I'm glad that found your channel! I love Mark's all side-projects and ofc he's a great singer, songwriter n' surviver! Layne was absolutely the GOAT! RIP 🕊️🙏🏻 /Oh yea' subscribed for sure btw!/
As a recovered opiate addict, these stories can be painful to listen to. Stay away from drugs people, that shit is the Devil. I used to be stupid enough to believe that I wouldn't be able to "feel" the music that I play or listen to, without "a buzz", but7 yrs clean, music still has the same power it's always had over me, if not more. Let music be your intoxicant of choice.
It’s also worth noting that Mark Lanegan, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell and Scott Weiland are all deceased and none of them reached even 60 years of age. Copious amounts of alcohol and drugs will kill you before your time, even if it doesn’t kill you today. Lessons in what not to do with your life. Good for you for getting clean.
what opiates were you addicted to sir? I'm currently experimenting with codeine and alcohol, I know its bad for me but the feel is too great and also the stamina it gives me is much needed especially in the line of work I do. plz reply if you can man, I need someone to talk to about all this.
Lee Saunders Be very careful with that combination sir. A lot of overdoses happen due to mixing alcohol and various opiates or benzodiazepines, like Xanax. I personally knew two people that died of Xanax overdose, one from heroin and one cousin from alcohol toxicity. The potential for chemical dependency and also psychological addiction is very high with all opiates, including Codeine. I would imagine that the coming down from that mix is pretty rough, huh? That’s where doing more to stop the detox process comes in. Next thing you know, your high/drunk all the time to avoid all the nasty effects of sobering up. Just a bit of insight from a man that’s 52 and has done many questionable things over the years.
@@billytrevathan6405 I truly appreciate your feedback sir but as for the come down the day after I say no its very pleasant i feel the codeine cancels out any hangover for me, It makes me wake up very clean headed after excessive alcohol consumption. I have taken 6 codeine right now and I have drank 2 small bottles of vodka and 8 cans of beer and I feel great, tomorrow I will wake up feeling brilliant and after some breakfast I'll be ready to go again lol.
the second book I'm reading the aliceinchains story was so so but not very well put together. From Reading Marx it's definitely a lot more enjoyable then someone else just basically editing historical facts. And I've been warned against the Angry Chair book that it's all crap that's all I know can anyone else recommend anything? Also any biographies from the Pacific Northwest.
Mark, you are missed bro. You are probably the bravest human I can think of, and phenomenally gifted as an artist. I wish I could have seen you perform, and just shake your hand. Rest bro
Layne was always a God to me growing up . Him and Cantrell were and still are to me THE best rock duo ever ! And Mark is one of the most underated vocalist of all time !
@@DaveTaste so true!! Every artist/ singer / guitarist that has ever had a video will invariably have the always present “underrated “ in the comments section. Hell I’ve even seen someone say Elvis Presley was underrated. 😂😂 It gets old quick man.
@@rapman5363 most platinum selling artists are underrated. Mike Mcready, the guitarist from Temple Of The Dog, Pearl Jam and Mad Season and the highest earning guitar player of 2021 is underrated as an example.
The first real rock show I ever attended was from the very tour Mark mentions at start of this vid: AIC with Screaming Trees & Gruntruck opening. It was in Cincinnati, OH at Bogart’s. Early 90’s. Amazing fucking show. Alice was on fire. I remember Layne brought a random fan onstage and cut some of his hair off, revealing it was the first time he’d cut someone;s hair while on acid. Good times. A great time for music. Nothing since in terms of a real scene has stood up to it in my book.🙏🏻
0:43 I was on an IV drip of dilaudid when I was in the hospital years ago. I was septic, organs were failing, and had flesh eating bacteria...... one of the wounds they had me on a wound vac, packed with surgical foam. Everyday they would have to come in and open it open and remove the foam. The wound was about 10 inches long and down to my ribs..... they'd hit me with the dilaudid before they did it as it would send my brain to a comfy warm cloud as they ripped open my wound over and over and they sealed it back up. Sorry to be so graphic, but I wanted to illustrate how strong and amazing this drug is. I cant even imagine taking it recreational.
I experienced it only one time, when I was giving it in the emergency room one night for searing abdominal pain. I could feel it wash over me as it spread from my chest into my veins into the rest of my body. That s*** is no joke!
Little did he know he was right up there with the best vocalist’s of all time. I still have my Screaming Trees tickets and my Mad Season ticket stub. Was able to meet him and he was just awesome. He actually listened to me tell stories about him
I feel the same way about Mark. Got an autograph on the Whiskey f.h.g. foldout. He was happy to talk with true fans of his music. It was the last tour from the Trees. (DUST) So, lucky to get a minute in time with one of my very favorite
@John Wright I Would not go that far bro if it wasn’t Mark it would’ve been someone else that got layne back into it but that’s my personal belief. Those drugs are just addictive as hell
@johnwright9373Layne was Jonsying for it. He came to his house for that reason. If mark declined he would of went somewhere else. If you read the passage in marks book, Layne said he never wanted to stop and only went to rehab to “shut everyone up”. Layne introduced Mike Starr to heron. Mike star died a broke addict . Heroin ruined his life. What do you think of Layne for doing that? And he always enabled him when he hung out at his apartment. Mike was often homeless. He only had a few songwriting credits and got signicanrlg Less money than Layne, Jerry, even Sean who Jerry by Jar of Flies generously started giving him more publishing, as friends.
I can't even remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, and have never done drugs. This guy was a hardcore drug addict who could vividly recall, (with superfluous embellishment,) every little detail of his drug addled memories. 🤯 Memories are subjective.
Memory recall ability is genetic. My memory was awful before I ever touched alcohol and other drugs and it is still bad after 5 years of sobriety. Has nothing to do with willpower.
