River Of Deceit: The Full Layne Staley Story (2023 Grunge Documentary)
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- A modern take on the 1990’s Grunge singer and one of rocks more honest voices, Layne Staley. Featuring rare information and interviews with Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell and Mike Starr, “River Of Deceit: The Full Layne Staley Story” is the most detailed and fluid Layne Staley video online. This film follows 90’s grunge vocalist Layne Staley of the band Alice in Chains, Rise to alternative stardom and untimely descent into drug filled darkness.
0:00 - Intro
1:35 - Early Beginning
3:25 - Sleze
5:46 - The Music Bank
6:17 - Meeting Jerry Cantrell
8:53 - “Alice In Chains”
9:11 - Andrew Wood
9:49 - 1990-91
13:16 - Dirt
15:54 - European Tour
17:30 - Layne Talks Heroin
18:12 - Demri’s Intervention
18:37 - Sweden Incident
19:47 - Mike Starr, Fired.
20:35 - Cleaning Up
22:02 - Mark Lanegan’s House
23:29 - Relapse
23:44 - Metallica Tour Incident
25:50 - No Excuses
27:47 - Mad Season
31:27 - Unchained
33:13 - The Needle & The Damage Done
33:34 - MTV Unplugged
35:03 - 1996 Return
38:00 - Layne’s Last Stand
39:10 - Demri’s Dark Descent
42:52 - Layne’s Condo
45:18 - “Layne Wants To See You”
46:32 - Get Born Again
48:23 - Another Brick In The Wall
50:58 - “I Won’t Be Like This Forever”
52:20 - Layne’s Last Interview (1999)
54:18 - 1999-2000
55:58 - “D3ad Man Walking”
58:12 - The Rainbow Tavern
59:18 - Recluse
1:01:24 - Taproot
1:01:47 - “Don’t Leave Like This”
1:03:34 - The Passing Of Layne Staley
1:07:52 - Aftermath
1:09:16 - Ending
1:09:40 - End Credits
Special thanks to Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio
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Im not trying to glorify Layne’s passing in any way shape or form. at the end of the day im just a huge fan of Layne & Alice in Chains and wanted to create this for myself and his legion of fans. Layne was described as a sweet man with an amazing sense of humour. Layne’s music saved my life in a time of great despair and im forever grateful for that.
Layne Staley
1967 - 2002
Thanks for doing so it’s much appreciated. I was actually at the concert in 96 in Louisville Ky when they opened for kiss and he OD the next concert in Kansas. $18,000,000 in his checking account when he passed away. I’m sorry but I would have hired security24/7 to keep drug dealers away from him.
Thank you. I've had this date pre-set on my calendar for almost 2 months! Am a huge fan of AIC; huge fan of Layne. If our girl would've been a boy the name would've been Staley. ❤
Thanks for give us this, us Layne's fans, apreciate everything that help us know him better, I'm truly exited.
Man you have the best Layne Docs on RUclips. Layne life needs to be shared, good bad ugly. Never apologize! We love your stuff and I cannot wait for this !!!!!
@RockRealmm in no way are you glorifying anyone except Layne the talented yet flawed human and his incomparable musical legacy. Thank you again for your in-depth research!
Nirvana is probably the most famous of all the grunge bands from the 90s, but Alice in Chains made the greatest music of them all. Staley and Cantrell together were pure magic.
Nirvana sounds like a headache to me now and awful singing
Nirvana was highly overrated and Kurt Cobain is the worst singer and songwriter of all the known Seattle bands.
@@Solo413 looking back yes just trash dumpy
Alotta L takes here
I agree Nirvana sucks. Putvon some Mother Love Bone and you'll be on to something very special right there! Right ob
My son was born April 18, 2002. He’ll be 21yo tomorrow. I learned of Laynes passing while in the hospital. As a tribute, my son’s middle name is Layne.
There you go. Making it about you when it’s not.
@@Wesmancan there you go. Injecting yourself into places you’re not wanted, again.
@@Wesmancan people relate the best way they know how. Not sure when that turned into people trying to make it about themselves but it’s toxic af.
They’re just showing appreciation and respect.
@@Wesmancan You ever heard of projection?
What a great tribute ❤
When "Dirt" came out, my jaw hit the floor. One of the best albums ever done in the rock world.
Definitely in my top 5 albums
One of those albums that are packed with all bangers no fillers. Incredible album
I’d say in the top three
Every song is excellent on that album, dirt
@@camillanewland Facts man. Facelift is packed with bangers aswell. Even the self titled is awesome. And not to mention Sap and Jar of Flies. I really love black gives way to blue and The Devil put dinosaurs here.
Chris Cornell talked about seeing Layne at the mother love bone front man's funeral. Chris said Layne was sobbing uncontrollable and everyone in the room just looked at him and stood there, not knowing what to do. Chris said he always regretted not walking up to Layne and hugging him, telling him it's ok, and helping this broken man...
It's crazy I relatively recently found out that my mom had Chris's exwife and AIC's manager as a client in the mid 2010s. She got to know the lady pretty well actually and had nothing but kind things to say about her and she said their daughter was a sweet kid.
Typical mom thing to do. She asked me out of the blue have you heard of this band something Chains? As if she was thinking this band played the Tractor Tavern for tips every Tuesday or something lol.
I was like you mean Alice in chains? 'yeah, that's it! Were they ever popular?' 🤨
I had no idea what she was getting at. Like she knew her ex husband lived in LA, was in some sort of band and thought nothing more of it. I had to say mom, her daughter you met a few times... Well when her dad died, I watched her sing a tribute to him on Good Morning America and that scene had to have been viewed tens if not hundreds of millions of times, especially Chris' passing being so close to Chester's.
At that point she kinda got the hint that yes, CC and AIC were bigger than she could even imagine.
Unfortunately Layne passed right before my time of diving into music, as I think I was 9. I def remember the day Cobain died; we were driving to a wedding in Bellingham. And every subsequent trip to Ocean Shores passing through Aberdeen and Hoquiam was kind of a downer.
At least now we have Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) to carry that torch. It was always sad town tho bc I could tell the lumber mills shutting down absolutely destroyed the fabric of the place.
Which is part of the storyline for the early 2000s remake of Walking Tall, they shut down the lumber mill there and turned it into a casino town (which is pretty accurate, I know they were building a huge ass casino between OC and Ab/Hoq) and The Rock was forced to rid corruption via 2x4.
That was in a dream that Chris Cornell was recollecting
Andrew passed in early 90’ layne supposedly didn’t try h until the VH tour in 91’ so if he was so wrecked over Andrew passing , why would he wanna try h a year or so later considering what it does to people and ends up in overdosing?…I think that new book got it wrong and layne was experimenting with h as early as 87’
When I think about Layne all I want to do is give him a hug. Addiction is so awful.
