaarteentendersitio8594 3 года назад +2

      Vida

    • @amyanderson9897
      @amyanderson9897 3 года назад +1

      Layne is with every great artits and there is all THE IS A LOT FOR HIM, CHRIS, CURT, MARK STAR,
      CHARLIE WATTS
      AND MY ALL TIME FAVORITE STEVIE RAY VAGHAN
      I I would really LOVE TO FiND my WAY THEREbest thing that could happen ro me

    • @MusicMan3
      @MusicMan3 2 года назад +2

      @@amyanderson9897 when my band covers nutshell I feel him

    • @codymccracken9813
      @codymccracken9813 2 года назад +2

      @@MusicMan3 i wish he was still here

  • @darlenemcclelland
    @darlenemcclelland Год назад +115

    Goosebumps from head to toe every time I hear it.

  • @Jorge_Broa
    @Jorge_Broa День назад +2

    The iconic voice of Layne is just... unforgettable.

  • @cecilyjsmusicvideos7619
    @cecilyjsmusicvideos7619 2 года назад +317

    Gahhhh! I can't believe how good this song is. This music. This message. My husband is 20 years clean and sober this year. Losing him to addiction was entirely possible. Today he is a beautiful, loving, healthy, caring, providing husband to me and an incredible, nurturing father to 5 children ages 5-29. We both came of age in the 90s. Oh Layne and family, your journey is not in vain. Let us all hold the addicts in kindness and compassion....

    • @makaila2646
      @makaila2646 2 года назад +3

      powerful message, thank you for sharing, blessings to you and your family. I completely agree that we should hold addicts in kindness and compassion...

    • @leeannasloan2292
      @leeannasloan2292 2 года назад +3

      I love this message..I work in a store where a lot of addicts come to sell stamps for money and bring in change for another beer. I don't know how many times I educate my coworkers on addiction and how there isn't a choice while in it's grasp until there is a spiritual intervention of sorts..I was an addict and I know how easy it is to slip from taking a few pills to get through the day to selling your kids stuff to get that through the next few hours...unless you have been through it it's really indescribable with words.

    • @cecilyjsmusicvideos7619
      @cecilyjsmusicvideos7619 Год назад +1

      @@leeannasloan2292 Yes, it is a disease. No one wants to be a drug addict. It is a complex physiological and mental and emotional problem. There is a lot of help out there. Anyone who is struggling should seek help from kind, competent mental health professionals.

    • @ivanberdichevsky5679
      @ivanberdichevsky5679 Год назад +2

      Wow what a successful marriage! A victory. I hope I can last this long with my wife as well.

    • @kevinsmith9365
      @kevinsmith9365 Год назад +2

      That's beautiful!! 🎉

  • @Top10Archive
    @Top10Archive 4 года назад +987

    I don't care what you think.. Layne Staley was the most gifted male vocalist in recorded history. Not "one of the most".. THE most. No other vocalist could make you feel so much emotion listening to them sing. Not Kurt Cobain, not Jim Morrison, not even David Grohl. Granted they were great, they still don't hold a candle flame to how natural Layne was.

    • @terrormilk384
      @terrormilk384 4 года назад +103

      in my opinion i will never agree batween Layne and Chris Cornell. Chris and Layne both are gifted with a unbelievable vocal range and voice and both had an unbelievable drive to use that voice to express theirselves through music. Chris just, Jesus fucking christ his screams at times were not able to compare to anything else. Both can get you deep into yourself and your emotions just by how much of their own emotions theyre putting into their music. So as i said, ill never be able to decide but in the end, why the fuck would i

    • @terrormilk384
      @terrormilk384 4 года назад +8

      @Dangerous Thinking In terms of good being defined by technical capeabilities, all of them suck though stuff like Lithium and Do Re Mi by Kurt always made me think that he was more technically skilled than people assume, but Dave Grohl for example really puts a lot of fucking energy into his music and thats what its all about with that music. I mean, not just energy but whatever is tried to be expressed, in that music is expressed by a lot of energy

    • @ericneil2885
      @ericneil2885 4 года назад +5

      I agree but Aaron Lewis is another one.

    • @kevincoady5248
      @kevincoady5248 4 года назад +3

      Eric Horn he is certainly better than Dave Grohl etc where emotion is concerned.