I went through a period of hardcore alcoholism akin to the early years Mark describes in his memoir. Only, in his case he quits drinking at 19 (only to pick it up substances again 5 years later) ... I kept going quite a bit longer. My memory of events that happened to me while sober is still relatively crystal clear. Now, granted, if I wanted to tell the tale of the escapades (more like disasters) that occurred while I was inebriated, then yeah, I would need to lean on the recollections of others. But I can still vividly detail events that happened to me 30, 40 years ago; addiction didn't destroy those memories in my case.
"I looked him square in the eye, and I pulled my gun from it's holster and fired with the fury of a thousand arrows." -In Mark Lanagan voice. I'd buy that audio book. 🤣
Exactly. Most people don’t even see it like that. Mark is just some roadie. My father and I dealt with roadies all the time. They’re always on the prowl looking for their next mark. The guys named Mark! Come on. He’s like a bitch that wants money.
@@pwnshhhop51 it was more of a derogatory. I don’t care about marks band I suppose. My dad was a Roadie. So what? Is there something wrong with supporting a band more than you actually support your own band ?
@John Wright it’s quite evident you’re a hostile moron. And believe it or not I can have my opinion. You sound like the sort of person who likes to blame everybody but yourself. Jog on.
Amazing how he remembers event’s from 30 years ago with such detail, even parts of conversations, with specific expressions. Even more considering how many drugs and how much drinking he did back then.
I mean partying hard doesn't make you lose your memory. Like I've said in other videos I'm sure he doesn't remember everything up to par but it's not like his memory is completely wiped away. And Layne was his best friend you don't just loose all ur memories of ur best friend the second that person dies
Certainly there are volumes of events of which he has no memory at all. Nothing amazing about remembering a handful of stories from 30 years of touring.
I got to see this tour in Toronto in 1992. Screaming Trees cancelled that night due to a "sickness". Had never heard of Gruntruck before, and they were loud and amazing. Alice in Chains were fantastic as well. Good times.
I'm working on more. Honestly wasn't expecting the series to take off like it has. Not sure when they'll be up I only have weekends to work on them but more is coming my guy 🤘
This is one of my favorite things on RUclips that I’ve recently found. I loved that era of music. I’m so glad I was alive to hold onto and cherish that moment in history if only for a brief moment.
'Thanks Roscoe' 😂 R.I.P Mark Lanegan your work will always stand up. Rest easy brother. I know they won't ever see this but I wish and hope your family and many friends can find some solace.
Kinda sad that nobody ever talks about Ben from Gruntruck (RIP), he had a fantastic/unique voice too. I was lucky enough to see them one last time shortly before he passed. He even explained where the bands name had come from, which I always wondered!
@atthegatesofurizen I agree that they should have been way bigger! He just explained to me that when they were trying to think of a really rough and tough name, it was basically like how about 'grunt' and then they were like how about Grunt-truck!?. Just trying to make it sound tough I guess LOL
As a musician who has recorded in the warehouse in east Vancouver where all the big boys recorded-who’s had the experience of driving in my car as the radio played my song-seeing myself on the television on the music channel…I understand. As an addict who lost my best friend and writing partner…I understand… I’ve done the coke heroin benzo speed pot booze run. At the end of the day I have been fortunate-I’ve been saved from myself..ultimately the spirit that drove my bus. I was in the passenger seat of my own bus body for decades. I hear this and it used to be so cool…used to be me. I praise God today for rescuing me. The devil is cunning and crafty. If you think this is not spiritual you are asleep at the wheel. This is a spiritual realm-what we see and feel is an illusion. What we don’t see is the reality. All these people know that-and they seek what they can not find…. Jesus Christ is The Way The Truth and The Life. Period end of story. Turn to Christ He WILL give you life. Hebrews 4:12-13 John 1:1-5 Colossians 1:15-18 Proverbs 3:5-8 Wake up.
Yes, he has an insanely talented narrating voices. Makes you wanna be there. All these guys were my era and my age. Weird to think that if Layne were alive today, I think he would be 58. The 90’s made some hella music!!!!!
Lord it's a storm & I'm heading to fall These sins of mine & I've done wrong, oh babe Come on down... Long Gone Day, Mmmmmmmm, who ever said we wash away with the rain Oh how the heavens are lucky to have you & Layne harmonizing again. Rest in peace Mark. Another Legend gone too soon
It’s no mystery why Mark, Layne and Mike are gone. They took it too far and it over took them. Most fans like myself were in the dark back then about their serious drug use since the internet was still in its infancy and only rumors flew around.
This sounds like a weird diary entry. Year of our lord 1993: today our beloved fax machine finally called it quits, but got dayum, I hadn't time to mourn our loss ... I was too fuckin high, so I looked down at my non-moisturized hands and said to myself, "well, there ain't a damn thing you can do to bring Brunhilda back, (shit, you don't even have an Associate's Degree) but you can put another PBR in this rusty ol mit of yours" and it was right about that time that I started to really love myself ...
Has probably already been said. A quiet recollection of events compiled and composed by a living participant in the moment. Articulated with an almost intentional disregard for the clearly emotional Omni presence of the true memory. How one can so poetically convey the moment without exposing there own venerable perspective yet expose the venerable conditions they created is masterful. This subtle tribute to an ability to produce the expected product will testing the limits of self imposed heaven/hell is unmatched in quality and vision.
no point in being sad, when i first heard i couple of days ago I was like shit, shit, shit, and then i just sat back relaxed put on the anthology and just remembered how good their music was.
I put Whiskey for the Holy Ghost on the other night on a drive and turned it up as loud as it goes. I sang, I smiled, I cried a little, and more than anything I just appreciated those songs. There's a handful of bands and musicians whose music changed you and you keep them in a special category of higher regard than all the others. Lanegan is one of those guys for me.