Cornell was one hell of a man! 💯% real! As was Layne! What u see is what u get! They gave us, them for a brief while... And I'm very thankful for that! Layne and Jerry together was magic! Those haunting harmonies ....
I was at the unplugged show...no one had to prop him up. He wasn't sliding off the chair. He messed up sludge factory a few times. They had to stop recording it and try again at the end of the show which is the one you see. U can tell it was recorded later from the lava lamps. The first fuck up the lamps were stiff. The last one u see it more gooey or however u want to put it. There's ur evidence for that. They didn't really mess up any other songs terribly. I remember frogs the microphone at the end of the song didn't work right and they had to do that again. Other than that most of it went off without a hitch. Fuck, layne.. I wish you were still here...
Thanks for your comment on what really happened.
And I don't believe he was fucked up and that's why he didn't remember the words. At the time it was a new song they never played live. He kept messing up around the same part... prob just forgot the words.. even in the final take of it he still missed the word "even" but it was good enough he kept going and that was the one they used..
He and Jerry were playful throughout the show. I remember I was yelling wahoooo like Homer Simpson through the show. There were some longer breaks between songs. I would yell wahoo during the breaks. Finally Jerry yelled it back and everyone laughed... Metallica wasn't in the front row. They were somewhere in the middle because my friend and his sister were sitting behind them.... and u can hear one of my wahoos at the beginning of would around 9 or 10 seconds in..
@Anthony McElwee Thanks for sharing that.
How did you find out about the show? Was there an announcement on the radio?
@Papatorrejano my friends mom had a friend who worked for mtv.. Gave son 2 tickets.. he brought his sister the scum... I had to wait outside the place. Tried to bribe the people at the door. Long story short some dude showed up with his friend and his friend lost the ticket on the train. I bought the remaining ticket for 300
@@antinthbox that's one of their best shows ever made,I still watch it from this day,Layne Staley was 1 of the greatest singers ever,very talented,never seen them live when Layne was around
Layne’s mom was instrumental in helping me with my own sobriety. She said Layne was most proud of the work he did with Mad Season. Layne’s voice was amazing and his lyrics touch many people deeply. I’m 5 years sober from opiates myself by way of Methadone and counseling.
I'm an opiate addict For 25yrs. Last ten years i was on methadone but two months ago, Swithed it to suboxone. Works for me!👍
@@rollinstoned6311 I know many people that take Suboxone and it works great for them. Congratulations on making the best decision you could’ve ever made!
Congratulations!
Been on H since 2011 & methodone for the majority of that time, it's pretty clear that methodone doesn't work for me. I've managed to hide my addiction from my family for the whole of that time, I don't know how I've managed it but I just don't want to put them through it.
methadone is extremely dangerous and when you come off it it can cause stokes and death. try subutex or suboxone. methadone is more dangerous than the painkillers. i know from experience.
@@slickdrickno one asked you. and unless youve been through it you could never understand. if it keeps you off painkillers and from the things that come with it. its a life saver and can turn your life around slmost instantly. its the safest thing you can do to get off opioids.
Proud to say I got to speak to Layne during the Rockline session. I was cheffing in San Diego at a resort where we had a radio in the kitchen. While listening to the questions people were calling in and asking, I decided to jump into the office and call in. Lo and behold, they took my call. It was regarding Laynes work with the band Second Coming as he was on the last track "It's Coming After". They all sounded so excited and Layne joked about not getting paid for it. Still have the original recording on a cassett tape somewhere in all of my boxes.
That he lay in his apartment for so long is completely heartbreaking to me..
He had pushed so many of his closest people away. I'm guilty of doing the same thing unfortunately.
@@Bigbilly-ms9bnI was thinking the same thing. When I was at my most strung out I just stopped answering the door and the phone, unless it was someone bringing drugs . I was embarrassed about the way I looked and how far I'd fallen into addiction. Pretty soon people just stop coming to the house. That's what happened with Layne I'd imagine, although I obviously wasn't there and don't know what his situation was with his friends. But I do know that it's typical of someone who is struggling badly with drugs to gradually build a wall that keeps everyone out except for people involved with the drugs.
It really is heartbreaking...
That's gonna be my story as well, I'm sure. 🫤
@@LaynesPayne6702 It doesn't have to be
Penthouse*
I worked at a bar in Seattle called The Lobo where Layne would ocassionally come to hang out. He was in about two weeks before he was found deceased and never seen alive again.
He was a great talent and the torture of addiction is heartbreaking. Rest in Power, Layne.
And the shape he was in I find it hard to believe
I never dreamed, that heroin addiction would be in every town and city in America. I remember hearing about rockstars dying from or battling heroin but I never thought it would be so common.
I was a heroin user for five years, but staggered my use, and never became physically dependant...Subutex helped with this, also. My heart goes out to those who were physically addicted in the days before subby existed. That would have been a long, hard road to recovery.
RIP Layne Staley, and Demri Parrott Murphy....
@Joachim Coonan back when I was struggling with both heroin and cocaine Dually in the 90s we didn't have opiate blockers only Clonidine help a little bit with the leg cramps that's all and methadone it's not a good alternative and methadone made people go from heroin addiction to heroin and cocaine dual addiction. Layne helps keep me clean but I feel so bad for him! I wouldn't wish this suffering on my worst enemy!
@@jerrydonquixote5927 True my brother.... Hectic!!
If someone told me I would die alone I would be heartbroken. Rest in peace Layne. Your heart light still shines bright.
Some people want to die alone😶❤️💔
Watch Donnie dark
Rage is an Australian show. Don't know how that came about. We were belting the gear since the early mid 80s. Grunge the word was used to describe Aussie bands of the time: Mark Arm Matt Lukin and the lads will tell you. What a fkn money grabs them journalists thought up.
I think we all die alone.
We never alone when we die ... past loved ones come to meet us. Nobody is alone
I am honored to have been able to see AIC in concert in 93. I stood on a chair about 6ft or so from the stage as they performed. That image will be forever ingrained in my memory R.I.P. Layne you were one of the best voices in Rock n' Roll ever💕💕💕
I saw them at Irwindale's Lallapollooza.. I to was front center.. Wish I had appreciated it more. Not that I didn't I just didn't fully appreciate it.
1996 for me
I saw them in either late 91 or early 92 in a little bar in Champaign, IL that had up and coming national acts. I was taking courses at the local community college, found out about the show that day, and my girlfriend and I left school early to drive an hour to get there in time. We were in the front row standing in front of Jerry for the whole show. The last song was Would?, which they were just starting to try in front of audiences. It was a small venue, with their bus parked out front, so it was common to meet and talk to the artists after a show. We stood for about 40 minutes talking to Mike, spoke with Layne and Jerry for several minutes, and briefly met Sean before he went on the bus for the night. All of them were great guys who had a true interest in their fans. They made that one of my most memorable nights ever!