    • @Novoloski
      @Novoloski 4 года назад +39

      Eddie Vedder says hi

  • @cognitivephonetician
    @cognitivephonetician 2 года назад +757

    Here I thought everybody had probably forgotten about this hauntingly excellent song by now, but now I find out that it has 19 million+ views on RUclips. I guess there's hope for the future of rock and roll yet.

    • @aaronrue2664
      @aaronrue2664 2 года назад +13

      Theres all ways hope keep the faith stay 💪🙏🏻

    • @tenaciousT217
      @tenaciousT217 2 года назад +22

      Problem is there will never be another Lane 🥺🥺

    • @ExperienceEric
      @ExperienceEric 2 года назад +15

      There was a long stretch of years I remembered this song but did not know who it was by and couldn't find it. I knew it was Layne but it was not AIC. I remember sitting in my car as a teen listing to this when it first came out and loved it. So much joy when I finally found it again.

    • @wm1573
      @wm1573 2 года назад +9

      42 million streams in spotify lol

    • @joelcampbell1491
      @joelcampbell1491 2 года назад +3

      Love this

  • @timsears951
    @timsears951 11 месяцев назад +69

    I have never dealt with drug addiction but I can see the healing properties of this song

    • @charliebuck697
      @charliebuck697 10 месяцев назад +6

      It's the Devil. Pure evil.I know this well.

    • @vettemuziekjes
      @vettemuziekjes 8 месяцев назад +1

      It never occured to me this song is about drugs for the longest time. still don't know if it is for sure but it could be.
      We all have our sins, and pain.

    • @tonyp1376
      @tonyp1376 2 месяца назад

      ​@@vettemuziekjesIn an interview the interviewer asked Layne what one of his songs was about. He asked her what she thought it was about. After answering his question he told her that she was right. Asked to explain further Layne told her that the songs meaning is meant to be derived by the person listening to it. Sure, he wrote the songs based off of his own life experiences but theyre simple in their messages for a reason. So many people can relate to them. Think of the song 'Would' for example, if you read the lyrics to that i believe everyone in the world can relate to that song and derive meaning from it that applies to their life in some way.

    • @Jasondurgen
      @Jasondurgen 2 месяца назад

      It can be co-opted to be about addiction in general too, of any variety. So it resonates with that many more people

  • @suhishanbhandari4008
    @suhishanbhandari4008 5 лет назад +458

    "Much of your pain is self chosen" - The prophet by Khalil Gibran
    "My pain is self chosen
    At least so the prophet says" - Mad Season

    • @dustythe2nd188
      @dustythe2nd188 5 лет назад +8

      Suhishan Bhandari, I have read that book! It's great huh? I love Mad Season & Alice in Chains as I love Layne Stayle and Chris Cornell. But this song is rally something else. "The River of Deceit".

    • @lisseboo23890
      @lisseboo23890 5 лет назад +1

      Suhishan Bhandari x

    • @te9591
      @te9591 4 года назад +2

      Wow, neat find!

    • @matt3851
      @matt3851 4 года назад +11

      supposedly they wrote and recorded this album in a little over a week and layne was reading the prophet during that time

    • @jesseharp6921
      @jesseharp6921 4 года назад +1

      @@dustythe2nd188 which one of his books are the best one to read?

  • @kevinokeefe9918
    @kevinokeefe9918 8 лет назад +196

    there never will be another 90's. great decade of music 👍

    • @Rose-tn2ty
      @Rose-tn2ty 8 лет назад +1

      I agree

    • @evelyn201
      @evelyn201 8 лет назад +1

      Freaken'el

    • @gabrielleon6716
      @gabrielleon6716 8 лет назад

      I concur, not in hip hop, sports, and any other fucking thing!

    • @Robert.Deeeee
      @Robert.Deeeee 8 лет назад +7

      They say the same about every decade in retrospect

    • @coolguy2370
      @coolguy2370 7 лет назад +1

      Robbie Desiato yeah but it really wont happen like each decade of great music has been about trying to break away from the previous decade of music and latley people are just trying to emulate past decades thats how you get shit eras like the 80s hopefully somone breaks away from the current sound but it wont sound like the 90s

  • @bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263
    @bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263 7 лет назад +412

    I'm a 37 year old widow with an 18 year old son. My husband who is still the love of my life died on March 15 2017 after a 5 year battle with cancer . For some reason this song always reminds me of him and I wish we had just one more day with him. RIP Jamal Islam Hajoui and RIP Layne.

    • @mat11trick
      @mat11trick 6 лет назад +13

      Peace to you. Losing a love one is the hardest thing in life I’ve encountered.