Ikr? It's beyond pathetic, and these ppl in these comments glorifying and romanticizing this shit. These ppl are all DEAD! Layne was only 34 when he died ffs, and weighed 86 pounds! From f'ing opiate addiction. This isn't anything to be laughing about, joking about etc. These ppl all killed their entire lives with dope!
I saw the tour in Chicago. You could tell these guys were all really enjoying themselves..... lmfao. The show did kill you knew these guys were gonna be great.
Mark’s book is unflinching & brutal. The depths of deprivation recounted left me hollow. And hollow is where I like to call home. Little to no reason why this guy is still alive while others ain’t nothing but a pile of them bones. Such an innate talent he possesses while he did nothing but try to squander it. I’m glad he didn’t. Only wish Layne was still here too. But I suppose that is only my selfishness. He was clearly done living on this rock. Only the brightest flames burn the quickest 🤘💀🤘.
Drugs are only good for the first 6 months…then you go from “master” to slave. Literally! Addict means slave.in latin! Everyone talks about the parties, rarely the hangovers, OD’s…
Layne really was up there with the greats, even better to me because the shit he sang about he really knew about and unfortunately I do as well. Not to romanticize drug use because it's truly hell, but it's nice to know that someone else knows as well
Yes sir. Back in 2016 I fell from 25 ft high to the concrete, breaking both of my legs. I spent 4 months in the hospital and had multiple surgeries and was given Dilaudid whenever I said my pain was a 20 on a scale of 1-10, which was pretty much every few hours or so. It was the only pain medication they gave me that completely got rid of the surgical pain. But man oh man I'd be lying if I said I wasn't asking for it every few hours just to get that super nice high that came with it. Hands down the most good-feeling opiate-derived substance I've ever been exposed to, pure bliss, limbs just melt away, with a spark of creative flair, maybe the best feeling any drug has ever given me, save for pure MDMA. Never had Dilaudid again since the hospital. Goddamn, I wish it was easy to find the stuff on the streets. I'm seriously considering having another 25 ft fall if that's what it would take to encounter that god of an opiate again. Ahhhhhhh me.☺
@@jovanreid6782I don't really know why you are commenting on a comment section about Layne Staley. Opiates are not anything to be glorifying. Layne ruined his entire f'ing life because of opiates ffs. STOP glorifying them.
@@Liberty6010and9 Just because I don't pretend the feeling ain't quite literally to die for, doesn't mean I'm glorifying opiate indulgence. Two mind-altering substances I'll NEVER! EVER!! EVER!!! advocate for goes as follows, and in order of detriment, with the worst one lastly listed: opiates, and methamphetamines. I'm telling heads not to go anywhere near that stuff all the time, and that if anyone would have warned me as to what I as in for, that I would never have even experimented. But also, if anyone wants to know what it feels like, or wants to better understand how or why someone becomes a junkie or throws their life away over a drug, a nigga ain't gonna lie to nobody, either (especially if it helps mofos better understand where a nigga coming from). Knah-mean?
Oddly enuf my 18 year olds son was in the womb when Layne died.and now my son looks a lot like him.how strange and how much I love the aic and mad season stuff like no other.
I haven't been the faithful Christian I used to be for a very long time. However, I do understand why the driver was upset about Lanegan turning what to him was holy into a tool to get high. I don't think the driver went about showing his displeasure correctly, though. About 25 years ago, I was visiting a friend in beautiful Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. My bible was on the front porch on a small table. When I returned from the lake with my friend, some guy asked "Hey, wanna smoke? I found a Bible and used the papers to roll a joint." My Bible, the one gifted to me by my deceased grandmother, was lying on the sofa next to the guy. I opened it up to the first page that says "This Bible is presented to___Dustin___by___Grandma___on this day___(insert date)___. I asked, "Do you wanna guess who Grandma is? No, that wouldn't make sense. How about 'Dustin,' do you wanna guess who that is?" His response "Oh, shit. Is that you?" I answered, "Yes, I'm Dustin." He looked a bit intimidated (I was an avid weightlifter in my 20's), I continued with "I don't like the fact that you used my Bible to roll a joint. But I'm not angry at you. That would defeat the whole purpose of why I read this book." We then talked about being peaceful, kind people. Man, I miss those days.
I saw this tour at The Boathouse in Norfolk, VA. Lots of great bands came through that venue. The only show I didn't go to (and regret) was Tool with Failure opening, would've been around that time, '92-93.
I was working at a record/cd store during this tour. I remember the tour manager, some lady I forget her name was telling me Layne and Mark would show up minutes before they were due on stage multiple times, high as hell. She said there were dates they were ready to give refunds because they were nowhere to be found, only to show up at the last minute.
He Mark, heard you had a good friend from Johnson City,TN. I live in Bristol,TN. Just bout 15 miles away! You guys kicked ass! The Dirt album,was part of my teenage,early 20s soundtrack. What was dudes name you knew from J C?
I'd be interested in knowing more about this too. I'm from Kingsport, lived in the tricities most of my life. Lots of great people and excellent musicians in this area. Especially JC and the scene around 'The Hideaway' from back when I used to frequent that place. Great folks, good music and STICKY floors lol.
That’s why heroin is better. It lasts an entire day. Methadone 2 days. It all has to be snorted or shot. You can’t smoke them and get any lasting effects. Burning a molecule to the point of vaporization is a waste. Decaf oxidation is different though. You lightly toast the drug. You’ll get really fucked. For some reason heat enhances and activates drugs molecular structure.
If that was good days for you, you are still as sick in the head as Layne was at the time he passed. Sad for you. There's so much more to life, than wasting it away, being so high, you don't know up from down.
I've taken Dilaudid recreationalally and I remember the first time I did it I thought wow I'll never have to drink alcohol ever again when I can just instantly get loaded and feel completely blitzed as I was falling back onto the couch which took about 10 minutes landing full backed, legs up, watching a movie
Busy with work lately but I do have some more Mark narrates on the go! Not sure when they'll be out but I always update the subscribers on the community section of my channel. Stay tune more is coming!