Tomorrow is the anniversary of my younger brother’s death. We were a very close family and we always had music playing. He and I overdosed on heroin together. I survived. My brother’s and I were deeply affected by our father’s suicide by hanging. I was helping him after I graduated college He was deep in OxyContin addiction and I soon followed.
Alice In Chains was a big part of our lives. My favorite band since I was a kid. I finally got to see them for my birthday last year.
My father and I bonded over the music. He bought me my first guitar and Alice In Chains song book. My brother and I would play “Would?” “Rooster” “Angry Chair” “Dam That River” “Down in a Hole” and “Nutshell” often, including our high school concert.
I cried when my friends told me about Layne’s death in music class. We were sitting by the radio listening to the news.
Layne, Jerry, Sean and Mike’s music was always there for emotional support through the hard times. Divorce, depression, military service, fighting, addiction, loneliness, suicide love and death.
Thank you for making this.
Layne was an amazing person whose pain was truly transformed into something beautiful and sincere.
Beautiful words and. I am sorry for all the loss you have had with loved ones. We will see our loves again on the other side.
I'm sorry for your loss ....my lil brother died heroin overdose at 19 (ten years ago)....please kids don't do drugs and if you've already started please stop or try your best to stop IV drug use
I am SO SORRY for your loss. I know the struggle friend. Your not alone. I'm clean today but I have no guarantee of tomorrow ❤
What kind of retarded loser tries drugs??
In 95 I bought my first two CDs. Mad Season and Hum “So you’d prefer an astronaut”.
Still have them and still listen to them both. 90-95 had some of the best music ever created.
Excellent choices for your first CDs!
Hum rule!
The new Hum album is pretty freaking good
@@inthekingdom1996 Seriously! I was so stoked that they put out another album (finally) and it doesn’t disappoint!
My high school years. I was on the 5 year plan.
That scene in celebrity rehab with Mike Starr and Layne’s mother, Nancy, is so fucking powerful. Mike Starr blamed himself for Layne’s addiction and death for years…Nancy telling him it wasn’t his fault and to let that burden go and live his life must have like a thousand pounds off his shoulders.
R.I.P. Layne Staley & Mike Starr
😭🥀R.I.P..LAYNE STALEY - Mike Starr🥀😢❤
Didn't Mike go to borrow $ from Layne and Layne refused because Mike was on Xanax? Layne had made a huge withdrawal from Bank earlier that day but 5 bucks was all that was found in his place.....
@@mikerock621are you saying Mike stole it, or Layne gave him all his money?
@@smileygladhands the way I read the story made it seem mike stole it since he was the only one there with Layne.
@@mikerock621 ?? Im pretty sure few hundred bucks was found in his apartment.
Layne was my neighbor in Seattle U district. As I was jamming to Alice in Chains Unplugged...I didnt know he was wasting away next door. Heartbreaking.
Lier
Quit fucking lying dude
13:30 This is an incredible recording of Layne talking about his songwriting without any joking around. He was so insightful, sentimental and authentic.
I deep dove into AIC about a year ago now. The sound and magic they create still resonates today. It's tragic of what happened to Layne. I understand now why my mother, an addict herself, made me promise to never touch heroine. Stay strong in this crazy world. Blessings.
Ur mother is right pls don't touch it idk how young u are but prolly not far from me and I'm just became legal to drink. But I'm addicted to opiates. I feel wat ur mom n Layne went thru. It's horrible do not try it don't b curious. A high is not worth the risk.
@@tbreezy6065 oh how i wish there was a high to gain from this, nope.. just an upkeep...
Still… read Sing Backwards and Weap by Lenegan. Poor guy. All of them. ❤❤❤❤
@@tbreezy6065 just getting myself out of opiate life now. It can be a long process, I think it is for most, it def is for me. Don’t give up.
I was there from the beginning…cheers glad you are on board
I saw Layne in a three piece suit at the start of their set on Lollapolooza in 93 and it was like 95 degrees that day! Needless to say he took the jacket tie vest and shirt off after playing Would the first song to start the show! Very charismatic singer and great stage presence! His voice very unique and an unbelievable range! RIP Layne!
Layne’s mom said it best regarding his voice: it’s like Nails surrounded by marshmallows! I agree👍🏻 RIP LAYNE❤️
I saw them that year in Nashville. I think they were just before Primus.
wow, you post this comment everywhere!! I keep telling you that she said his voice sounded like razor blades surrounded by marshmallows, not nails. Why am I correcting a bot lol
Dirt and Jar of flies were and still are so important to my life. My son's middle name is Layne.
When people ask me "What's your favourite band?" I instantly reply "Alice "In Chains". With such a flawless discography, it's a no-brainer.
what do you think of their stuff without layne?
@@Sean-ow1lo I’m not who you’re asking, but I’ll answer you.
Older stuff = 9/10..
Newer stuff = 8/10.
Cantrell still goes hard af - even when playing live. I think he should actually give more creative control to Will though. AIC is one of those bands that I’ll continue buying their physical albums to support the band. I think it suits the modern era of today’s music/sounds as well, while not sounding all dated but still dishes out that true grunge feeling. How about you?
@@TitaniumTurbine my thoughts exactly :)
They were pretty good but vanilla ice was WAY better… wayyy better…
Hey, man I just wanted to thank you for doing this for Layne, I really applaud you, what you did was not only paying way overdue tribute to him but you revived his legacy, I'm from southern Africa and never knew of him until a friend living in the US saw a photo of me saying that I look like him, that bought me to your first doc 'just after you made it. it also changed something inside of me as I also was basically a month or two away from death, having being born into money and had a monster huge habid as did Layne. I've have been in recovery since 2010 and this sealed the cap for me. I am so grateful for what is left behind in terms of this documentary and the GREAT music Layne left behind which to me is art to the highest degree, an forever art! His songs makes up a huge part of my 'redemption songs. I salute you brother and anybody/everybody who might have assisted you. All love blessings peace and salutations be upon you, his family, and fans! (Intelect, talent, money... it is just fuel to a fire, it doesn't help nothing i fact it will kill you much faster. Drugs don't care about any of that) Addiction will take anybody out, rich, poor don't mater its just a matter of time. Love and peace all my highest regards to everybody who has that affliction and struggle!!!
Wow, your story is incredible and I hope Layne's story isn't only about a tragic ending, but I hope he's gotten people thru a great life
RIP S. Africa 😥😥
Congratulations on your 12 year sobriety. You got this and wishing you all the very best that life has to offer. Blessings to you and your family 🙏😊✨️.