    • @bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263
      @bloodofourbloodspiritofour3263 6 лет назад +5

      mat11trick Thank you so much. Peace to you too. :)

    • @Sandro2367
      @Sandro2367 5 лет назад +7

      God bless you. Love from Brazil.

    • @herbie747
      @herbie747 5 лет назад +5

      Love from Ireland, you sweet angel. We're all kindred spirits right here.

    • @dubyajayyo
      @dubyajayyo 5 лет назад +10

      I don’t know why you married a man with a name like that.

  • @bernellmartin7218
    @bernellmartin7218 Месяц назад +3

    Hands down the best comments to read while listening. Recovering alcoholic here. Thank you Layne.

    • @rayray1405
      @rayray1405 Месяц назад

      You Rock Brother, Stay Strong ✊✊

  • @manny78fresh52
    @manny78fresh52 4 года назад +293

    Just getting back to what my highschool years were about... Fuckin beautiful music we had back in the mid 90's right ladies and gentlemen? 💯♥️🤙🏽

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    • @tuggspeadman761
      @tuggspeadman761 3 года назад +6

      We did have some good tunes. I love that I'm a 90's kid

    • @bobbywhiteman9421
      @bobbywhiteman9421 3 года назад +2

      Later 80s and early 90s had some badass shit too

    • @amberfredricks3138
      @amberfredricks3138 2 года назад +5

      esentially we were the last greatful generation before the rise of the social media empire...everything would be a blur afterwards, but we had that one last niche' when the world was still quiet enough it didnt drown out what was important. amen sir♥ a-fuckin-men!

    • @jeremywilson1202
      @jeremywilson1202 2 года назад

      Truth

  • @NoBrakeburnsRicky
    @NoBrakeburnsRicky 7 лет назад +75

    it's 5am, I'm withdrawing from Suboxone and haven't slept in days. it's fucking agony, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy...but for the last 5 minutes and 3 seconds, I felt some relief, some peace, and an ounce of hope
    thank you Layne Staley

    • @sarahleonhardt2989
      @sarahleonhardt2989 7 лет назад +5

      i don't know u but good luck and stay sober.....stay true to God and your higher power...I know it's hard I have been a opiate addict for over 6 years.. WHATEVER U do don't get on methadone it's hell To come off of 10 times harder then any Heroin and takes over a month to kick....good luck and God bless I have all the faith in the world in u you can do this!

    • @pursuinginsanity
      @pursuinginsanity 7 лет назад +8

      Approaching 2 months off bupe - Kyle, I will tell you it DOES get easier. Days 9-14 were the days I struggled with the symptoms most (violent seizure-like tremor and jerks, restless "body syndrome" and the extreme cold and chills.) I still have very minor symptoms (sometimes it's a couple sneezes, or a runny nose, or a bit of sweats) but it's all so mild I feel whiny complaining about it, and they are never a constant thing. It's a cakewalk compared to any w/d I've been through (ignoring days 9-14..) I certainly hope you weren't on the massive doses the ignorant doctors prescribe..
      Haven't been craving in weeks and I feel *alive* and happy. Something I never thought possible before. It does get better, and please listen to Sarah's advice - don't even think about Methadone. Keep on keepin' on and good luck! Keep the chin held high and don't let the gorilla drag you down.

    • @bigrube420ify
      @bigrube420ify 6 лет назад +1

      Kyle Boesch I was on suboxonne for 6 yrs and quit cold turkey and it was fucking awful I wasn't that sick coming off dope.so I feel ur pain dude it's an awfully hard thing to quit took me almost 3 months to get back right

    • @emilynelson7393
      @emilynelson7393 6 лет назад +1

      Adam Hastings did you do a taper to get off of it? Someone I know is going through suboxone taper and then jumping..they are at .50 a day weaning to .25 and then jumping..

    • @williamphillips6828
      @williamphillips6828 6 лет назад

      They don't give people methadone anymore?

  • @billcollagan107
    @billcollagan107 7 лет назад +86

    One of the most beautiful rock songs ever written

    • @anthonyfitzhugh3874
      @anthonyfitzhugh3874 6 лет назад +1

      In the end it will be ok

    • @patrickc.mcevoy2065
      @patrickc.mcevoy2065 6 лет назад +2

      Lol,can you believe Layne Staley made up those lyrics ad lib.? Yup, He actually wrote a song that good , just off the cuff...That's serious talent man. Aghh.. so many of our best talents died so young. Bro,, they really burned their candles on all sides at once.