The first time I shot it, I started cheering like I was going down the face of a rollercoaster. It was that good. It changed my life forever. Too bad all 3 bands lost band members quickly. Oh, to be in the 90's again. It's sad to say but that was the last generation of true freedom, good friends, parties, and where anything seemed possible. The kids are lost now. Total pussies, woke, and just lost.
Jesus he sounds like an 85-year-old grandfather. You see what years of bourbon and cigarettes do to your voice, kids? On a side note, I always love how guys from the Northwest pronounce tour like "too-uhr." (I'm from the Northeast so I say "tore.")
Lanegan himself is highly respected amongst musicians far & wide but i find it laughable that he puts Brian Johnson in the same category as Halford & Mercury... Been a Trees fan for many years, both he & Layne are why i broke down & started liking this stuff in the later 90's.
I can relate to Mark and Layne as I parted ever so hard in the 90’s myself. I am only alive because I blew my pile of money too quick and could no longer supply my demand to party. One summer in particular still scares me to even think about because I got so fucked up. When you suddenly go from high style drug users as party pals to actual drug lords who might actually rob or kill you instead of party, you know you’re crowd went to shit. Never banged so many women in such a short time since. It was an extreme I always wished I could experience again but would be far too chicken shit to ever attempt.
You BANGED so many women huh? Hahaha omg so childish. I figured it out. Ppl are addicts because they don't want to grow up and adult in life. They want to be forever teenagers. That's their number 1 problem.
I'm glad that found your channel! I love Mark's all side-projects and ofc he's a great singer, songwriter n' surviver! Layne was absolutely the GOAT! RIP 🕊️🙏🏻
/Oh yea' subscribed for sure btw!/
As a recovered opiate addict, these stories can be painful to listen to. Stay away from drugs people, that shit is the Devil. I used to be stupid enough to believe that I wouldn't be able to "feel" the music that I play or listen to, without "a buzz", but7 yrs clean, music still has the same power it's always had over me, if not more. Let music be your intoxicant of choice.
Personal choices
It’s also worth noting that Mark Lanegan, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell and Scott Weiland are all deceased and none of them reached even 60 years of age. Copious amounts of alcohol and drugs will kill you before your time, even if it doesn’t kill you today. Lessons in what not to do with your life. Good for you for getting clean.
what opiates were you addicted to sir? I'm currently experimenting with codeine and alcohol, I know its bad for me but the feel is too great and also the stamina it gives me is much needed especially in the line of work I do. plz reply if you can man, I need someone to talk to about all this.
Lee Saunders Be very careful with that combination sir. A lot of overdoses happen due to mixing alcohol and various opiates or benzodiazepines, like Xanax. I personally knew two people that died of Xanax overdose, one from heroin and one cousin from alcohol toxicity. The potential for chemical dependency and also psychological addiction is very high with all opiates, including Codeine. I would imagine that the coming down from that mix is pretty rough, huh? That’s where doing more to stop the detox process comes in. Next thing you know, your high/drunk all the time to avoid all the nasty effects of sobering up. Just a bit of insight from a man that’s 52 and has done many questionable things over the years.
@@billytrevathan6405 I truly appreciate your feedback sir but as for the come down the day after I say no its very pleasant i feel the codeine cancels out any hangover for me, It makes me wake up very clean headed after excessive alcohol consumption. I have taken 6 codeine right now and I have drank 2 small bottles of vodka and 8 cans of beer and I feel great, tomorrow I will wake up feeling brilliant and after some breakfast I'll be ready to go again lol.
Tru Layne Staley is one of the greatest voices ever to be heard on this planet .
Dont worship rock gods. He is DEAD
@@no59do56 I don't worship Layne Staley but I stand by my statement about his voice 🖕
@@stro382 Stand by that statement cause it ain't wrong! 🤘
@@no59do56 fuck off man
Don’t be telling people how to feel about shit
No. Lanegan was/is. Staley was okay
RIP Mark. I hope you and Layne are tearing it up once again.
Kurt, Mark, Layne, and Chris - are in a band in heaven
@@captaingoodguySentientA.I. Barbershop Quartet?
@@captaingoodguySentientA.I. amd Scott as welll
I doubt that they are in heaven
@@user-sk9qk8ut5b who..?
I'd love to hear more story's of AIC their seems to be so few of them also Mark is an amazing narrator/story teller
I hear Mark is working on a new book. Maybe hopefully we'll get some more chains stories from him then!
@@jackoakes1998 that would be awesome I'm definitely going to have to read this book sometime
You guy's should check out the untold story of alice in chains on here, it has so many stories with them and mark.
I will never get enough AIC stories
the second book I'm reading the aliceinchains story was so so but not very well put together. From Reading Marx it's definitely a lot more enjoyable then someone else just basically editing historical facts. And I've been warned against the Angry Chair book that it's all crap that's all I know can anyone else recommend anything? Also any biographies from the Pacific Northwest.
Mark, you are missed bro. You are probably the bravest human I can think of, and phenomenally gifted as an artist. I wish I could have seen you perform, and just shake your hand. Rest bro
Layne was always a God to me growing up . Him and Cantrell were and still are to me THE best rock duo ever ! And Mark is one of the most underated vocalist of all time !
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@@DaveTaste because it’s true
@@OscarOffTheCuff everything that ever happened is underrated
@@DaveTaste so true!! Every artist/ singer / guitarist that has ever had a video will invariably have the always present “underrated “ in the comments section.
Hell I’ve even seen someone say Elvis Presley was underrated. 😂😂
It gets old quick man.
@@rapman5363 most platinum selling artists are underrated. Mike Mcready, the guitarist from Temple Of The Dog, Pearl Jam and Mad Season and the highest earning guitar player of 2021 is underrated as an example.