12 years is an incredible accomplishment.
When I was first getting clean, I met a man who told me that making it to 30 days was an accomplishment. 12 years is incredible.
I'm just shy of two years sober now, and I can't imagine where my life will be in a decade. Things are so different already. Gained 13lbs, rebuilt my lost muscle, rebuilt my doctor's trust in me, finally getting mental health treatment and the right diagnoses and getting my life back together again.
Kicking cigarettes is next.
All my best and much love and respect to you, brother.
To anyone else out there living with the struggle, I send the same love and respect, whether you're sober or not.
Believe it or not, you are worth more than you know, you are loved (even if it's by strangers on the internet), and you do matter in this world.
If my disabled bipolar schizoaffective self can make it out of that awful cycle, you can, too. If it takes a few tries to make it out, don't lose hope. You aren't a failure. You're human. 💜
River of Deceit has always been one of my favorite songs , from one of my favorite singers 🎼
I've been clean for going on 15 yrs , within 6 mo I kicked smoking , I thought it would be harder too
quit smoking after 40 sum yrs , it was easier than expected , believe me I been thru some stupid shit
in my 60yrs , but I've definitely always had good Music like AIC to help me thru .... as most have.
Thanks for bringing this to people 's attention brother ✌️
I sat across from lanye after he overdosed in 96. I was on my way home and didnt know he overdosed but he looked ill. I wanted to talk to him so bad after i after hearing him talk to the stewardess and confirming it was him. He looked over at me at one point i put up the rock on hand gesture, he returned it with a smile.
Rock gesture to fae bonnie Scotland merry Christmas ❤
A band that was widely known as “Alcoholica” mocking another band for their addiction issues is a real dick move.
They had their meth problems as well as alcohol.
Junkies should be mocked
Lane has such a sweet voice when he talks but super powerful when he sings.
It always amazed me how he could transition from a quiet talker to booming singer
@@johndefrias662 I know right.
Yes
He sounds very similar to a young Perry Farrell.
I got high with Layne in NYC in '93. I was 19 going on 20 and just moved from Freeport out on Long Island to Alphabet city. My Brother's (half) Dad got some sweet deal cuz he did 17 yrs in prison for something he didn't do. And part of all that was a first floor, street facing apartment on St.Marks between first and A. Lol. I mean it was perfect. Both of us living there at that age in 1993.......Timed perfectly. Anyway, i knew a guy who made and sold those funky hats and the dudes next door who sold weed. So in walks this guy with short hair and sunglasses. He strikes up a conversation with me. I found out later it's because no one else would talk to him. They were starstruck. Lol. I didn't even know who he was. I mean, i knew the singer of "Man in a box" had blond dreds. So i get him some weed but we did;t smoke it. Was only a dime anyway. He then asks if i can get him dope, heroin and/or coke. And i had literally just did my first bag of dope the week prior. So i copped for him, we went back to the apartment, got high. He smoked a cigarette and left. We talked about dope experiences and not much else. Later i go back to the store and got ambushed with questions. Finally it comes out who he was. I just laughed my ass off. I had no clue. And i am so glad it went down that way. Had i known it was him i might have asked him questions about the band or talked about it too much. I was a kid ya know. So I'm glad i thought he was just another guy looking to get off. I got clean in 2001. I was 27. I wish so much that he had done the same. He was cool, man. We spoke about dope, but he was so chill and had the coolest laid back attitude. Coulda been the drugs, idk, but he seemed cool to me. RIP.
That’s a crazy store. I could only imagine kickin it with him one on one chopping it up like that
There’s a lot of people who would love to have had an experience like that. I’m glad you’re away from all the shit but man, that is super lucky.
If your story is true then WTF are you doing you gotta get it out and do an interview or podcast about that story FOR SURE!! I would LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT!!!
Amazing story man!!! Love that band and imo Layne was a rock god! I'm from NYC and ave A and st Marks is one of my favorite stomping grounds in the whole city! I was 23 in 93 and I can't believe that he lived right there and I never saw him! I was a dope addict and still am to a degree not as bad as back then although I just did 2 slips about 3hrs ago. Cheers brother,🍻🍻🍻🍻
Alice helps people at their lowest point. What a great fucking service to the world. Layne's story is so tragic, such a beautiful soul. And his mom reminds me so much of my mom, who passed away just last year. My mom used to jam mad season because I loved it so much. Wake up and river of decieit were on her every day playlist. The legacy of Layne Staley lives through people like me, and like all of us here who relate to his music so much. I'm 37 years old at the time of this writing and sadly thats's older than Layne at the time of his passing. My love for my mother and the music of alice in chains and layne staley specifically helped me through my darkest days. I got clean at 32, became a father at 35 and have a career and a new lease on and love for life now. Much love and thanks to Layne and his mother Nancy, and to my late mother
22 years ago yesterday layne passed to the other side 5 th April 2002 , I found this video on the 5th April , I lived that life from 91 to 2015 , I lost most of my using friends over the years all dead from OD or suicide , it’s a hard one to kick it is the hardest especially when you have been using for years but it’s doable!! !! 🙏❤️
Alice in chains deserves a proper documentary! They are and were so much better than Nirvana!
Thank you for making this. Alice In Chains has been a favorite of mine for over 20 years & i remember hearing the news of his passing & just feeling gutted. Wish I could have seen them live, but I was not so lucky. Layne's voice will live on forever in his music.
I've never heard more emotion in a singers voice, than in Layne's voice. You could feel the pain and isolation in his vocals. His mother Nancy said he knew he had this gift and the fact he was squandering his talent tortured him. If you can listen to a song like Nutshell and not feel it, you don't have a Soul. Let his decline serve as a warning about the horrors of substance abuse. I love that man and his music.
RIP Layne Staley
Love this video. My son, who was killed 6 years ago at 41 years old, turned me on to AIC when he was 14 or 15. Sadly i said i wasnt impressed cause they werent like garth brookes. How sad i denied my son and his choìce of music, at that time. But he and i got back in sync and i grew to love that heavenly voice of laynes. My son dedicated Down in the Hole to me for certain reasons. We sang their songs all the time togethe. Thank you once again
I’m sorry he passed so young. Thank you for sharing your story Mary !!
Sorry for your loss
Layne and Scott was a huge part of my adolescent years. Honestly.... Layne's story tugs at my heart slightly more than any other fallen star. I still can't fathom how he couldn't be saved. I blame so many when I know it's not their fault. I guess after Demri passed, he had no more will to go on. Lanegan was a cool cat. Love you Layne!!!! RIP Layne, Scott, Mark. Andy, Mike, and Shannon. Oh yeah... let me not forget Chris, Chester and Kurt. Never forgotten ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You can’t fathom that he was severely addicted to heroin and refused to get help? It’s really as simple as that.