  • @_Digishade_
    @_Digishade_ 9 лет назад +325

    "A head full of lies is a weight, tied to my waist."
    Man. Layne Staley had a gift, that's for sure. Music like this just doesn't seem to happen anymore. What a loss.

    • @TJWhitey38
      @TJWhitey38 9 лет назад +10

      +Digishade 99.9% People aren't able to be authentic like this in the 1st world, very few are, unrelenting media exposure via smart-phones encourage people to stay in an infantile regressive state, they are programmed to be consumerist and conformative and co-validate through that and that alone. You would have to maroon those types of people alone on an island like in Cast-away for them to come back into reality

    • @13dirty666
      @13dirty666 9 лет назад +1

      +Digishade there's heaps of music out there which shows the same passion as what Layne had. Listen to Gang of Youths, good place to start if you want some very emotionally charged, relatable rock music

    • @jimmymanning4539
      @jimmymanning4539 9 лет назад +4

      yeah my heart broke when he died. for me, THAT, was the day music died. can't bring myself to list n you the new stuff. Not the same

    • @Warpull
      @Warpull 9 лет назад

      +Digishade music out there

    • @olivebranch8986
      @olivebranch8986 8 лет назад +1

      +Jimmy Manning Layne was indescribable. What a sad loss. RIP

  • @BurnabyCorey
    @BurnabyCorey 2 года назад +57

    One of the greatest songs. Mike McCready’s guitar work is incredible

  • @juliam1973
    @juliam1973 2 года назад +73

    A few years after I first heard this song, I read The Prophet by Khalil Gibran and realised this song was directly referring to this poem. It was such a revelation for me, as I read it, I could hear Layne’s words in my ears.
    And a woman spoke, saying, Tell us of Pain.
    And he said:
    Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
    Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.
    And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy;
    And you would accept the seasons of your heart, even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields.
    And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief.
    Much of your pain is self-chosen.
    It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.
    Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility:
    For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen,
    And the cup he brings, though it burn your lips, has been fashioned of the clay which the Potter has moistened with His own sacred tears.
    RIP Layne Staley, 20 years since you walked this Earth but your presence is still felt.

    • @TheSanityMachine33
      @TheSanityMachine33 Год назад

      Boom!
      hey Julia, Love this song... Have you ever seen my channel,
      The Sanity Machine? Check it out... Cheers. :))

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 Год назад +1

      I love khlil ghibron!

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 Год назад

      Khalil

    • @asaywitz
      @asaywitz Год назад

      Thanks for posting the lyrics!

    • @supme7558
      @supme7558 Год назад

      Some people waller in there pain

  • @jacobhunt6279
    @jacobhunt6279 3 месяца назад +33

    To all who have obtained sobriety may the father continue to bless you and maintain sobriety Amen

    • @Crocslideonya
      @Crocslideonya Месяц назад

      What a nice thing to say. Thank u.

  • @YoothHD
    @YoothHD 7 лет назад +690

    For anyone who doesn't know, Layne Staley was asked by his friend Mike McCready (Pearl Jam Guitarist) to lead this band in an attempt to get him sober. McCready himself had recently become sober and was making an attempt to save Staley. They made some great music...but he couldn't save his friend.... :'(

    • @ChrisB8711
      @ChrisB8711 7 лет назад +28

      YoothHD did not know that, thanks for sharing.

    • @Marco-717
      @Marco-717 7 лет назад +30

      YoothHD the only way to become sober is to trust in Jesus Christ. You have to humble yourself and cry out for help for the Lord's help.

    • @jeffdarnell3154
      @jeffdarnell3154 7 лет назад +13

      Marco Coronado your right!!! You've GOTTA have the Big Mans help to escape that devastation..