The first real rock show I ever attended was from the very tour Mark mentions at start of this vid: AIC with Screaming Trees & Gruntruck opening. It was in Cincinnati, OH at Bogart’s. Early 90’s. Amazing fucking show. Alice was on fire. I remember Layne brought a random fan onstage and cut some of his hair off, revealing it was the first time he’d cut someone;s hair while on acid. Good times. A great time for music. Nothing since in terms of a real scene has stood up to it in my book.🙏🏻
Bogart’s is awesome, I’ve seen several great shows there in the 90’s 👍
I saw them at Univ of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum on that same tour. Layne had the cast on his leg. Definitely one of the best shows I ever saw.
I saw (and met) the Ramones at their show at Bogart's on election day in 1992. Saw Slayer there in 05. Bogarts is awesome.
So glad I got to witness AIC at Brixton Academy in the early 90's. Still the best show I've seen
0:43 I was on an IV drip of dilaudid when I was in the hospital years ago. I was septic, organs were failing, and had flesh eating bacteria...... one of the wounds they had me on a wound vac, packed with surgical foam. Everyday they would have to come in and open it open and remove the foam. The wound was about 10 inches long and down to my ribs..... they'd hit me with the dilaudid before they did it as it would send my brain to a comfy warm cloud as they ripped open my wound over and over and they sealed it back up.
Sorry to be so graphic, but I wanted to illustrate how strong and amazing this drug is. I cant even imagine taking it recreational.
Glad you lived through it.
I experienced it only one time, when I was giving it in the emergency room one night for searing abdominal pain. I could feel it wash over me as it spread from my chest into my veins into the rest of my body. That s*** is no joke!
I used to shoot Dilaudid many years ago. It was an amazing rush ☺️
it's great recreationally lol
withdrawl is hell though
SAME
RIP So many people have attempted to replicate his sound..none have succeeded!
Little did he know he was right up there with the best vocalist’s of all time. I still have my Screaming Trees tickets and my Mad Season ticket stub. Was able to meet him and he was just awesome. He actually listened to me tell stories about him
I feel the same way about Mark. Got an autograph on the Whiskey f.h.g. foldout. He was happy to talk with true fans of his music. It was the last tour from the Trees. (DUST) So, lucky to get a minute in time with one of my very favorite
@John Wright I Would not go that far bro if it wasn’t Mark it would’ve been someone else that got layne back into it but that’s my personal belief. Those drugs are just addictive as hell
Total shit. You have no idea...
Are you an addict? People like you are part of the problem...
@johnwright9373Layne was Jonsying for it. He came to his house for that reason. If mark declined he would of went somewhere else. If you read the passage in marks book, Layne said he never wanted to stop and only went to rehab to “shut everyone up”. Layne introduced Mike Starr to heron. Mike star died a broke addict . Heroin ruined his life. What do you think of Layne for doing that? And he always enabled him when he hung out at his apartment. Mike was often homeless. He only had a few songwriting credits and got signicanrlg
Less money than Layne, Jerry, even Sean who Jerry by Jar of Flies generously started giving him more publishing, as friends.
RIP Mark, man will you be missed!
To have just been a fly on the wall..
Damn.. I miss Layne
Rip Lanegan
I can't even remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, and have never done drugs. This guy was a hardcore drug addict who could vividly recall, (with superfluous embellishment,) every little detail of his drug addled memories. 🤯
Memories are subjective.
True, but in marks case alot of it is probably coming from people that was there with them at the time.
Memory recall ability is genetic. My memory was awful before I ever touched alcohol and other drugs and it is still bad after 5 years of sobriety. Has nothing to do with willpower.
I went through a period of hardcore alcoholism akin to the early years Mark describes in his memoir. Only, in his case he quits drinking at 19 (only to pick it up substances again 5 years later) ... I kept going quite a bit longer. My memory of events that happened to me while sober is still relatively crystal clear. Now, granted, if I wanted to tell the tale of the escapades (more like disasters) that occurred while I was inebriated, then yeah, I would need to lean on the recollections of others. But I can still vividly detail events that happened to me 30, 40 years ago; addiction didn't destroy those memories in my case.
I agree with you. My guess is that these were some of the best years of his life. He probably thinks about it all the time.
I can do that, I have the memory type, its not fun.
He should do the narrative in a Western movie 👢👢
word!
he sounds like that old actor from the lifeguard with a huge mustache
"I looked him square in the eye, and I pulled my gun from it's holster and fired with the fury of a thousand arrows."
-In Mark Lanagan voice.
I'd buy that audio book. 🤣
Sounds like he and Layne needed to stay away from each other. No matter how fun the drugs were, they weren't worth it.
Exactly. Most people don’t even see it like that. Mark is just some roadie. My father and I dealt with roadies all the time. They’re always on the prowl looking for their next mark. The guys named Mark! Come on. He’s like a bitch that wants money.
@@Love2HateU Are you stupid? Mark wasn't a roadie. He was the singer of Screaming Trees who were touring alongside Alice in Chains.
@@pwnshhhop51 it was more of a derogatory. I don’t care about marks band I suppose. My dad was a Roadie. So what? Is there something wrong with supporting a band more than you actually support your own band ?
He sounds like a lovely person
@@Love2HateU Wow u contradicted yourself more then once.. My dad was around roadies there all p.o.s oh no i didn't mean anything
Layne transcends all the guys Lanegan mentioned, easy.
exactly
Mark commenting so highly on Laynes vocals considering the company he kept throughout his career is impressive. RIP Mark, and Layne…
@John Wright Blaming anybody for Layne’ death is ridiculous. In regards to their issues both those guys were as bad as one another.
@John Wright it’s quite evident you’re a hostile moron. And believe it or not I can have my opinion. You sound like the sort of person who likes to blame everybody but yourself. Jog on.
@johnwright9373The Jews, what huh? Lol I agree with everything you said, up to that part. What's that about?