You are absolutely right, when Demri od'd, Layne pretty much gave up. He wanted to get with this other chick named Michelle, but she kept him in the friend zone. She was kind of repulsed by his appearance and I think that pushed him to not even try to get better. If he could've gotten clean and gotten dental implants, he could've went on to do more with AIC or Mad Season and had a decent career.
Kurt was mooorderrrd
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i think he felt guilty about her addiction and death.
One of the saddest rock stories ever.
A one of a kind that has inspired many singers...including myself. Rock in peace Layne.
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Lmao car are all singers.
I'll never forget seeing Jerry's solo show 2-3 months after Layne's passing maybe? It was hard for him to even speak his name that day and he struggled to get though his Rooster tribute to Layne and half the crowd was in tears. Heartbreaking to see but we were all together in our grief.
Stellar job on this documentary.
I’ve always had a deep appreciation for Alice in chains.
Layne’s vocals are so extraordinary and unique.
My wish was that he’d get clean and go on to create more incredible music and blow us away with his talent ♥️
This was a very well put together doc man! "Dark Descent " is great too but this one was very professional. It's hard to talk about Layne without talking about dope but I would like to see more docs highlighting more of his accomplishments because as a former addict that's the label that sticks but I've got almost 11 years clean thanks in part to laynes music
How did you quit ? I m so fucked cant even kick this shit for 24hrs
That's so awesome Brandon!!! Congratulations on your sobriety, it's unfortunate people only seem to remember the drugs instead of the person. You should be so proud man ❤❤❤
Congrats man. Same, I listened to them, Elliot smith and Portishead through rehab. Anyone that can put a flash light on the dark deserves credit. The music helps to get by not high to.
"Dark Descent" has a lot of errors
Congratulations. Wishing you a great life and all the Blessings that life has to offer 🙏😊✨️.
You nailed it out of the park. This documentary is fantastic. Layne was such an incredible person. It's a shame how he lived those final years of his life. The world is a lot smaller without him. Your time and dedication in making this documentary were better than your original one. I enjoyed The Dark Descent very much. This one I enjoyed way more. I love your work and thank you for this video.
I have ALOT of disrespect for James Hetfield for making fun of Laynes drug addiction during Tour. Let's not forget that James was/is a drunk. Heroine SUCKS and it ruins way to many lives.
I agree. Grew up a Metallica fan but this made me lose a TON of respect for them. Not to mention they were referred to as Alcoholica most of their career. Funny, they are too ignorant to realize that alcoholics are addicts too !!
C2-H5-OH is the chemical formula for Ethanol: ethyl alcohol... "We cannot afford to be confused about this... Alcohol IS a drug!"
Addiction is addiction. No matter what substance. It’s cruel and relentless. Once someone is ensnared folk have a real struggle getting out. My heart goes out to all those affected, the addict, family, friends and people who have to deal with consequences.
I met Demri at HMC in Seattle. I was a cardiology nurse and took care of her during a cardiology procedure. She was beautiful, articulate and really smart. She was modeling up to that point. She and I had a therapeutic discussion, she had been offered a line to snort at a party it was heroin she got hooked from that moment on. She never wanted to be a heroin addict, then of course she started shooting.
I was used to frank discussions that went something like this.
“Heroin will ruin your life ruin your health destroy your relationships and then you will suffer and die young”. This would be followed by an offer to arrange medically assisted treatment if they were ready for rehab 👩⚕️
That said the lifestyle wasn’t very healthy. The music well speaks for itself. RIP Layne and Demri 💔
It's such a shame. Drugs suck! Ruined so many lives.
Thanks for sharing this. It's gut wrenching sad.
@@shellakers10 I hope my story can provide context and perhaps motivate any folks who need help.
Many say it was her to make Layne start shooting heroine but I don't think it's true.
Nobody wants to be a drug addict. When we are treating them its usually what I hear most often “I didn’t mean for this to happen”. But then they leave denying help and come back as a code. It sucks seeing it.
Great video as always. Upsetting to know that opiate addiction still plagues us, even after all these years and untimely deaths. If you are having issues with addiction, please seek help, we love you and we want you to be around. May Layne Rest in Peace.
I'm so glad you showed Mark's apartment. The memior "Sing Backwards and Weep," is an awesome yet very disturbing recollection of times. I tried to envision his apartment. Thank you!
My heat breaks when I think of Layne! All of my fav musicians as a teen are gone! Gone way too soon! RIP Layne you deserved soo much better
TY! Nice meeting you too!!
Anybody who's reading tyes, who knows what dope sick feels like, who knows what addiction feels like, God bless you. I hope you made it thru your battles and won. Laynes story breaks my heart. Can only imagine the heartache of those who were close to him. Thanks for making this film.
I used to envy Layne Staley, back when I was an active junkie. For a long time, I thought my problem was running out of drugs, but now I see that's not the case and that actually saved me.
Glad you’re still here 😊
@@southerngraceglamour thank you; I barely even read my emails or notifications any more, but in less than a month, I'll have five years clean. The last time I used was specifically fentanyl that I shot up and overdosed and almost died, on December 17, 2018. I still miss it sometimes and I definitely will get really depressed sometimes, but I'm trying to stay on the right path. One day at a time.
Thank you so much for this documentary. You did him justice man, nothing but love for Layne. Suck a great voice that was silenced by fucking addiction. So many greats are gone but man they sure shined bright for the short time they were here. Thank you for telling Laynes story in such a kind and loving way ❤ You totally rock dude ❤❤😊
I was around Layne somewhat in the early days, before the heavy drug use, but I had heard about it. He was such a soft spoken guy to have that powerful voice. I miss him sometimes, he could be pretty funny and was always glad to see you.
Did you two go to school together or just around the same crowd ?
@@LaurenOliviArt I was in a couple of bands there at the time, nothing big or famous, but you would run into people at various places.
@@hunterscott7592 does anybody know when he started using heroine? In Wake up he describes a ten long years addiction so we have to go back to 1985 but many say in the early days he only used cocaine.
Thank you for putting this together. He is one of the best vocalists ever. I grew up loving him. In awe of him. Seeing his struggles with addiction. So Taboo back in the day. People laughed at him. It was AWFUL. His death hit me hard. He was, is , a legend. RIP Layne
Was lucky enough to see and meet Aic and the boys in Mookie Blaylock{ Pearl jam)..It was a small club in Victoria B.C. and I remember it like Yesterday..Layne was in his prime then..Amazed how insanely good that show was..i will never forget it
Layne Staley will always be missed. I saw AIC way back in 91 or 92, great show before everything broke down.
Yup!! I saw them open in the Clash of the Titans tour with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax 🤘🤘
Thank you.