    • @j.l.s.1331
      @j.l.s.1331 7 лет назад +12

      he was 'too good' to save..but the human psyche will never register that as an answer in the 21st century. all the great or notable (or not notable) vocalists or instrumentalists delved into some drug. not everybody came out about it, but some had their bandmates come out for them. these drug users knew exactly how and why. they knew exactly when and where. because the SUBSTANCE HEIGHTENED THEM. this doesn't just apply to Rockstars, you know, so don't get prejudice on me. don't get sour on me because of an opinion. you're damned if you do, not damned if you dont.
      they were human beings who, at a basic level, DID NOT want to live past a certain age. they already had a branded fucking message engraved deep within their livelihoods to support this until they made their decision. they didn't wanna live past a certain age and live out the remainder or their conscious lives encapsulated within the 'getting old' syndrome which included gooey bodies, less active mentalities, prone to disease, etc. I don't fucking want that. it's unavoidable so don't try and sway me or enlighten me. shut up and let me talk cuz this is what 'Social Media' is about. then it's your turn. believe it or not, evolving (physically, mentally, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually) happens to everything that our species considers living. what a shocker hey lol.
      but the synopsis here is this: drugs can dominant your thinking patterns to be this way. I am a user of 'drugs'. why is it the so called creative ones who die or whatever so early? is it drugs? is it selfishness? what a stupid question..of course it is!!
      but it is Human Nature To Be Selfish. Let us choose. We're our own owners of Being.
      So live out exact and direct in correlation with your manifested Being, and make the most of this reality.

    • @John231984
      @John231984 7 лет назад +67

      No. Just fucking no. I and other get clean without fairy tale nonsense. There are many ways that work for different people. Stop with the bullshit.

  • @eddierivera194
    @eddierivera194 10 лет назад +26

    That light that is Layne Staley brightening my nights....that's my MAN. Miss you on two feet brother.

    • @eddierivera194
      @eddierivera194 9 лет назад +4

      Yeah man.... Still saves my life. 😂

    • @tacticalsmokebreak
      @tacticalsmokebreak 9 лет назад

      ^^^^^ saved me in Iraq. Thanks Layne.

    • @downtoearthx9393
      @downtoearthx9393 9 лет назад

      Mine too. Has helped me through my drug addiction. It upsets me that when he died it was like everyone saw it coming. This man changed the very face of music. Layne thank you. I miss you, I wish I could've seen you perform live.

    • @eddierivera194
      @eddierivera194 9 лет назад

      Tragic..he died inside when his love died in 96'

    • @eddierivera194
      @eddierivera194 9 лет назад

      He could of bounced back but he was a Romeo&Juliet type of romantic.

  • @itsmikamin
    @itsmikamin 8 лет назад +25

    R.I.P Layne Staley. You will never be forgotten!!!

  • @trilltex9329
    @trilltex9329 5 месяцев назад +20

    It’s 2024 and it still feels like I’ve never listened to it before.

  • @paulmckim4848
    @paulmckim4848 8 лет назад +54

    I have been a heroin addict for 4 years, a speedball addict for 1 and a half, addicted to oxys and percs etc for 6 years before heroin. I've been to jail, lost jobs, destroyed my family, life, but AIC and Mad Season help me make sense of my senseless addiction and where I've been and gone and am going. A person who hasn't been there doesn't know and never will.

    • @gNome_5
      @gNome_5 8 лет назад +6

      William E
      I hear ya man. I start on the Methadone program nxt wk. I can't wait, I wanna drown this demon once and 4 all man. I hope 2 God I can!

    • @bones22j
      @bones22j 7 лет назад +6

      William E there is a light at the end of that tunnel you're going down friend.

    • @johnkimberlin6345
      @johnkimberlin6345 7 лет назад +1

      well sir getting help is a good idea methadone is a bad drug to it is just as hard to get off of the best way is go thru detox and in treatment someplace I have been down that road and in the end this is what I had to do its not easy but nothing good ever is easy I have been clean for over three years and it is still a fight every day good luck with your fight

    • @dspencer1969
      @dspencer1969 7 лет назад +12

      Hi William, been a few months since you posted your comment,how are you doing brother?

    • @mynameis8574
      @mynameis8574 6 лет назад +2

      William E I’ve been clean from heroin for 6 years. I remember when I was using, I just wanted to feel like how I felt before I got on dope. And now I feel like I was never on it. This clean life is amazing. Please do this!! This side is beautiful

  • @DWoo-ke9gb
    @DWoo-ke9gb 4 года назад +701

    Layne was an empath. He felt everyones pain and his own.

    • @alprince1999
      @alprince1999 4 года назад +10

      how do u know?

    • @shannonelaine3556
      @shannonelaine3556 4 года назад +45

      Daniel- always thought that ,ALOT of empaths turn to drugs just because they feel too much.