Amazing how he remembers event’s from 30 years ago with such detail, even parts of conversations, with specific expressions. Even more considering how many drugs and how much drinking he did back then.
All you need is a few foggy sceneries in your head, and a good enough vocabulary to make a good story
@@igorilic5099 I hope that is it, otherwise I fear for my memory health
that's why I don't like Biographies. they're mostly fiction.
I mean partying hard doesn't make you lose your memory. Like I've said in other videos I'm sure he doesn't remember everything up to par but it's not like his memory is completely wiped away. And Layne was his best friend you don't just loose all ur memories of ur best friend the second that person dies
Certainly there are volumes of events of which he has no memory at all. Nothing amazing about remembering a handful of stories from 30 years of touring.
I got to see this tour in Toronto in 1992. Screaming Trees cancelled that night due to a "sickness". Had never heard of Gruntruck before, and they were loud and amazing. Alice in Chains were fantastic as well. Good times.
Maybe this has already been answered but..where oh where can we get more lanegan narrated tales from ? Absolutely brilliant
I'm working on more. Honestly wasn't expecting the series to take off like it has. Not sure when they'll be up I only have weekends to work on them but more is coming my guy 🤘
These excerpts are from his memoir, "Sing Backwards And Weep" on Audible/Kobo etc.
@@tt-tc2xo thanks very much, now my girlfriend knows what to get me for Xmas
Even with all this, it is still music that helped shape a community, and that deserves recognition. All music is local somewhere.
Go see your local heroes and avoid cover/tribute acts.
His speaking voice is just as brilliant as his singing voice. Whenever I hear these narrations, I just think "Move over Peter Coyote."....
This is one of my favorite things on RUclips that I’ve recently found. I loved that era of music. I’m so glad I was alive to hold onto and cherish that moment in history if only for a brief moment.
'Thanks Roscoe' 😂 R.I.P Mark Lanegan your work will always stand up. Rest easy brother. I know they won't ever see this but I wish and hope your family and many friends can find some solace.
Kinda sad that nobody ever talks about Ben from Gruntruck (RIP), he had a fantastic/unique voice too. I was lucky enough to see them one last time shortly before he passed. He even explained where the bands name had come from, which I always wondered!
@atthegatesofurizen I agree that they should have been way bigger! He just explained to me that when they were trying to think of a really rough and tough name, it was basically like how about 'grunt' and then they were like how about Grunt-truck!?. Just trying to make it sound tough I guess LOL
Great video AiC is legends like screaming trees
As a musician who has recorded in the warehouse in east Vancouver where all the big boys recorded-who’s had the experience of driving in my car as the radio played my song-seeing myself on the television on the music channel…I understand.
As an addict who lost my best friend and writing partner…I understand…
I’ve done the coke heroin benzo speed pot booze run.
At the end of the day I have been fortunate-I’ve been saved from myself..ultimately the spirit that drove my bus.
I was in the passenger seat of my own bus body for decades.
I hear this and it used to be so cool…used to be me.
I praise God today for rescuing me.
The devil is cunning and crafty.
If you think this is not spiritual you are asleep at the wheel.
This is a spiritual realm-what we see and feel is an illusion.
What we don’t see is the reality.
All these people know that-and they seek what they can not find….
Jesus Christ is The Way The Truth and The Life.
Period end of story.
Turn to Christ He WILL give you life.
Hebrews 4:12-13
John 1:1-5
Colossians 1:15-18
Proverbs 3:5-8
Wake up.
Can I just state the obvious , on top of all the other talents Mark possessed , he has one of all time great narrating voices .
Yes, he has an insanely talented narrating voices. Makes you wanna be there. All these guys were my era and my age. Weird to think that if Layne were alive today, I think he would be 58. The 90’s made some hella music!!!!!
Lord it's a storm & I'm heading to fall
These sins of mine & I've done wrong, oh babe
Come on down...
Long Gone Day,
Mmmmmmmm, who ever said we wash away with the rain
Oh how the heavens are lucky to have you & Layne harmonizing again. Rest in peace Mark. Another Legend gone too soon
It’s no mystery why Mark, Layne and Mike are gone. They took it too far and it over took them. Most fans like myself were in the dark back then about their serious drug use since the internet was still in its infancy and only rumors flew around.
It was pretty clear back in the day that some of them were committing slow suicide.
@@kxjohns6448 Andy Woods was testimony to that. I guess back then I was to busy with college to notice the noise behind the music.
This sounds like a weird diary entry. Year of our lord 1993: today our beloved fax machine finally called it quits, but got dayum, I hadn't time to mourn our loss ... I was too fuckin high, so I looked down at my non-moisturized hands and said to myself, "well, there ain't a damn thing you can do to bring Brunhilda back, (shit, you don't even have an Associate's Degree) but you can put another PBR in this rusty ol mit of yours" and it was right about that time that I started to really love myself ...
Rest your soul brother😎
What a special time for music. I miss those days
Rest In Peace Mark. No more gutter.
Very well don, simple and heartfelt. I had many good times with MS in the valley in 91-93 and I'm alive to remember.
I saw Gruntruck headline at a club in San Jose,met Ben McMillin at the bar before he played a killer show...Huge Skin Yard fan.
Has probably already been said. A quiet recollection of events compiled and composed by a living participant in the moment. Articulated with an almost intentional disregard for the clearly emotional Omni presence of the true memory. How one can so poetically convey the moment without exposing there own venerable perspective yet expose the venerable conditions they created is masterful. This subtle tribute to an ability to produce the expected product will testing the limits of self imposed heaven/hell is unmatched in quality and vision.
Best singer ever ,,,literally was my first show ..clash of titans,,,jerry gave me his used guitar strings . I was just a kid best show ever
I love this series of “Mark Lanegan Narrates”
RIP to Layne,Mike and Mark. You guys got a hell of a band in the afterlife 😢
The entire book is amazing. I love the King and Queen of Sweden story. RIP great ones.