No one makes Layne videos. I think it's cuz we're all just bummed out with how it ended. The best people I know consider Dirt as probably the greatest rock album ever, or the 90's at least.
My 2 favorite things I look for in music are, energy and attitude.
Layne had the 'it' factor and power. That's why he's one of the best. God, I love him and the whole rest of the band.
Thanks again. I appreciate you, man! 💪
I have a letter from Layne to Demri. In it he tells her how much he loves her but that he can't support her drug habit. He truly loved g her and it truly fucked him up that she died. The letter is 100% real and signed. Also I'm working on getting the original drawing that he drew of him and Demri that was used for the mad season cover art.
I WISH I COULD GET THE AUTOGRAPH OF THE DUDE WHO THREW THE SHOE AT THE SINGER OF METALLICA
Right? I’d buy that guy a few beers.
Hatfield and Ulrich are p.o.s. always have been.
Totally would want that dudes autograph and to have a beer or smoke a J with him for throwing that shoe...
Man that’s why I can’t stand Metallica… James and Lars are the biggest dick heads in my opinion
Layne still my favorite of all time.
I wish someone could have helped him survive.
Like his songs helped me survive addiction.
Knowing what I know now if I could go back in time I would try to help him. I struggled with severe addiction for several years and one day I woke up, said I am better than this and got sober. Coming up on 6 years. Rip Layne while your career was shortened you are still top 3 all time for grunge..... honestly probably 1. Wish I could have seen you live man
Great Documentary! The only way I made it through my darkest times was listening to Alice In Chains, but specifically it was Layne…his voice and I could relate to how he expressed the depths of his soul…Always my #1 ❤❤❤
Growing up I was old enough to love nirvana unplugged but I had never seen Alice in Chains or heard their music and watched your 1st documentary a week ago, wish I'd seen this one first, my brother said the comments about him on unplugged weren't true so I'm glad you re did that part. Really good job on the documentary more interesting than most big budget ones, thanks for your efforts.
That clip of Metallica mocking Layne and making jokes about his addictions is so fuckin disgusting. Tbh kind of wish it wasn't even included here. Like they don't even deserve to be in Layne's space and shit frfr.
I was a school kid when I first heard AIC. I'm in my 40s now and am intimately aware of just how insidious addiction is. I still mourn for Layne and the way he died.
Great documentary. I really liked the ending giving all the compliments to Layne. I also heard a pretty interesting new piece of information from Daniel Sarkissian’s interview with Toby Wright, who produced a lot of AIC. Toby said that he was actually driving up to Seattle to record Layne’s vocals for the Taproot song when he got a phone call telling him that Layne passed away. I found that interesting, because it certainly paints a different picture about Layne’s last few months; particularly, that he genuinely was going to record the song, and that it wasn’t just some vague idea that was kicked around.
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eh, music producers, pressure to do do do
that was part of the problem
@@zerpblerd5966 People gotta work. If anything, Layne's financial windfall from AIC was one of biggest contributors. Perhaps if he didn't have the freedom to stay in his condo, it would've kept him in the real world at least a little longer.
Usually wouldn’t watch a video this long I would get bored but since it’s about layne I’ll watch it
I’ve watched 10 docs on Layne, I don’t know why, but his life just seems so much sadder than all the other rock stars who died young.
Thank you for this documentary. You've honored our dark angel very well. Layne has saved my life so many times. I'm teased by my family so much that my room looks like a teenage girls room because it's covered in pictures of Layne and AIC.
Can already tell the tears will flow watching this :(
True that my brother. I think about Layne and Mike all the time. We lost them way too soon.
There's something truly mystical about Layne. I watched so much stuff on him i started having dreams about him, they were always nice, he would grin at me like he knows I was happy to him. I got chills writing this 😮, I've seen mates who have died and in dreams they've given me the same sort of look. Like that look of they know your excited to see them.
I am so jealous❤ wonderful ! Tell him to come see me!
Haha yeah i'll tell him to visit more fans dreams 😆
He's come in my dreams too, and he's always joking around.
I overdosed at almost the exact same age as Layne (three weeks shy of the precise date). I didn't intend on that timing. I didn't realize it until a month later.
I have survivor's guilt, big-time.
We buried my childhood friend's brother from a heroin overdose a decade ago. Layne died when I was 14.
I'm a musician, and I don't have a tenth of the voice or talent he did; I can't help but ask and wonder why I lived and someone like him passed away (even though I know full well that life doesn't work that way).
I've been clean for two years, and I think of Layne often. It's a tragedy that he never had the family he wanted, but at least Demri was with him at the end.
RIP sweet, beautiful Layne. I wish you knew how loved you are, 21 years later, and how many people you've saved.
Your voice will live on. We'll make sure of it.
@13:54 the intense singing for the music video, in juxtaposition with him drinking from a juice box really just sends me. Layne was such an interesting person, it honestly just fascinates me.
I was at layne’s apartments complex last week and being from Seattle his presents lives on grunge is not dead
22 hours man I can’t wait !!!
RIP Layne, God Bless we wish you were still here so bad.
It was pushed back again. Hopefully it doesn’t happen anymore. I’ve been waiting to watch this.
@@ChillingWithMel22 Oh wow, your image looks like Michelle Trachtenberg, with blue eyes too?? Very cool!! I promise I’m not trying to be a weirdo, I just wanted to compliment the resemblance.
@@TitaniumTurbine Layne Staley & Kurt Cobain. I Wish There were Photos of the Brazil Party Backstage
It is just so sad.
Demri's story, too....
RIP Layne Staley and Demri Parrott- Murphy.
I was there in Seattle when it all happened. People were dropping like flies. I walked over Layne once in a hall off the building an old club called the storeroom. He was strung out. Too many people were lost, fucking sad.
I remember hearing about this on that 4/20 weekend, when I was away from boarding school, at a friends place in upstate NY…I was devastated, as AiC was one of my favorite bands and was hoping they would be getting back together at some point😔Then, Weiland, Cornell and Chester…Miss all of you😔
Crying my eyes out. I’m never going to get over his passing
aww 😢
I thought it was being released today, I've been counting down the days. Guess I should read more closely. 9 more days, I'm excited. Looks like it going to be good.