    • @laynebrown2730
      @laynebrown2730 4 года назад +20

      Can relate, heavily

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 4 года назад +3

      He only felt like getting his next high, instead of getting clean and making even better music

    • @laynebrown2730
      @laynebrown2730 4 года назад +19

      @@Oh_I_Will exactly what I mean, you're the reason why the world is the way it is. I'll bet you voted for trump buddy. Have fun in Iran

  • @issy8849
    @issy8849 3 года назад +83

    This song makes me feel extremely emotional, Layne your voice is not only heard it is also felt. I miss you

    • @aaronrue2664
      @aaronrue2664 3 года назад +3

      We all do lsabella David rest in ✌️layne Staley miss bro❤️

  • @Tsveti3269
    @Tsveti3269 6 месяцев назад +5

    Staley is one of the best singers in 90's! R.I.P. His voice is magic! He sings with so much feeling!

  • @kat3871
    @kat3871 2 года назад +160

    I love that he mastered the soft singing. He proved in this song that sometimes belting isn't always the most effective way to grab people's attention. The soft, quiet vocals really capture the message he's trying to convey. Brilliantly composed. ❤️

    • @johnbabbalonian7990
      @johnbabbalonian7990 2 года назад +7

      Exactly! If you haven't already, check out Jar Of Flies/SAP from A.I.C

    • @caeliamoonshadow
      @caeliamoonshadow 2 года назад +1

      @@johnbabbalonian7990 YES!

    • @tobiasmenough
      @tobiasmenough 2 года назад +2

      He fucking SANG what he felt.. Don't compartmentalize BEAUTY. There is no explanation. Miss us with that shit.

  • @ICYPROFITS
    @ICYPROFITS 6 лет назад +1142

    This is a masterpiece of art. A beautiful soul and voice confessing his struggles. I have been sober for 3 years..I have lost all of my best friends. How I was left standing I don't know. Layne was a beautiful soul and so we're my friends. I wish they had the chance. But I'm glad I got this chance and I'm grateful Layne left this beautiful song for the people who can relate. It tells a beautiful story and I'm sorry if you haven't been down the dark road you just wouldn't fully understand the beauty of his confession. 3 years sober and I promise deep down I still have a deep yearning for the bliss of heroin the samething that has ripped my heart and soul and caused so much pain. Why is that? It is a river of deceit. That is Layne's same confession in this song. Much love my friends. There is another way.

    • @Ananias03
      @Ananias03 6 лет назад +21

      Hunter Mays battled those same demons off and on for years. Lost a lot of buddies along the way as well. I didn't care if I lived pretty much all my life until Christ opened my eyes.

    • @rubenaceves5298
      @rubenaceves5298 6 лет назад +29

      Yep I been sober heroin free for 10 yrs and still i fight my demons not to try it again. That's how I'm gonna be till the day I die. I wish he could've been saved. I felt lonely back then now I have a nice family and friends. Lance Staley one of the greatest of all time

    • @kevinmacnaughton4591
      @kevinmacnaughton4591 6 лет назад +1

      Hunter Mays used for decades... I wish I could o d....

    • @timgloeckler8636
      @timgloeckler8636 6 лет назад +16

      ICY PROFITS. I am going through it to its a nightmare dont ever try heroin please

    • @79huddy
      @79huddy 6 лет назад +16

      This song makes me cry like a little kid Every time I listen to it I miss all my friends I'm not a good person and I'm still here and there all gone fuck heroin and everything about it

  • @brandonbence7209
    @brandonbence7209 3 года назад +65

    We miss you Layne. The world needs your voice these dark days. RIP Layne Staley RIP Bradley Noel Scott Weiland RIP Chris Cornell RIP Chester Bennington 😭😭😭

  • @julespilapilacosta2763
    @julespilapilacosta2763 Месяц назад +4

    I wish Layne is still here with us. His words and AIC's music have sustained me all these years especially during times of gloom.

  • @davy0319
    @davy0319 7 лет назад +3328

    This song along with Nutshell are so haunting to me now... he is by far the most under rated singer from the Seattle sound, ill get shit for this but I rank Layne higher than Kurt C....

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 6 лет назад +69

      listen to Black Gives Way to Blue.

    • @jenr5107
      @jenr5107 5 лет назад +53

      I totally agree

    • @mikearndt2217
      @mikearndt2217 5 лет назад +41

      i agree.. totally

    • @JR-ol6xj
      @JR-ol6xj 5 лет назад +209

      i rank Lane way higher than Kurt Cobain he had way more Talent then kert ever had.