When she drank the filthy glass.
no point in being sad, when i first heard i couple of days ago I was like shit, shit, shit, and then i just sat back relaxed put on the anthology and just remembered how good their music was.
Aint gonna worry. Just live till you die.
Spent all day yesterday listening to his music.
I put Whiskey for the Holy Ghost on the other night on a drive and turned it up as loud as it goes. I sang, I smiled, I cried a little, and more than anything I just appreciated those songs. There's a handful of bands and musicians whose music changed you and you keep them in a special category of higher regard than all the others. Lanegan is one of those guys for me.
Sounds like a great bunch of fellas. Hollowed out and empty.
Ikr? It's beyond pathetic, and these ppl in these comments glorifying and romanticizing this shit. These ppl are all DEAD! Layne was only 34 when he died ffs, and weighed 86 pounds! From f'ing opiate addiction. This isn't anything to be laughing about, joking about etc. These ppl all killed their entire lives with dope!
I saw the tour in Chicago. You could tell these guys were all really enjoying themselves..... lmfao. The show did kill you knew these guys were gonna be great.
Nice to see Mark added a slight headbob to his stage performance... instead of just his usual standing there like a tree stump holding the mic stick
RIP Mark.
Mark’s book is unflinching & brutal. The depths of deprivation recounted left me hollow. And hollow is where I like to call home. Little to no reason why this guy is still alive while others ain’t nothing but a pile of them bones. Such an innate talent he possesses while he did nothing but try to squander it. I’m glad he didn’t. Only wish Layne was still here too. But I suppose that is only my selfishness. He was clearly done living on this rock. Only the brightest flames burn the quickest 🤘💀🤘.
Righteous man. I'll have to check that book out, I share similar sentiments
This comment hits hard today
Mark was literally skin and bones. This is how it ended.
And now... 😔
From the little I know, Layne didn't care if he lived or died after Demri passed. Mark had alot of emotional pain but had a survivors spirit
How do you NOT hear Unchained Melody as a musician for that long??
My first Grunge show was AIC with Grunt Truck the opener. In Yakima Wa 1993. They referred to it as their shitty cities tour.
RIP Mark Lanegan
Saw this tour in Seattle! Saw AIC and Gruntruck in Olympia at Evergreen state college the week before!
Am I the only person who thinks Layne stayley resembled robert englund??
I saw that tour at the Palladium in LA
Mark's book " sing Backwards and Weep' is EPIC!!! RON READS ROCK HAS ALL THE BOOKS and lots more!!🤘✌
It's good but also the same old junkie tale.
The craziest pit I have ever been in was at that show in Seattle! Fucking nuts!
Love this vid! Please make more
And now Mark Lanegan dies at age 57.
Drugs are only good for the first 6 months…then you go from “master” to slave. Literally! Addict means slave.in latin! Everyone talks about the parties, rarely the hangovers, OD’s…
Awesome story of well kids this isn't for the weak of heart or spirit. 😉
Layne really was up there with the greats, even better to me because the shit he sang about he really knew about and unfortunately I do as well. Not to romanticize drug use because it's truly hell, but it's nice to know that someone else knows as well
Drug use ,because it's truly hell, it's nice to know, someone else knows as well
Dude! thats a good lyric straight from Alice!
Dilaudid is pretty serious. It's used in hospitals to treat post surgical pain.
Yes sir. Back in 2016 I fell from 25 ft high to the concrete, breaking both of my legs. I spent 4 months in the hospital and had multiple surgeries and was given Dilaudid whenever I said my pain was a 20 on a scale of 1-10, which was pretty much every few hours or so. It was the only pain medication they gave me that completely got rid of the surgical pain. But man oh man I'd be lying if I said I wasn't asking for it every few hours just to get that super nice high that came with it. Hands down the most good-feeling opiate-derived substance I've ever been exposed to, pure bliss, limbs just melt away, with a spark of creative flair, maybe the best feeling any drug has ever given me, save for pure MDMA. Never had Dilaudid again since the hospital. Goddamn, I wish it was easy to find the stuff on the streets. I'm seriously considering having another 25 ft fall if that's what it would take to encounter that god of an opiate again. Ahhhhhhh me.☺
@@jovanreid6782I don't really know why you are commenting on a comment section about Layne Staley. Opiates are not anything to be glorifying. Layne ruined his entire f'ing life because of opiates ffs. STOP glorifying them.
@@Liberty6010and9 Just because I don't pretend the feeling ain't quite literally to die for, doesn't mean I'm glorifying opiate indulgence. Two mind-altering substances I'll NEVER! EVER!! EVER!!! advocate for goes as follows, and in order of detriment, with the worst one lastly listed: opiates, and methamphetamines. I'm telling heads not to go anywhere near that stuff all the time, and that if anyone would have warned me as to what I as in for, that I would never have even experimented. But also, if anyone wants to know what it feels like, or wants to better understand how or why someone becomes a junkie or throws their life away over a drug, a nigga ain't gonna lie to nobody, either (especially if it helps mofos better understand where a nigga coming from). Knah-mean?
I want more of this please
Oddly enuf my 18 year olds son was in the womb when Layne died.and now my son looks a lot like him.how strange and how much I love the aic and mad season stuff like no other.
Great times
Mark Lanegan. Screaming Trees vocalist. R.I.P.