21 years today. I hope him, Kurt and Mike Starr are jammin out. LSMS RIP
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"Hendrix is on harp as well , and smoke all you want! See all these clouds? It's heaven. Smoke it up!" - said by the great, another dead hero....Mr. BILL HICKS
Thank you so much for this! Demri and Layne are at least together forever. There will never be anyone with the voice that will resonate forever like Layne. Thank you so Much Layne and Mike
Ive seen 100 of these videos for Layne, but I think this is one of my favorites. Ive never been a fan of flashy things so the simplistic style suits me very well. Great job dude. When Layne died music also died for me. I havent had anything hit me like Laynes voice. RIP Layne
I can totally relate to the reclusive attitude. 😢when I was in the depths of my addiction I pushed all the people closest to me away, mainly due to shame, anxiety and manic depression! And the sad thing is that now I’m clean I’m finding it near on impossible to reconnect, not all , but unfortunately most 😢RIP Brother ❤
Thank you for this video. I have seen lots of repeated footage over the years but you had new information and pictures never shown. Never get tired of Layne info. He was brilliant singer and yes he had that "it" personality. Nothing against Bill Duvall but I believe no man should stand in Layne's spot. A female singer would have brought new vibe to AIC. My opinion. ❤️ Layne and AIC
Wow, I've never considered what a female lead vocalist could do for AIC. Imagine Taylor Momsen singing 'Rain When I Die!"
WOW! I never put the 2 together Andy “Wood” and the song “Would”, ddduuuurrrr!
Great documentary! Well done. Even thought there is so much we don’t know that happened in Laynes’s life nor will anyone ever know. He obviously had demons, in which we all do. Layne is NOT alone. Never stop ROCKIN’ heavens door!❗️‼️🫶🏻💋❤
Oddly enough everyone has demons and I’ve seen addiction throughout my law enforcement career. The one thing you can’t do is change someone. Addiction is terrifying and although I have a pain condition, I tend to suffer more. Prayers to everyone that is in this battle. I’ve seen most die from blotched heroin and or crack. Pain pills cause extreme vomiting and you choke on your vomit. Seeing the aftermath 100s of times is terrible. This was a great video, and really drove this point home.
so throughout your law enforcement career you somehow never learned that both pain pills and heroin cause vomiting? That choking on vomit is called aspiration, sir, or ummmm "officer"
I listened to AIC when I was younger, but I didn't appreciate their music as much as now. The vocals and harmonies are phenomenal.
This documentary was insightful to what the band went through, especially Layne and the tragic ending of his life.
I teared up a few times during this documentary.
Thank you for the content ❤
Really enjoyed this - thank you for your work. What an incredible talent he was.
His music helped shape my life. Helped me through high school in the 90s. My first tattoo says, “I’d like to fly…”. 🎸
I cannot say that I knew Demri, (I can't even spell her name properly) however in late 1995 I was in the throes of my heroin addiction, I hung out at a chicks apartment up the block from the mini Mart malstroms (anyone that lived in Seattle in the 80's+90's knows EXACTLY where I am talking about, the apartment building was up Bellvue Ave south from the corner of Bellvue and Denny. Anyway one day a tiny chick with short short hair that actually looked like a little boy showed up needing some dope & coke, she told me her name was Demri and she used to date Layne Staley, I didn't doubt her because the gal whose apartment it was knew her and verified it, anyway we got some drugs and I got her high, she cried because I hit a tiny vien for her on the inside of the wrist (you junkies know the sad one I am talking about, we laid around and talked, she was very kind and sweet, she showed me her scar from her open heart surgery to install a pig heart valve from her having bacterial endocarditis, she was SOOOO FRAIL, this is a very sad, yet VERY TRUE STORY, sadly it is aside frome seeing Kurt hanging around on Broadway and Denny by the payphone trying to score the closest I ever came to the SCENE as we called it, I feel guilty sharing this very intimate interaction with a kind, sick fellow addict ner the end of her life (she died within the year) WOW I can't believe that was 27 years ago, happily I survived and am currently clean, living North of Seattle in Everett, this movie brought it all back, life is so strange, anyway hope that was an interesting insite into the co star of the documentary, which was pretty fucking cool dude, thanks for reading my ramble, APM....
I’m genuinely happy you made it, friend. Thank you so much for sharing.
I just love Layne like a brother. The guy put his heart & soul into every song he did, every night. I just wish that he had more positive influences but, in that life, good luck with that. RIP Brother, we miss you, man.
Wow!! I cant believe its been 21 years since the passing of arguably, the most powerful, iconic, voices that solidified the anthem of my generation!!! Im 47 years old now, and 17 years sober from opiates and cocaine...i was 25 and oddly enough, sober for couple months at the time of Layne's departure. His death hit hard but apparently not enough as i would go on to spiral down the dark inner woven world of opiate addiction and land myself in prison for 3 years!!! Tears are streaming down my face as i watched this doc, thinking about Nancy and Liz and all his freinds that loved him so much! Layne, i love you and i miss you bro...R.I.P. until we meet again, maybe we can jam together!!!!❤😅
I love that version of Another Brick in the Wall. I wanted the Faculty soundtrack as soon as I heard it. It was the only gift I asked for Christmas of 98, and I got it. I still have a picture of me holding the CD up proudly. It's probably the only time I got the soundtrack from a movie without having seen the movie first.
Gen X, here (1975). Was into the Grunge scene in a big way back then. The '80s-'90s were a hell of a time to be alive and young. If we were to read the roll call of the musicians of that era that are no longer with us, it makes one wonder if any of our Alt icons are going to live to see old age. Of course, that, itself is one of the characteristics that make the music and larger than life personalities so representative of the times. Grunge burned so brightly that it was impossible to sustain that level of intensity for any substantial amount of time. But, MY GOD!! WHAT A TIME!!
I always like hearing what a nice guy Layne was. That he was soft, gentle and kind.
My favorite band, ever.. Thank you for making this film possible. I loved it.
We miss you Layne ❤️🔥🤘
Almost all of the great early 90s bands singers are gone. Thankful for the great music that was the soundtrack of my 20s. It was a great time. RIP 😢
In fairness, Eddie Vedder and Mike Patton are both still solidly around.😊
I watch this documentary at least a half dozen times a year and I wasn't even an AIC fan really until I saw this. Great work!