    • @jerimccombs6245
      @jerimccombs6245 5 лет назад +79

      @@JR-ol6xj Layne is by far the Best.

  • @U_S_A1776
    @U_S_A1776 Год назад +49

    I come to this comment section every time I’m about to cross the tracks. Addiction has had a strangle hold on me for such a long time. I lost my mother to addiction and then I began to follow her same path. Then I lost my wife because of decisions fueled by addiction. All of my pain has been self chosen and it’s too much to bear sometimes. God’s grace and knowing I’m not struggling alone is enough to get me through my roughest days. I was so lost and hopelessly drowning in the River of deceit. God’s grace finally found me and I was able to swim to shore. Thank you all for sharing your testimonies. It has helped me more than you know! RIP Layne

    • @fortencuales
      @fortencuales Год назад +4

      I love you keep doing good

    • @jakeb3055
      @jakeb3055 Год назад +1

      Jon Jacobs - please brother. You are worth it. Your life is worth it. You just haven’t experienced a life yet worth living. Maybe it’s finding a love. Maybe it’s finding a thing in life that makes you feel like life is worth living. I pray for you. Maybe today can be the beginning of something new.

    • @geraldlocklear4373
      @geraldlocklear4373 4 месяца назад

      Keep coming here and don’t give in or up.

    • @shannonshirk1890
      @shannonshirk1890 Месяц назад

      Your music family will always have your back ❤️

  • @torreyvest987
    @torreyvest987 8 лет назад +1847

    Quite possibly the most perfect song I've ever heard

    • @LynnNelson
      @LynnNelson 8 лет назад +25

      Too bad he passed away

    • @sheilaanderson8787
      @sheilaanderson8787 8 лет назад +59

      he was so incredibly beautiful...Layne Staley had a unique sound that we'll probably never hear again unless we are listening to him singing...brings tears to my eyes still when i listen to his voice ..mostly so sad and dark with him singing his soul out..sleep in peace sweet man xxx

    • @DavidOwenWard
      @DavidOwenWard 8 лет назад +13

      leave drugs alone!

    • @headcreeps5738
      @headcreeps5738 8 лет назад +24

      Jesus, if it were that easy...

    • @sheilaanderson8787
      @sheilaanderson8787 8 лет назад +5

      head creeps ..i know where u are at

  • @noahevans7393
    @noahevans7393 3 года назад +55

    It’s crazy, cried to the intro of the song without even hearing Layne’s voice.

    • @JBD0909
      @JBD0909 3 года назад +3

      Mike can do that to people, including me, lmao

  • @ghostsofwargow2511
    @ghostsofwargow2511 Год назад +45

    That beginning riff always grabs me. Such a beautiful song.

  • @CASEBOLT100
    @CASEBOLT100 3 года назад +111

    I have never heard so much pain in 1 mans voice than Layne Staley's.

    • @budman5297
      @budman5297 3 года назад +4

      listen to hurt by cash

    • @mikedestefano6758
      @mikedestefano6758 3 года назад +1

      Second to none

    • @dylanvoisine2695
      @dylanvoisine2695 3 года назад +1

      Self chosen pain

    • @Notmyrealname69420
      @Notmyrealname69420 3 года назад +3

      The male singer with the most pain in their voice is layne, the female singer is definitely Amy Winehouse

    • @justinm2434
      @justinm2434 2 года назад +2

      That pain produced incredible music though. There's beauty in the struggle. Without the bad there would be no good. That my friend is called duality

  • @ajibilkis8753
    @ajibilkis8753 6 месяцев назад +5

    "now i can grow a beautiful shell for all to see"
    DAAMN!!! Its so powerful

  • @gingerg1113
    @gingerg1113 2 года назад +30

    He is an Angel. His voice just brings tears to my eyes. You are truly missed Layne❤

  • @chrisramsey3603
    @chrisramsey3603 6 лет назад +138

    The brightest lights always burn out the fastest. All we can do is be thankful that they chose to share that light with the rest of us. Rest in peace Layne, so sad you are gone brother and thanks for sharing your music with us.

    • @evol1249
      @evol1249 6 лет назад +3

      Chris Ramsey Well said Chris. And you're right. The brightest lights do burn out the fastest. Thank you for your comment.

    • @applesu8574
      @applesu8574 6 лет назад +3

      Chris Ramsey we never forget him

    • @evol1249
      @evol1249 6 лет назад +4

      Each time I read this it makes my heart sad. So beautifully written.