Best album... Sweet Oblivion
I haven't been the faithful Christian I used to be for a very long time. However, I do understand why the driver was upset about Lanegan turning what to him was holy into a tool to get high. I don't think the driver went about showing his displeasure correctly, though. About 25 years ago, I was visiting a friend in beautiful Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. My bible was on the front porch on a small table. When I returned from the lake with my friend, some guy asked "Hey, wanna smoke? I found a Bible and used the papers to roll a joint." My Bible, the one gifted to me by my deceased grandmother, was lying on the sofa next to the guy. I opened it up to the first page that says "This Bible is presented to___Dustin___by___Grandma___on this day___(insert date)___. I asked, "Do you wanna guess who Grandma is? No, that wouldn't make sense. How about 'Dustin,' do you wanna guess who that is?" His response "Oh, shit. Is that you?" I answered, "Yes, I'm Dustin." He looked a bit intimidated (I was an avid weightlifter in my 20's), I continued with "I don't like the fact that you used my Bible to roll a joint. But I'm not angry at you. That would defeat the whole purpose of why I read this book." We then talked about being peaceful, kind people. Man, I miss those days.
I don't really understand what mark said, but his sound makes me goosebumps.
I got to see the Ft. Lauderdale stop of this tour. Great bill all the way around.
I saw this tour at The Boathouse in Norfolk, VA. Lots of great bands came through that venue. The only show I didn't go to (and regret) was Tool with Failure opening, would've been around that time, '92-93.
One hell of a narrator . RIP
I was working at a record/cd store during this tour. I remember the tour manager, some lady I forget her name was telling me Layne and Mark would show up minutes before they were due on stage multiple times, high as hell. She said there were dates they were ready to give refunds because they were nowhere to be found, only to show up at the last minute.
He Mark, heard you had a good friend from Johnson City,TN. I live in Bristol,TN. Just bout 15 miles away! You guys kicked ass! The Dirt album,was part of my teenage,early 20s soundtrack. What was dudes name you knew from J C?
hey, how to do like bristol?
I'd be interested in knowing more about this too. I'm from Kingsport, lived in the tricities most of my life. Lots of great people and excellent musicians in this area. Especially JC and the scene around 'The Hideaway' from back when I used to frequent that place. Great folks, good music and STICKY floors lol.
@@chanceshaw812 how do you like living in kingsport?
💜" It's called Delauded 😛Layne and I grabbed at the same time." 😂 Now Layne and yourself can Rest Peacefully as 2 believe peacefully Resting is🎸🎶😘
Gonna miss the gravely voiced maestro.
I met them all at Jannus landing on st Pete on that tour...Mark and Co invited me and my buddy up to Atlanta with them
Dilaudid is one of the most fun, but shortest acting drugs, particularly intravenously.
The good old days.
That’s why heroin is better. It lasts an entire day. Methadone 2 days. It all has to be snorted or shot. You can’t smoke them and get any lasting effects. Burning a molecule to the point of vaporization is a waste. Decaf oxidation is different though. You lightly toast the drug. You’ll get really fucked. For some reason heat enhances and activates drugs molecular structure.
These dumbasses at Google must not know what decarbing is
If that was good days for you, you are still as sick in the head as Layne was at the time he passed. Sad for you. There's so much more to life, than wasting it away, being so high, you don't know up from down.
I hope you two are having a cold one at your favourite bar up there.
1:00 - Josh Homme !
Royce kinda dug being called ROSCOE .. LLL ..long live Lanegan
what an awesome story delivered by a legend! #NewSubscriber
Why is he all of a sudden filling my RUclips feed with narrations? And why didn’t it happen sooner?
I've taken Dilaudid recreationalally and I remember the first time I did it I thought wow I'll never have to drink alcohol ever again when I can just instantly get loaded and feel completely blitzed as I was falling back onto the couch which took about 10 minutes landing full backed, legs up, watching a movie
I need to hear more. MORE
which gig does the min. 0.56 footage featuring josh homme come from? it seems like a classic tv show...
Looks like "Later with Jools Holland" it airs in England on BBC2
Layne waa the best rock singer, full stop!
More please
Busy with work lately but I do have some more Mark narrates on the go! Not sure when they'll be out but I always update the subscribers on the community section of my channel. Stay tune more is coming!
@@jackoakes1998 thanks!
just buy the book.
Rolling joints with Bible pages ! 🤦🏾♀️ Oh Mark!
He’s right about one thing at least, hydromorphone is amazing😆
but only if you shoot it. 🥰
The first time I shot it, I started cheering like I was going down the face of a rollercoaster. It was that good. It changed my life forever. Too bad all 3 bands lost band members quickly. Oh, to be in the 90's again. It's sad to say but that was the last generation of true freedom, good friends, parties, and where anything seemed possible. The kids are lost now. Total pussies, woke, and just lost.
Oh brother 🙄🙄🙄Stop glorifying opiate addiction.
@@Liberty6010and9 It’s a scientific fact that opiates feel good, sunshine
Jesus he sounds like an 85-year-old grandfather. You see what years of bourbon and cigarettes do to your voice, kids? On a side note, I always love how guys from the Northwest pronounce tour like "too-uhr." (I'm from the Northeast so I say "tore.")
He did always have a naturally deep voice which makes it sound more "old man" though
Lanegan himself is highly respected amongst musicians far & wide but i find it laughable that he puts Brian Johnson in the same category as Halford & Mercury... Been a Trees fan for many years, both he & Layne are why i broke down & started liking this stuff in the later 90's.
Love you Mark xx
RIP MARK ⚘😔⚘
Oooh, so cool....hahaha
You never know what high is till you take that first ride off of that needle
Sounds awesome Mark
I can relate to Mark and Layne as I parted ever so hard in the 90’s myself. I am only alive because I blew my pile of money too quick and could no longer supply my demand to party. One summer in particular still scares me to even think about because I got so fucked up. When you suddenly go from high style drug users as party pals to actual drug lords who might actually rob or kill you instead of party, you know you’re crowd went to shit. Never banged so many women in such a short time since. It was an extreme I always wished I could experience again but would be far too chicken shit to ever attempt.
Yep!!
You BANGED so many women huh? Hahaha omg so childish. I figured it out. Ppl are addicts because they don't want to grow up and adult in life. They want to be forever teenagers. That's their number 1 problem.
I can listen to his stories forever