I must admit when I was younger I was a Nirvana head 🗣️🤘🏽🎸🎤 Nirvana was the thing greatest thing on earth 🌎 at that time! their exposure was incessant!! (Not to downplay any of the other bands of the “Seattle Sound”) !!! But Nirvana Along with Kurt’s bellowing and good looks! Was just in the right space and time 💜! Like lightning in a bottle ⚡️ I am a 90s (1990) baby 😅❤ , but the more trips around the sun ☀️& the more mature I’ve become, I realize how much more Talented and coherent and relatable AIC IS,to me personally, I fall more and more in love with AIC everyday! Even still to this day I can’t get enough of Laynes voice 🎤🗣️🎶. Along with Cantrells 🎸 & rhythm. Just their vibe ☺️ when they’re on point ✔️And I also realized that Nirvana was just lots of put-together words ,sounds and music🥁🎸 🎤I think it was more about the feeling you get from their songs rather than their message or meanings ,unless it was a specific song with a specific message. ! And you that’s why they were so unique,as well.. in the way their music made us Feel at that time… Not that Cobain was a prolific lyricist or anything but with AIC , we got the full package.!! LAYNE’s Vocal PROWESS🤴🏼..theirMusic 🎶,the lyrics and meanings of their songs, unison it was just perfect 🤩 when they were all on point! !! It was different type of vibe 🤘🏽.. yet, As a young adult and having lived a little more& not a pubescent teenager , AIC resonants with me WAY more today and actually for some time now. (years)! I put AIC in my personal tier with Led Zeppelin, Cream, Black Sabbath, and Journey, when it comes to vocalists ! I love AIC. Flaws and all !! And that great music will live on forever!! 🤲🏽☀️Godspeed Layne. See you on the other side. Brother 🤘🏽💙
I will never forgive metallica for mocking Layne, Staley’s drug addiction!! Who takes joy in other peoples misery!! Like Metallica didn’t have their issues with addiction somehow!! Unforgettable!
Yeah, that was lame of them. They must have felt inferior to go that far with it.
Me either!!!!! 😢
Screw Metallica!!
Never knew they did that!!
They just lost a fan!!
No one understands that the guys from Metallica and Alice in chains were friends lol. Yeah that was pretty bad of James to say that stuff about Layne but he was probably drunk and didn’t know what he was saying. They then went to the unplugged show and Lars even interviewed Jerry
Different times too. I remember many celebrities making horrible jokes about Amy Winehouse while she was an addict , even at awards ceremonies . There wasn’t the same sympathy for addiction back then
Fuck Metallica ! They suck and they’re overrated
I’ve seen about every Layne clip I thought, but never saw the one of him punching Nazis in the face
didn’t think I could be an bigger fan of Layne, but here we are
It’s pretty readily available on YT it’s not some hidden piece of lost media…
first off i just want to say you did phenomenal on this documentary! its really sickening that Metallica and other bands made fun of him during his deteriorating addiction. but like the saying goes, you cant help someone who cant help themselves. my god he was such an incredible singer practically effortlessly hitting amazing harmonies and vibratos and a voice like none other. there will never be anyone like him. RIP Layne we miss you!
58:52 Damn, that's so crazy. I was a freshman in college in 02 when Layne died. I know exactly where that apartment is, we used to walk to that Kinko's a lot (that was back when only spoiled kids had laptops and digital copies of anything weren't an option so presentations had to be binded and all that.
Haha I actually took these sub shop coupons they dropped off at our house and thanks to Kinko's I had a free 6" sub every day for almost 2 quarters.
I'm almost positive at the time the Rainbow Tavern was completely blacked out with no windows so I wonder if that factored in to why Layne chose it. Because Blue Moon was a dive but it could get fairly busy.
And just a couple blocks past the old Petco there was a Taco Time we hit up a lot. And across the street there was this REALLY sketchy rent a hottub by the hour place that I could only assume was used by readers of the classified ads on Seattle Weekly.
It's eerie to me that he was in such a fragile state and I walked right past his condo many times. Looking back, I was under the impression that he had passed much earlier than 2002, probably due to his 5yr hibernation effectively rendering him as such.
I actually found out shortly after Cornell passed that my mom knew Susan Silver pretty well...except all she knew was she managed a local band. It wasn't until she told me that her ex husband passed away and was 'I think kinda well known'.
Haha at that point I said 'yeah, kinda. I only just watched their daughter sing at his memorial on TV that had to have been seen by hundreds of millions of people at least.' To which my mom replied, 'yeah, she's such a polite kid. Very quiet and respectful.'
She still didn't quite grasp that her client and family were mega celebrities. But my grandpa died in Vietnam while my mom was in HS so I made her watch the video for Rooster.
But man even hearing Layne do interviews is uncomfortable. It's apparent that he wasn't comfortable in his skin and thus awkward as well as just sounding like a gentle soul. And btw I already have held onto my grudge against Metallica for shilling for the greedy record labels and ruining Napster. But g'damn my blood was near boiling when I saw those pricks treating Laynes health like some cheap joke. F them, especially that Lars stiff.
Thanks for the video, very informative.
I will not listen to Metallica again. That was fucked up the disrespect they showed Layne. RIP Layne Staley.
@@dianeallen1176 glad others feel the same. I knew nothing of that until watching this doc, but seeing them basically kick a defenseless and broken soul like they did made me sick to my stomach.
My next door neighbor from West Seattle (we went to Disneyland as kids) played in a band and the last time I saw him in 2014 he told me he just got his pilots license and his band recently opened for Andrew WK and The Cure (?). Less than a year later his parents (who were essentially my 2nd parents) found him in his apartment on Capitol Hill with a needle in his arm.
At that moment I swore off of every 'drug' that was not officially prescribed. I've had to kick tramadol, lithium and paxal which were all a nightmare; I've also lived with anxiety and depression so I feel like I can empathize with these guys in a way. But anyone who's successfully kicked heroin is a true badass.
Hell, we see these docs about the pill mills in Florida in the late 2000s. And I don't condone that approach but almost anything is worth trying when you're losing 100k addicts a year and state run media tells you 'stop complaining, everything's wonderful' as Bill Maher basically said. Stop bitching, you have $100TVs and free porn on your phone. Real empathic character, that Bill Maher
I used to live a block away, I was in my 20s. I walked by his place every day as well. So sad. So weird. So tragic.
I concur. Screw Metallica.
This is so tragic. I've loved so many AIC songs, but knew nothing of this decline until recently. Having been born in the same decade as Layne, I see parallels between his life and many I've known, broken family, drugs, early death. Coming up in the late 60s, early 70s was somehow very unguided in my experience. No one I know had his talent though. Truly a gift and I'm glad he succeeded in making the world notice him.. people are still reacting to him, even Tribals from the middle east (they call themselves Trybals.)
I quit drinking and drugs at age 15, with a 12 step program..so lucky, blessed. Lost numerous family members to addiction. It's an ugly condition that sucks the life from the addict, and kills all relationships.
RIP, beautiful being. So sorry.
Thank you for this beautiful tribute to a terrific individual. Layne was full of talent and was obviously highly intelligent and sensitive. I don't think he ever really wanted all of the fame and fortune. He just wanted to create beautiful things. Just think of all of the other stuff he could have done if he had learned to deal with his pain in a different way.
Between 1997 and 2002, I played dozens of gigs with 3 or 4 different obscure bands in the Rainbow and the Blue Moon taverns which were about 150 feet from Layne's U-district condo, which I was unaware at that time. It's weird to think he was within earshot of my bass amp, a man with such a monster talent, doing nothing.