    • @chrisramsey3603
      @chrisramsey3603 5 лет назад +5

      The story that is AIC, if it does not touch you and break your heart then you are not human. Such a sad waste of talent to addiction but we will always have the music and the memories. Layne and Mike will always be remembered not for their faults but for their gift to us, their music. Thank you AIC!

    • @applesu8574
      @applesu8574 5 лет назад +1

      Chris Ramsey music won’t died....

  • @jamesfoxx8302
    @jamesfoxx8302 3 года назад +117

    "I could either drown or pull off my skin and swim to shore... Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see" This line helped pull me out of some rough mental times along the path of life. RIP Layne

  • @jeffm5056
    @jeffm5056 Год назад +61

    This song reminds me of a tough time as a teenager when I was trying to figure my life out, and 30 years later, I still haven't. Kudos to everyone posting their sobriety notes. I envy you.

    • @Raydaruckuz
      @Raydaruckuz 10 месяцев назад +2

      It's not easy. Life is struggle, but keep trying, and find something that works for YOU. No two humans are identical, and there is no "one size fits all" approach to figuring it out, so to speak, and finding some type of happiness or inner peace. Keep fighting! ✊

    • @bethany763
      @bethany763 10 месяцев назад +1

      You can do it.

    • @americandiablo
      @americandiablo 10 месяцев назад +2

      You aren't alone...

    • @miccar7
      @miccar7 10 месяцев назад

      Hang in there man

    • @koosticdead
      @koosticdead 8 месяцев назад

      Please Know you are loved ❤

  • @melissadavis4436
    @melissadavis4436 2 месяца назад +3

    Some days I still cry when I hear Lanes voice. I wish so bad he could have beat his addiction, he just couldn't....I miss you Lane Staley , may God rest your soul and celebrate because you are free and do not forget to write and sing your new song to our Lord and Savior.

  • @nadanican
    @nadanican 3 года назад +305

    Damn. I was not alive in the 90's but this is still what I am growing up listening to. My father raised me right that's for sure.

  • @michaelraspantisr.2800
    @michaelraspantisr.2800 7 лет назад +57

    I cant listen to this without tears in my eyes....

  • @jafethuerta
    @jafethuerta 2 года назад +127

    6 Years sober from crystal meth and alcohol. I try to be careful with this kinda music now a days because although it reminds me of SOOO many good times, it also reminds me of the painful ones. I can enjoy songs like these for some time, but not long enough to let the demons back in I guess. But thats just me.
    It's amazing how powerful music is.

    • @lumley535
      @lumley535 2 года назад +10

      I'm stuck on alcohol..I listen to layne... hoping to give me a kick in the ass...I named my 12 year old son after him. Love Alice in chains too!!!!besides mad season.

    • @aaronrue2664
      @aaronrue2664 2 года назад +1

      Stay sober sheep dog & strong 💪 keep on rocking brother

    • @j.c.9784
      @j.c.9784 2 года назад

      @@lumley535
      I'm stuck on alcohol too..

    • @j.c.9784
      @j.c.9784 2 года назад

      I can try to be better but mostly I want a drink..

    • @robdwaynebrown419
      @robdwaynebrown419 2 года назад

      we can't be a pussy in life, if I get knocked down it doesn't mean I'm knocked out. I get the fuck up brush myself off and try again. I'm not going to let some dumbass person ruin my turn to bat in life. hate isn't the answer and if you don't love yourself your going to strike out every time. we can never give up on ourselves and God will always give us more than 3 stiles.

  • @brianbennett6690
    @brianbennett6690 6 месяцев назад +4

    19 years clean from Heroin. Layne’s music helped pull the poison from my soul. I grieve for him.

  • @michaelrainer7487
    @michaelrainer7487 3 года назад +43

    "A headful of lies is the weight tied to my waist." So true and I'm sorry for that Layne. Rest in peace brother, we will always remember and love you.

  • @karenmarie9327
    @karenmarie9327 9 лет назад +14

    God, this is the most beautiful, moving, and soulful song ever. Layne, I wish you were still here to grace us with your genius.

    • @AuntieCmoney
      @AuntieCmoney 8 лет назад +2

      +Karen Marie Cornell is doing this on his acoustic tour; an epic tribute.

    • @karenmarie9327
      @karenmarie9327 8 лет назад +3

      +AuntieCmoney - Thanks! Hope I can see this, even if it isn't Layne-